Current practices of family caregiver training during home health care: A qualitative study.
Julia G BurgdorfAlicia I ArbajeJo-Ana D ChaseJennifer L WolffPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2021)
Caregiver training is currently integrated into clinician workflows in home health care and helps determine visit intensity and discharge timing, but clinicians face a lack of structured assessment instruments or training materials. Efforts by policymakers and home health agencies to facilitate clinicians' training efforts could positively affect the cost and quality of Medicare-funded home health care.