@article{dd3ac2fec9754743943048ad13beb582,
title = "The Family Caregiver: An Untapped Resource",
author = "Marie Boltz",
note = "Funding Information: Hospitalization can be a stressful event for anyone, typically more so for an older adult. Even the robust older person who is admitted for elective, minor surgery is at risk for hospital-acquired complications and will certainly need some support when discharged. In many families, assuming responsibility for an older adult relative with a chronic illness begins gradually and continues over an extended period of time. However, hospitalization of the older adult may mark the beginning of the caregiving role or bring about a precipitous and more intense family involvement in the older adult{\textquoteright}s care. Recognizing the critical role that families can play in the hospitalization and postacute care of older people, a group of NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders) members from around the country gathered at American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) headquarters recently to consider the role that nurses can play to support the efforts of family caregivers and to improve their caregiving experience. This work is funded by the grant “Professional Partners Supporting Diverse Family Caregivers across Settings,” funded by the Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation through the AARP Foundation (principal investigator [PI]: Susan Reinhard) who is partnering with NICHE (Co-PI: Liz Capezuti) and the American Journal of Nursing (Co-PI: Shawn Kennedy) to develop and evaluate additional resources to support caregivers of hospitalized older adults. Copyright: Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2012",
month = mar,
doi = "10.1016/j.gerinurse.2012.02.004",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "33",
pages = "137--139",
journal = "Geriatric Nursing",
issn = "0197-4572",
publisher = "Elsevier Inc.",
number = "2",
}