OBJECTIVES: Specialized home care was introduced in primary care in Hungary 20 years ago, in 1996. The aim of our study was to investigate the number of patients in specialized home care and its distribution between nursing and physiotherapy services. METHODS: The data come from the database of the National Health Insurance Fund Administration, being the only health financing agency in Hungary, and the Central Statistics Office. We analyzed the distribution of patients in different types of home care services (nursing and physiotherapy services). The period between 2010-2014 was included into the nationwide analysis. RESULTS: The number of specialized home care rounds accounted for the values of 50441 (2010) and 63820 (2014). The rate of the number of patients amounted to approximately 55% and 45% regarding specialized care and physiotherapy services. Within physiotherapy services, the number of patients was the highest in physiotherapy opposite to electrotherapy and speech therapy- min. 22918 patients (83.62%) in 2010 and 31217 patients (88.55%) in 2014. CONCLUSIONS: Coming from the number of patients, we can conclude that the demand for home care is constantly increasing in which physiotherapy would require more support.