Checklists
Designed to be printed and carried. A lot of this gets done on paper, at a kitchen table, by someone who has not slept.
Hospital discharge in 72 hours
What to ask, what to order and what to fix at home, in the order that actually works.
20 items · about 10 minutes
Use it when: The ward has said your parent is medically ready to go home.
Touring a retirement or care home
The questions that separate residences, and the things to notice while nobody is talking.
21 items · about 12 minutes
Use it when: You are visiting somewhere you might actually move a parent into.
Home safety walk-through
Room by room. Most of it costs under fifty dollars and prevents more falls than supervision does.
22 items · about 15 minutes
Use it when: There has been a fall, a near miss, or you are planning ahead.
Before the first caregiver visit
Twenty minutes of preparation that decides whether the first visit goes well.
16 items · about 8 minutes
Use it when: You have booked a caregiver and they arrive this week.
Questions for a home care agency
Fourteen questions, ordered by how much the answer tends to matter.
14 items · about 7 minutes
Use it when: You are about to phone, or have a quote in front of you.