Holding a Family Meeting

Family Caregiver Alliance. Practical guidance on structuring family meetings around caregiving responsibilities.

Key findings used in wiki

• Family meetings can reduce caregiver isolation by making care needs, roles, and decisions explicit.
• Meetings should include the people who are or will be part of the care team, including remote participants when needed.
• A neutral facilitator can help when family history, conflict, or difficult decisions make the conversation hard.
• Meeting structure matters: agenda, time limit, written follow-up, and concrete task assignments.
• Family meetings should recur when needs change rather than being treated as a one-time solution.
• The goal is practical coordination around care, not resolving every old family issue.