AIMS: The aim of this final work was to present the patients' opinion on the quality of their communication with nurses, to examine the patients' desire for more frequent education and to show the patients' perception of their own health behaviour with regard to the quality of communication with home care nurses. TYPE OF STUDY: A cross-sectional research was carried out. METHODS ISSUED: The group of respondents consisted of 100 home care patients who had been using the service for at least three consecutive months or longer in the area of Pula. RESULTS: The average age of patients was 78 years (median). Both sexes were equally represented. Most of the respondents had secondary vocational qualifications and were predominantly married or widowed. Respondents estimated that their communication with home care nurses was good; furthermore, they expressed a great desire for more frequent education, and their own health and behaviour were most likely to be very good and excellent. Respondents who evaluated positively their own health status did also assess their communication with nurses as better and they expressed a greater desire for more frequent education. Comparing the quality of communication with nurses, the desire for more frequent education and the perception of one's own health and behaviour has not shown any significant correlation with regard to gender or degree of qualification. Considering the marital status, there was a significant difference in the desire for more frequent education: divorced respondents expressed the least wish, unmarried the greatest, whereas no difference was found between married and widowed respondents. CONCLUSION: Patients are largely satisfied with their communication with home care nurses visiting them. It is necessary to provide more time to carry out education and to satisfy the desire of educated patients.