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Caring For Others (CFO) helps organizations provide support and value to an often overlooked ally in improved patient outcomes: the caregiver.  It is a web-based program that provides something that can be difficult for organizations to provide routinely and that caregivers have difficulty accessing: a chance to talk to other caregivers in a setting facilitated by clinicians.  

CFO  includes:

• A computer training manual for users, who are often older adults with limited computer skills, to enable quick access to the Web site’s different features,
• Information handbooks for each chronic condition (dementia, Parkinson, stroke, traumatic brain injury) that provide information about the disease diagnosis, course, strategies for managing caregiving tasks and a focus on caregiver self-care,
• An intervention training manual that guides the clinician in facilitating the support group,
• Access to video conferencing software that supports group video meetings of caregivers facilitated by a health professional.

More information:

CFO Brochure