Caregivers, the Secret Sauce in Care Transitions

The challenge of care transitions between post-acute and long-term care and other care settings was illustrated in the graphic article “A Hidden Crisis” (N Engl J Med 2022;387:1157–1159). The daughter of a man with dementia served as his support during his transitions between his home, the hospital, a skilled nursing facility, and back home. She worried about her father’s fall, his hospitalization, and his ongoing dysphagia, dementia symptoms, and functional losses. She reflected on her huge caregiving role: “I’m not sure I’m ready for this ...