The Missing Link in Home-Based Hospital Care: Building Systems that See, Support and Sustain Caregivers

Awarded in 2026

Updated Oct 13, 2026

At a Glance

As hospital-level care increasingly moves into patients’ homes, family members and loved ones often take on essential caregiving responsibilities without having their own needs formally assessed or supported. This project will partner with caregivers to develop a practical tool, integrated into the electronic health record, which helps care teams identify caregiver needs and connect them with appropriate health and community resources. The work could establish a new model for recognizing and supporting the unpaid caregivers who make home-based hospital care possible.

Collaborators: Jennifer Woodard, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine; Peter Kleinschmidt, MD, associate professor, Department of Medicine

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