The article calls on hospitals to dedicate a space for family caregivers to relieve them from stress and loneliness when a family member is hospitalized. Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains, New York established the first caregiver resource center inside a rehab hospital. Several factors were cited by caregiver advocates that will convince hospitals to create caregiver centers, including the addition of penalties under the Affordable Care Act for avoidable readmissions.
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