Everyday life with a parent
The first conversation about care doesn’t have to be perfect
How to talk with your parents about what comes next—without having every answer.
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The Care Planner
A printable planning pack with a weekly care schedule, appointment notes, a contact sheet, and a task-sharing worksheet.
Free to open, download and print. No account, no email address, nothing to pay. Print a copy to fill in by hand, or save it as a PDF.
Send this to someone you’re sharing care with
What’s on it
- Weekly care scheduleMap care tasks and appointments alongside time for yourself.
- Contact sheetKeep useful names and phone numbers together, with permission.
- Appointment notesWrite down the questions you want to ask.
- Task-sharing worksheetGive each job an owner, a date and a follow-up.
How to use it
- Open the planner, then choose Print to print it or save as PDF.
- Start with this week's appointments and one task to share.
- Fill the sheets in by hand and keep them somewhere private.
- Review the plan with your parent and the people helping.