Involving family in discharge education: A nurse-led intervention to reduce hospital readmissions for older adults with heart failure and cognitive impairment.

Commentary on: Agarwal KS, Bhimaraj A, Xu J, et al . Decreasing heart failure readmissions among older patients with cognitive impairment by engaging caregivers. J Cardiovasc Nurs 2020; 35(3):253–61. doi:10.1097/JCN.0000000000000670.\n\n\n\nHF is a highly complex progressive syndrome that accounts for a substantial proportion of morbidity and mortality, particularly in older adults where HF is most prevalent.1 A mainstay of HF management is patient self-care including adherence to multifaceted therapies, lifestyle changes, and monitoring of symptoms so that appropriate actions are taken.2 Multimorbidity adds to …