Private duty nursing software: 2026 buyer's guide

Private duty nursing (PDN) is skilled nursing care delivered in a patient's home, typically in long shifts (8, 12, or 16 hours) by RNs or LPNs. Common PDN populations: medically complex pediatric patients (vent-dependent, trach, complex IV), adults with degenerative conditions (ALS, MS, late-stage COPD), and post-acute recovery (post-CABG, post-stroke). PDN is paid by Medicaid (most common), private insurance (rare), and out of pocket (rare).

PDN software has to handle long shifts (8-16 hours, not visit-based), shift-to-shift handoff documentation, complex medication and tube-feeding orders, ventilator and trach care documentation, EVV (when Medicaid-funded), shift differentials and overtime calculations, and continuity-of-care matching (the same nurse for the same patient most days). Skilled HH software (OASIS-E, PDGM, 60-day episodes) is built for short visits, not long shifts.

KanTime is the most-named PDN platform in 2026, with strong pediatric and complex-care workflow. Other PDN-capable vendors: CareVoyant, Brightree (HH + PDN), Axxess Home Health (with PDN module), Alora Home Health, MEDsys, Tellus / Netsmart EVV (for the FL Medicaid PDN market), Forcura (for intake / referral automation).

AveeCare focuses on non-medical home care. PDN agencies should evaluate KanTime, CareVoyant, Axxess, Brightree, or Alora for skilled nursing documentation and shift workflow. Hybrid PDN agencies that also operate non-medical companion care use AveeCare for the personal-care side at $6 per active client per month.