Informal caregiver burden and burnout can cause worsened outcomes of care for both the recipient of care and the caregiver’s overall health. Experiencing increased levels of distress by the caregiver may be the deciding factor for the elder remaining in the home or being placed in a long-term facility for care. Thus, healthcare professionals must be diligent in assessment for presence of a caregiver on admission, as well as identifying needs and providing education of resources within the community upon discharge. The purpose of this project is to implement admission screening for caregiver presence during the inpatient stay, with the goal of early communication to the interdisciplinary team. The project aims are as follows: a) to integrate the “Preparing for Caring” screening tool into the electronic health record, b) for nursing to provide education to the caregiver and assist with identification of needs during the inpatient stay, c) for nursing and the interdisciplinary team to collaborate with the caregiver during the inpatient stay to prepare for discharge, d) to provide education of resources available within the community upon discharge, and e) to include discussion of caregiver presence during the daily interdisciplinary team meeting. Program outcome measures will include use of aggregate data reports to determine the percentage of compliance for screening conduction, case review of identified caregivers, discharge education, and provision of a resource list upon discharge. Specified outcomes are being measured weekly during the implementation phase. As a result of the above, it will be determined if identification and subsequent intervention for informal family caregivers reduces readmission rate to an inpatient facility and the caregiver’s overall sense of burden in providing care upon discharge. Expected outcomes will be reduction in 30-day readmission to the inpatient geropsychiatry unit due to caregiver distress.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:es-conf-1070 |
| Date | 14 April 2022 |
| Creators | Mendo, Brittany, Weierbach, Florence, PhD |
| Publisher | Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University |
| Source Sets | East Tennessee State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Epsilon Sigma at-Large Research Conference |
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