The Personal Care Plan Worksheet is a practical tool that helps individuals and families prepare for future care needs in a structured, proactive way. It guides you through assessing Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), identifying cognitive or mobility challenges, and documenting the level of support you may require now or in the future.
The worksheet walks through preferred care settings—whether aging at home, moving in with family, or transitioning to assisted living or memory care—and prompts you to record caregiver roles, respite plans, and review schedules. It also helps define responsibilities for transportation, meals, medical decisions, home maintenance, and more. Legal authority (such as Powers of Attorney and advance directives), funding sources for care, communication processes, and emergency contacts are all captured in one place.
Together, these sections create a personalized plan that reduces stress, eliminates confusion, and ensures everyone involved in your care understands your wishes and their responsibilities.
The Alzheimer’s & Dementia guide offers clear, compassionate direction for families navigating the emotional and logistical challenges of cognitive decline. It acknowledges the grief, confusion, and exhaustion caregivers face, while reassuring them that they are not failing and do not have to manage this journey alone. The guide clarifies what caregivers should document, what questions to ask, and when to involve medical, legal, and care-coordination professionals—because dementia fundamentally changes how decisions must be made.
It also explains the critical concepts of capacity and consent, encourages building a specialist team early, and outlines how care needs evolve over time. Safety risks, wandering, medication issues, behavioral changes, and caregiver burnout are highlighted as cues to seek immediate help. Additional pages provide trusted resources including the Alzheimer’s Association Helpline, elder law attorneys, geriatric care managers, and national dementia-care tools. Together, the guide offers clarity, next steps, and support for one of the most overwhelming family challenges.
The Comprehensive Caregiving Checklist is a practical, structured tool designed to help caregivers stay organized across the legal, medical, emotional, and everyday responsibilities that come with supporting a loved one. It serves as a high-level framework to ensure nothing essential is overlooked—especially during an already overwhelming season.
This checklist serves as an organizing tool for caregivers navigating one of life’s most challenging roles. It provides clarity across legal, medical, emotional, and practical needs—helping caregivers stay prepared, supported, and capable of delivering compassionate, consistent care.
