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The rise of in-home alternatives to traditional hospital care is raising concerns about the potential strain these models may place on family caregivers. Under the hospital-at-home (HaH) model, it is essential to ensure that caregivers are not inadvertently overwhelmed with additional tasks and responsibilities that exceed their capacity and resources.
DispatchHealth recently conducted a study analyzing the impact of the HaH model on caregivers’ lives and well-being. The organization aimed to understand whether the shift from traditional in-patient hospitalization to home-based treatment introduces more or fewer challenges specific to caregivers.
Denver-based DispatchHealth provides high-acuity, in-home medical care for those experiencing serious health concerns.
The caregivers surveyed provided care to patients with an average age of 78 and an average of...
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