Faculty and staff from the Munroe-Meyer Institute recently attended the National Respite Conference in Denver to present on projects designed to increase access to respite and evaluate the impact of respite for family caregivers.
Projects included collaborations with Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) staff, faculty from Clarkson College and respite coordinators across the state to improve access to respite/or allow family caregivers to get a break.
Also, conference attendees evaluated respite in Nebraska programs and built awareness of respite for UNMC and Nebraska Medicine employees, thereby increasing the number of respite providers.