Abstract
The emotional needs of family caregivers are not often addressed during the resident's transition into a Long-Term Care (LTC) setting. This may be particularly true for urban African American care-givers since many urban nursing homes are primarily Medicaid-only bed facilities and have correspondingly low staffing ratios. The current study describes observational data for two caregiver interventions: (1) a peer mentoring intervention for informal caregivers having just admitted a loved one to an LTC and (2) training sessions for informal caregivers who have a loved one in an LTC. Examination of baseline and 3-month follow-up data indicated that caregivers demonstrated decreased stress in both groups, while depression levels remained unchanged. The project led to a series of caregiver pamphlets, specific for nursing home settings.
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