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Assessing Caregiver Burden in Home-Based Medical Care

Free for HCCIntelligence™ Community Members

Course Overview

This online course provides home-based medical care providers with practical strategies to assess and address caregiver burden in primary, palliative, and hospice settings. Learners will explore the multidimensional impacts of caregiving, apply validated assessment tools and interdisciplinary approaches, and implement targeted interventions using community resources. The course also covers Caregiver Training Codes, which are CMS-billable codes that support reimbursement for caregiver education.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion, you will be able to:

  • Define caregiver burden and describe its physical, emotional, social, and financial impacts on professional and informal caregivers of homebound patients.
  • Identify risk factors and warning signs of caregiver burden using validated screening tools and clinical observations.
  • Connect caregivers to appropriate community resources (e.g., respite care, support groups, transportation, home-delivered meals) based on assessed needs and local availability.
  • Document caregiver burden assessments and referrals appropriately to support care planning, team communication, and quality reporting.

Audience

This online course is intended for home-based primary care providers, as well as coders, practice managers, and operations staff.

Estimated Time to Complete

30 minutes. In order to earn credit for participation in this activity, the learner must complete a
5-question post-test with a passing score of 80% or better with unlimited attempts.

Other Information

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of PeerPoint Medical Education Institute and the Home Centered Care Institute. PeerPoint Medical Education Institute is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

PeerPoint Medical Education Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Approved: September 15, 2025 Expiration: September 15, 2028

The following organizations accept certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™:

  • Physician Assistants: American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
  • Nurse Practitioners: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP)
  • Nurses: American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
  • Practice Managers: Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
None of the planners, authors, or reviewers for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
The Home Centered Care Institute gratefully acknowledges support for this activity in the form of a grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation.
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