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#151 Caregiver Training Codes with Rachel Wiley
Over 53 million people in the U.S. provide unpaid caregiving services. That's a stunning 1 in 6 people.
The complex role of caregiving can entail everything from behavior management, symptom detection, and nutritional guidance to medication administration and transfer skills.
As you can imagine, insufficient caregiver training can lead to increased patient risks for safety and injury, worsening symptoms, loss of function, and higher healthcare utilization costs.
And for the caregivers themselves—unmet training needs are associated with higher anxiety, depression, burden, and lower…
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