Every one of these came out of a question somebody actually asked. They are free, they are designed to be printed and written on, and you are welcome to hand them to anybody who needs them — including staff at a facility.
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One email, and the whole set opens below. I will also mail you the links so you can find them again later, and tell you when a new one lands. Nothing else.
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The printables
- Memory Care Tour KitThe questions to ask on a tour, including the ones staff do not expect — night staffing ratios, what triggers a discharge notice, and who actually assesses a fall.Download the PDF →
- Pet Care Plan & Handover SheetWho looks after the animal now, who takes over at each stage, and everything the next person needs. Four pages, with a tick box for whether they have actually agreed.Download the PDF →
- Medicare Plan Comparison ChecklistBuilt around the questions that matter when the diagnosis is dementia — prior authorization for skilled nursing, and whether the Medigap door is still open.Download the PDF →
- Behavior Log & Geri-Psych KitA structured record of what happened, when, and what was happening just before. This is what turns “he has been aggressive” into something a clinician can act on.Download the PDF →
- Bowel and Bladder LogA fourteen-day grid, a call script for the doctor, and a toileting troubleshooter. Constipation drives more behavior than almost anything else and gets missed.Download the PDF →
- Skin Check LogWhere to look, how often, and what to photograph. Pressure damage moves fast in the later stages and is largely preventable.Download the PDF →
- Transfer Record & Equipment RequestFor getting the right equipment approved, and for recording transfers safely. Caregiver back injury ends more home care arrangements than the illness does.Download the PDF →
- Please Be Patient CardsWallet-sized cards to hand over quietly in a shop, a pharmacy or a waiting room, so you do not have to explain out loud in front of the person.Download the PDF →
- Lap Fidget Blanket PatternA sewing pattern for a weighted lap blanket with safe attachments. Written so somebody who has not sewn in thirty years can follow it.Download the PDF →
Print them double-sided if you can, and keep the ones you are using in the same place — a folder by the door beats nine files on a laptop at the moment you need them.
Peer support and education, not medical, legal or veterinary advice. These are tools for recording
and organizing what you are seeing so a clinician can act on it. They do not replace advice from
the people treating the person you care for.