 However, despite studies demonstrating caregivers’ daily and positive contributions to patients’ self-care, and their ability to offer perceptions, insights, and concerns, providers are not meaningfully engaging caregivers during the decision-making process for chronic care management.Ignoring the caregiver not only leaves the burden of illness on patients’ shoulders but may also prevent caregivers from obtaining the knowledge they need to provide clinically effective care and promote self-care.The perceptions and needs of caregivers are inconsistently and seldom incorporated in designing and implementing interventions.