Caregiver and Provider Experiences of Home Healthcare Quality for Children With Medical Complexity.

This was done at one hospital in a state with a private duty nursing shortage, so the themes may reflect that local context. Caregivers and providers volunteered, so families with less time or less access may be underrepresented. Caregivers with limited English proficiency and foster children were excluded, so barriers for those families were not captured. The study reports perceptions and experiences, not measured patient outcomes or tested interventions. Questions about therapy services were analyzed separately, so this paper does not report home therapy experiences.

The authors declared no conflicts of interest.

Do not read these themes as proof that home healthcare reduces hospital use or that nurse training improves safety. The study reports caregiver and provider perceptions from one institution, and it did not measure outcomes or test an intervention.