Caregiving

Everything in this category

• Learn assisted transfers from a professional

  Learn the person's transfer method from a qualified professional.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Seek help about elder exploitation

  Choose an advice channel the older person can access safely.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Discuss how to share care work

  List necessary tasks before discussing responsibilities.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Request a medicine support plan

  Obtain a clinician's plan instead of guessing medicine arrangements.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Discuss what help the person wants

  Ask the person before deciding how to help.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Discuss end-of-life preferences when ready

  Let the person set the pace for discussing future care wishes.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Let an older person choose an activity

  Offer choices instead of assigning an activity.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Put hazardous items beyond children's access

  Check small and hazardous objects in the child's area.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Arrange a break for the main carer

  Confirm cover before setting aside a break.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Create a care handover note

  Hand over essential tasks while respecting privacy.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Agree on sharing children's photos

  Agree on the audience and details to remove from photos.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Agree on authorized child pickups

  Confirm pickup authorization and how substitutions work.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Agree on a way to call for help

  Test a help signal from the actual resting place.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Check a home-care provider's coverage

  Check service scope and charges before booking a home visit.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Inspect toys for suitability and damage

  Read age labels and inspect condition before offering a toy.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Prepare for discharge from hospital

  Align home arrangements and helpers with the discharge plan.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Review an older person's walking routes

  Review the routes the person actually uses before moving things.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Check local care services

  Ask which services actually cover the home address.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Check a mobility aid against its manual

  Inspect the aid and refer problems to an appropriate professional.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Agree on accessible communication

  Ask which communication method works before choosing tools.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Share a child's allergy plan with school

  Give allergy information to the staff responsible for the child.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Plan meals around the person's own advice

  Choose acceptable meals consistent with the person's care advice.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Discuss developmental concerns with school

  Discuss observed situations rather than labeling the child.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Review care expenses

  Separate actual costs from unconfirmed assistance.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• List backup carers

  Agree on backup support before the main carer is unavailable.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Review whether care responsibilities are manageable

  Review actual workload and change tasks that exceed capacity.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Practice care equipment with an instructor

  Learn the actual equipment and when to stop using it.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Invite a child to help with a suitable task

  Break out a small task to do with an adult.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Collect care appointments

  Keep appointments and transport responsibilities together.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Find safe help when a child is harmed

  Identify child-protection support that can be contacted safely.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Choose play that fits the child

  Start with the child's interests and current abilities.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Check a childcare setting before using it

  Check the responsible authority and visit before arranging childcare.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Plan cover if the carer becomes ill

  Prepare cover that does not depend on one carer.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Help a child name trusted adults

  Help the child identify people they can approach.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Read a story together

  Make room for the child's questions during a story.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified