Hospital Discharge and Beyond: Why Family Caregivers Need Support in Care Transitions
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Family caregivers, patients, and providers all play a role in maintaining a patient’s health after hospital discharge. Yet, the way post-hospital transitions are handled can create difficulties and put a significant responsibility on the family caregiver - whether the discharge is to home, a rehab facility, assisted living, or a nursing home. This session is aimed at healthcare leaders, hospital and system executives, and those with influence over the patient experience. As a result of your participation you will be able to: Better understand what family caregivers need related to discharge and the eventual transition from the hospital Consider how age-friendly policies and practices can impact successful discharge and follow-up care Drive proactive connections to community resources that build equity in the services and supports family caregivers need most Speakers: Susan C. Reinhard, PhD, RN, FAAN, Senior Vice President and Director, AARP Public Policy Institute & Chief Strategist, Center to Champion Nursing in America Rani Snyder, MPA, Vice President, Program, The John A. Hartford Foundation Karen Ortiz, Outreach & Family Caregiver Support Network Coordinator, Lompoc Healthcare District, Lompoc Valley Medical Center Anita Girard, DNP, RN, CPHQ, NEA-BC, Vice President, Nursing, Cedars-Sinai
Family caregivers, patients, and providers all play a role in maintaining a patient’s health after hospital discharge. Yet, the way post-hospital transitions are handled can create difficulties and put a significant responsibility on the family caregiver - whether the discharge is to home, a rehab facility, assisted living, or a nursing home. This session is aimed at healthcare leaders, hospital and system executives, and those with influence over the patient experience. As a result of your participation you will be able to: Better understand what family caregivers need related to discharge and the eventual transition from the hospital Consider how age-friendly policies and practices can impact successful discharge and follow-up care Drive proactive connections to community resources that build equity in the services and supports family caregivers need most Speakers: Susan C. Reinhard, PhD, RN, FAAN, Senior Vice President and Director, AARP Public Policy Institute & Chief Strategist, Center to Champion Nursing in America Rani Snyder, MPA, Vice President, Program, The John A. Hartford Foundation Karen Ortiz, Outreach & Family Caregiver Support Network Coordinator, Lompoc Healthcare District, Lompoc Valley Medical Center Anita Girard, DNP, RN, CPHQ, NEA-BC, Vice President, Nursing, Cedars-Sinai
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