Patient safety tool: Guide to partnering with family caregivers

The United Hospital Fund is offering a free resource for healthcare providers to help them partner with family caregivers for better care coordination.

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The guide provides professional care coordinators with tips, structure and food for thought in working effectively with family caregivers. Through partnering with family caregivers, professional care coordinators can discover and rectify areas of weakness in care arrangements now, and prepare families for increased care coordination duties as the professional’s services come to a close.

Download the guide for use in your own facility.

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