THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY AND SUPPORT OF CAREGIVERS - CLINICAL ACTIVITIES - Clinical program for caregiver assessment, education, and support

Sep 28, 2026

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Many family caregivers lack training and often feel unprepared for caregiving tasks. A clinical program is designed to assess, support, and educate caregivers within a geriatric outpatient setting, where about half of annual visits involve family or paid caregivers. Validated caregiver assessment tools will guide development of online and in-person resources, including training for safe lifting, feeding with swallowing difficulties, and positioning to prevent bedsores, plus stress counseling, help-seeking strategies, family involvement, and support-group participation across inpatient, outpatient, and home care.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages2

Reading Time5 min

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Program overview

Caregiver assessment approach

Education and support resources

Curriculum topics and training

Stress management and delivery settings

FAQs

What problem does the clinical program address for caregivers?

Many family caregivers are untrained and feel ill-prepared for caregiving tasks, so the program focuses on assessment, support, and education.

How will caregiver assessment be implemented in the practice?

Validated caregiver assessment tools developed by research colleagues will be used and implemented in the outpatient practice to guide subsequent education and support resources.

What training and support topics will the educational resources cover?

Resources will include proper techniques for lifting and transferring, feeding patients with swallowing difficulties, positioning to avoid bedsores, and counseling on caregiver stress, including help-seeking and support-group participation.

Sep 28, 2026

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