Caregivers and professionals partnership: A hospital based program for family caregivers

Older People and Their Caregivers Across the Spectrum of Care

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 23-40

  Dobrof, Judy ^a   Zodikoff, Bradley D ^a   Ebenstein, Helene ^a   Phillips, Debra ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver education; Caregiver needs assessment; Caregiver resource center; Caregiver service utilization; Caregivers of older adults; Chronic illness; Elderly; Family caregiving; Older adults; Performance improvement; Spanish speaking caregivers

Indexed keywords

EID: 32044443990     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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