OBJECTIVES: The aim of our study was to analyze the number of cases of the most common diseases in home special care based on the financed cares by the National Health Insurance Fund Administration in Hungary.

METHODS: Our data inquired from the Central Statistical Office come from the database of the National Health Insurance Fund Administration. The period examined was the year of 2013.

RESULTS: The total number of cases per year in home special care amounted to 133.342 of which 103.551 (77,66%) were funded by National Health Insurance Fund Administration. Number of cases to special nursing within home special care amounted to 68.914 cases (51,7%), number of cases to therapy service by specialty accounted for 64.428 (48,3%) cases, in which physiotherapy amounted to 57.509 (43,1%), physicotherapy accounted for 6.555 (4,9%), and speech therapy amounted to 364 (0,3%) cases. Number of cases were the following in the most common founded diseases: 1) Ulcer of lower limb (L97) 16.760 (16,2%); 2) Decubitus ulcer (L89) 9.587 (9,3%); 3) Coxarthrosis (M16) 6.346 (6,1%); 4) Fracture of femur (S72) CONCLUSIONS: The occurence of case number of the financed most frequent diseases confirm the legitimacy of special nursing and special therapeutic services in home special care. The role of physiotherapy among special therapeutic services is highly emphadized. Analysis and recognition of the findings play an essential role in future planning and development of home special care.