Patient-caregiver dyads will be recruited as units if both are eligible as listed below.  Patients  Inclusion Criteria:  18 years or older with a New York Heart Association (NYHA) Classification I to III with a primary diagnosis of CHF based on the criteria of Framingham able to nominate a primary family caregiver plan to stay in Shiyan for at least 4 months have received a/ consultation(s) or medical check-up(s) from the heart failure center in the past one year  Exclusion Criteria:  have severe arterial hypertension, unstable angina, or resting tachycardia (>120 beats/minute) have a/ terminal disease(s) other than CHF (e.g., cancer, end-stage renal failure, severe pulmonary disease) have cognitive impairment as screened by using a Mini-Cog scale have a/ psychiatric illness(es) as indicated in the medical records discharged to a nursing home have visual/hearing impairment or unable to read or speak Chinese fluently  Caregivers  Inclusion Criteria:  18 years or older have been providing care to patients for more than 14 hours per week for at least three consecutive months, the care involves doing housework, preparing meals, administering medication(s), helping with dressing, feeding, bathing, toileting, and day-to-day decision-making. can be the patients' husband/wife, son/daughter or son -/ daughter-in-law, or a relative.  Exclusion Criteria:  paid caregivers have a/ terminal disease(s) (e.g., cancer, end-stage renal failure, severe pulmonary disease) have signs of severe intellectual deficits exhibited evidence of a/ psychotic illness(es) have visual/hearing impairment or unable to read or speak Chinese fluently