Mid Sweden University

Sweden is experiencing a demographic transition contributing to the rise in care-related costs. This study aims to evaluate whether home care is a better choice than conventional care from an economical and quality standpoint for people over the age of 65. The costs of the two care models were estimated using parametric cost estimation. The fuzzy analytic hierarchy process was used to determine which of the two care models was the most beneficial. The cost estimation implied that conventional care is less expensive than home care. However, the sensitivity analysis indicates that a minimal improvement in efficiency is sufficient enough for home care to become the least expensive option. In addition, the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process revealed that home care should be the prioritized option, even after a sensitivity analysis was conducted. Therefore, from an overall perspective, home care is the preferable care model. This paper evaluated a healthcare management problem using conventional methods, introducing new insight on how to perceive complex problems in today's healthcare environment.