Caregivers as Partners in Care Teams (CAP-CT)
Grantee: The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Partners: University of California Irvine Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, The Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF, The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), The Archstone Foundation, University of California Law San Francisco
Strategy goal: Advance partnerships and engagement with family caregivers
Project period: Sept. 30, 2023-Sept. 29, 2027
The CAP-CT project aims to strengthen partnerships and engagement with family caregivers by equipping health care teams across clinical settings with tools to empower and support family caregivers. The project will focus on increasing the skills and confidence of health care teams by developing comprehensive training courses, implementing these courses in varied clinical settings for underserved populations, and disseminating them nationally. Online educational materials, like live webinars, implementation guides, and a training dashboard, will help health care teams integrate caregivers as active care team members and connect them with resources.
This project will establish a national outreach strategy in collaboration with various national organizations, partners, and hospital associations. It will also host focus groups and facilitate learning collaborative meetings. Evaluation of the project includes measuring the impact of the training courses on key stakeholders and the care provided by conducting regular assessments of caregivers and health care teams using evidence-based tools, refining courses based on feedback, and measuring the increase of documentation of caregivers in medical records. CAP-CT will foster a culture of inclusivity and collaboration between health care teams and family caregivers, ultimately improving the quality of care and support.