Home Alone Alliance: Training and Support for Caregivers

What happens when family caregivers are part of the care team, when they are instructed on how to do complex care at home and when they are seen as #morethanavisitor.

NEW Publication Series

Use these themes papers to inform your practice recommendations.

Webinar Series

Watch this series of Webinars with healthcare leaders on why family caregivers are more than a hospital visitor.

Thought Leader Blogs

Hear from innovators on the front lines of COVID-19 hospital care.

Family Caregiving How-To Video Series See All

The “How-To” videos and resource guides for family caregivers are on specific medical/nursing tasks – including preparing special diets, managing incontinence, wound care, mobility, and managing medications. The videos and resource guides, many of which are available in both English and Spanish, are free of charge.

Wound Care

This video series—available in English and Spanish, seeks to provide family caregivers performing wound care tasks with simple, concrete instruction on a variety of topics. It was developed by Alliance members—the AARP Public Policy Institute and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC, Davis.

Operating Specialized Medical Equipment

Funded by RRF Foundation for Aging, this video series seeks to provide family caregivers, who are operating specialized medical equipment, with simple, concrete instruction and important safety tips. It was developed by Alliance members—the AARP Public Policy Institute and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC, Davis.

Preparing for a Hospital Stay

Funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation, this video series seeks to provide family caregivers an understanding of what to expect before, during, and after a hospital stay. It also shares how the 4Ms of age-friendly care — What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility — relates to the older adult they care for. This series was developed by Home Alone Alliance members—the AARP Public Policy Institute and the Rush Center for Excellence in Aging.

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Research and Insights See All

Home Alone Revisited: Family Caregivers Providing Complex Care

In recognition of the crucial role of family caregivers as the foundation of long-term care, a national panel of experts identified family caregiving as one of five key dimensions in a high-performing system of long-term services and supports.

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American Journal of Nursing Featured Family Caregiving Series

Research

About

Home Alone Alliance graphic

The Home Alone AllianceSM is a partnership of public, private, and nonprofit sector organizations coming together to change the way health care organizations and professionals interface with family caregivers.

The Home Alone AllianceSM is dedicated to creating solutions through:

Outreach to health care professionals
Delivery systems
Policy makers and thought leaders
Convening industry leaders and experts
Research and analysis to drive change
Resource development to extend capabilities to better serve family caregivers