Home Health Care News January 26, 2026
Jim Parker

Home-based care consumer experiences are primarily shaped by patient and family education, along with effective care coordination.

In interviews conducted by Cozy Home Community with patients and family members who received home-based care, six key themes emerged as factors that influence their perceptions of care — education, navigation, community and fit, families serving as health care “quarterbacks” and the importance of emotional intelligence and empathy. This is according to

Matt Thornhill, founder and CEO of Cozy Home Community, who delivered a keynote at the Home Care 100 conference in Scottsdale, Arizona.

“The CEO perspective is, if I can deliver the right clinician with the right skill set at the right time, and nobody complains about it, that’s a win,”...

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