Family caregivers can influence a loved one’s hospital experience and health outcome — but only if they understand the power they have and how to use it. We invite you to join Caregiving Pathways on our mission to:

• Teach family caregivers how to improve patient health

• Decrease the cost of hospital care by reducing hospital days, ER visits, and preventable readmissions

• Enhance the patient experience

• Understand shifting care priorities

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Family caregivers are extra hands, eyes, and ears that currently exist in virtually every patient room. Engage this influential population to improve inpatient health outcomes and reduce the cost of care — without disrupting care delivery.

These family members can also alert care delivery teams to patient-specific situations, such as depression, dementia, substance abuse, or hearing loss, that aren’t readily apparent but significantly affect patients’ ability to manage their condition and hospital experience.

Beth Rooney Suereth

Founder and CEO

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• Clients include CVS Health, Virgin Islands Department of Human Services, AARP Public Policy Institute, and AARP New York

  • Co-author of the 2020 AARP PPI publication series Supporting Family Caregivers Providing Complex Care 

  • Team member for the 2019 AARP PPI Home Alone Revisited: Family Caregivers Providing Complex Care research study report

• Certified Caregiving Consultant   , Facilitator, and Educator

• End-of-Life Doula

• Care manager for Seniorlink/Caregiver Homes, a structured family caregiving administrator serving Medicaid enrollees

• Member Massachusetts Caregiver Coalition

• Caregiving coach volunteer presenter, Women's Empowerment through Cape Area Networking/WE CAN

• Former instructor for the Certified Family Care Manager training program and Skills Consultant for the Certified Caregiving Consultant™ training program at The Caregiving Years Training Academy

• Former volunteer Family Caregiver Ambassador, Thomas Glasser Caregivers Center, Overlook Medical Center, Atlantic Health System

• Former director of marketing at national infusion and home care company BioScrip, Inc.

• Recipient of Medco President’s Award for the Family Caregiver Project and launch of the Women’s Health Therapeutic Resource Center (Medco is now Express Scripts)

• Health Policy and the Affordable Care Act certificate, University of Pennsylvania

• B.A. in English, Boston University

When Beth's father was hospitalized for his first surgery, she wasn’t aware that family members could have a role during a loved one's hospitalization. Several hospital stays later, it became clear that being actively involved in the hospital stay makes a significant difference in a loved one’s health outcome and overall cost of care.

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Beth is focused on creating a family caregiver culture that will drive improved patient outcomes and help families care for a family member during a health crisis and the final stages of life.

Supporting family caregivers is good for individuals, families, and virtually every organization because the 53 million family caregivers in the United States are everywhere, and they all need guidance and instruction.

Beth is interested in working with any individuals or organizations aiming to integrate family caregiver support into everyday business and everyday life.