Likewise, they emphasized that African American informal elder caregivers who participated in their focus groups, reported when in hospital settings, they felt ignored by the hospital staff, which included doctors, nurses, and social workers, who left them out of discussions regarding their older care recipients, and they consistently found it difficult to get their questions answered according to Reinhard and Choula (2012). Furthermore, the authors share that the African American informal elder caregivers state that caregiver training regarding administering proper care for their loved ones was never mentioned or offered, and they experienced racial stereotyping (Reinhard & Choula, 2012), which resulted in them feeling isolated, being misunderstood,
