National Alliance for Caregiving "HealthAffairs: When the System Fails Caregiver and Patient" for Thursday, 11 September 2014

National Alliance for Caregiving "HealthAffairs: When the System Fails Caregiver and Patient" for Thursday, 11 September 2014

[Caregiving Listserve] from the National Alliance for Caregiving

This week's Health Affairs features a perspective on how the health system should improve care for patients and family caregivers, authored by Suzanne Mintz.   The Double Helix: When the System Fails the Intertwined Needs of Caregiver and Patient   "No one questions that caregivers play a big role in helping loved ones and providing care, but there is no formal record of a caregiver's existence, and the actual services he or she provides. It is time for this to change and for family caregivers to be formally recognized as lay members of their loved one's care team."   # We're interested in continuing the conversation on caregiving. If you have something to say, send it to Grace at gracewhiting@caregiving.org to be shared with this listserve.

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