"Missing pieces"--functional, social, and environmental barriers to recovery for vulnerable older adults transitioning from hospital to home.

Objectives: To describe barriers to recovery at home for vulnerable older adults after leaving the hospital.

Design: Standard qualitative research techniques, including purposeful sampling of participants according to age, sex, race, and English proficiency, were used to ensure a wide breadth of experiences. All participants were interviewed in their native language (English, Spanish, or Chinese).