Optimizing the integration of family caregivers in the delivery of person-centered care: evaluation of an educational program for the healthcare workforce

• Main Authors: Jasneet K. Parmar (Author), Tanya L'Heureux (Author), Sharon Anderson (Author), Wendy Duggleby (Author), Cheryl Pollard (Author), Lisa Poole (Author), Lesley Charles (Author), Lyn K. Sonnenberg (Author), Myles Leslie (Author), Gwen McGhan (Author), Arlene Huhn (Author), Sandy Sereda (Author), Cecilia Marion (Author), Glenda Tarnowski (Author), Jennifer Mah (Author), Denise Melenberg (Author), Carolyn Weir (Author), Charlotte Pooler (Author), Nora MacLachlan (Author), Suzette Bremault-Phillips (Author), Peter George J. Tian (Author), Lori-Ann R. Sacrey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background While family caregivers provide 70-90% of care for people living in the community and assist with 10-30% of the care in congregate living, most healthcare providers do not meaningfully involve family caregivers as partners in care. Recent research recommends that the healthcare w...