The First Days Caregiver Kit
Printable pages that remember for you, so caring for someone you love doesn't rest on your memory alone.
When someone you love becomes seriously ill, the first days arrive fast: appointments, medications, phone calls, new faces. On the hard days, memory is the first thing to go.
This free kit gives you simple paper tools to fill in on a good day, so they can carry you through the bad ones. It's printed in large, easy-to-read type.
Inside:
- The First Days Checklist: ten fundamentals, from the essential papers to caring for yourself
- Our Care Team: every name and number in one place, including after-hours lines
- A daily medication checklist: every dose, time and initial, in one place anyone can read
- A vitals chart: blood pressure, pulse, oxygen and more, with the time of day
- A bedside handoff log: so whoever comes next knows how the day went
- A hard-day card: comfort, essentials and who to call, on one page for the refrigerator
Caring for someone you love is a family affair. The kit's pages are made to be shared, so everyone who helps can see the same picture of the day.
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From Dr. Jennifer Closshey, PhD, who cared for her husband through his last years. Read the series, starting with The First Days.
Dr. Jennifer Closshey, PhD, holds a doctorate in Integrative Holistic Health. She is not a physician, and this kit is educational, not medical advice.