Introduction The National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP) provides grants to fund supports that help family and informal caregivers care for their loved ones at home. In addition to caring for older adults, the NFCSP recognizes that there are approximately 2.6 million children being raised by their grandparents or other relatives1. As such, older relatives…
Introduction From the moment they begin their professional training, healthcare practitioners are made aware of the importance of patient-centered care. Practitioners are taught that when they involve patients in healthcare discussions and take their values, needs, and desires into account when making decisions, they can achieve better health outcomes1,2 . While this is undoubtedly fundamental in…
Quick Guide An increasing number of healthcare providers, insurance companies and social service organizations are engaging family caregivers through remote programs. Often this is a change for staff that have traditionally delivered services face-to-face, and instead rely on the phone and digital tools. We put together a quick guide and FAQ to help organizations stand-up…
Download the lesson Preventing Colds, Flus, and Respiratory Infections Read it to me! As we get older, our immune system changes. It is harder for older adults to fight off illness or to recover from illness. Older adults and people who have chronic health conditions are at increased risk for colds, flus, and respiratory infections….
Introduction We’ve heard from our partners that proactive measures are being taken to protect communities from and contain the spread of coronavirus nationwide. Adult day centers are closing, community organizations are limiting or cancelling classes & support groups, and many other services are being impacted. Organizations are forced to adapt to these changing circumstances in…
Background: Short-term respite care is one of the most common services offered to family caregivers. Caregivers need respite to tend to their personal needs, relax, and re-energize. Although respite is the most popular social service support provided by our partners, many organizations have shared with us that they are unsure of the long-term benefits that respite care…
Alzheimer’s Music Connect uses special audio technology paired with familiarmelodies to promote relaxation for people with dementia and provide caregivers withrespite. The enhanced music calms agitation, amplifies brain activity, and providesan opportunity for family caregivers to connect with their loved one. Research from Alzheimer’s Music Connect shows Classic Country Memories that the enhanced music has…
We recently caught up with Charlotte, a Resource Specialist delivering Trualta in Joplin, Missouri. As an early Trualta user, she has an interesting perspective on how she uses Trualta to engage families. How are you using Trualta with your dementia caregivers? We offer Trualta through a program sponsored by the Department of Health & Senior…
Goal is to equip families with the skills to help loved ones age in place OTTAWA, Ontario and GAINSVILLE, Fla., Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Trualta (www.trualta.com), the only skills-based learning management platform for the family caregiver, is partnering with the University of Florida (UF) to demonstrate how healthcare system outcomes can be improved by empowering informal family caregivers with the…
Background: We frequently speak with organizations that implement family caregiver programs, both in the community or at point-of-care, who struggle to drive awareness and adoption. While the programs are designed to meet caregiver needs, earning buy-in from caregivers is never easy. Through these conversations, we’ve identified a few common roadblocks and what organizations can do…
Over a three-month period in late 2018, we fielded an online survey to clinicians ranging from nurses, to occupational therapist to discharge coordinators. In all, over 60 clinicians answered our questions as we worked to understand how clinicians perceived family caregiver engagement in the discharge or transition of elderly patients. We wanted to strengthen our…
We often get asked – how do you manage privacy and health data of your users? The answer is simple. Trualta only collects basic demographic data, as self-reported by caregivers. While we will analyze health records during a pilot in the Biomedical Zone, we are not currently integrating health records into the platform. We do…