Older adults frequently turn to care partners for support to remain in their homes for as long as possible. Yet, many evidence-based home and community programs to support ageing in place do not formally involve care partners. This study sought to understand how to involve care partners in the Community Aging in Place, Advancing Better Living for Elders (CAPABLE) program. A qualitative descriptive study was conducted. Framework analysis of multiple sources of data, including descriptions from stakeholders (N = 24) and available CAPABLE resources, provided the basis for understanding how to involve care partners in the program. Considerations for involving care partners when initiating, delivering and following the program were generated; namely, providing older adults’ choices while screening for the program, defining roles and sharing information in a collaborative manner and reinforcing knowledge and skills training. Embracing these considerations in geriatric practice and research efforts is likely to help care partners’ ability to provide assistance, thus enabling older adults to remain in their homes for as long as possible. Providers can use findings to better involve and support care partners in their delivery of programs to older adults. Researchers should further develop and test a care partner-supported CAPABLE program.

中文翻译：

---

社区老龄化，促进老年人更好的生活 (CAPABLE) 计划：了解护理合作伙伴的潜在参与

老年人经常向护理伙伴寻求支持，以尽可能长时间地留在家中。然而，许多支持就地老龄化的循证家庭和社区计划并未正式涉及护理合作伙伴。本研究旨在了解如何让护理合作伙伴参与社区居家养老、促进老年人更好的生活 (CAPABLE) 计划。进行了定性描述性研究。多个数据源的框架分析，包括利益相关者的描述（N = 24) 和可用的 CAPABLE 资源，为了解如何让护理合作伙伴参与计划提供了基础。产生了在启动、交付和遵循计划时让护理伙伴参与的考虑；即，在筛选项目的同时为老年人提供选择，以协作的方式定义角色和共享信息，并加强知识和技能培训。在老年医学实践和研究工作中考虑这些因素可能有助于护理合作伙伴提供帮助的能力，从而使老年人能够尽可能长时间地留在家中。提供者可以利用调查结果更好地参与和支持护理合作伙伴向老年人提供计划。研究人员应进一步开发和测试由护理伙伴支持的 CAPABLE 计划。