✅ Free Caregiver Checklists

Print these or fill them in on your phone. Five checklists for the situations caregivers face most often.

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Do this in the first 24 hours after a loved one is admitted.
📋 Documents to bring or get
Important: Ask specifically "Is this an inpatient admission or observation status?" Observation status means Medicare may not cover a skilled nursing facility stay afterward. You have the right to appeal — see our Hospital Discharge Rights guide.
❓ Questions to ask the admitting nurse or doctor
📌 First 24 hours — things to do
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You have the right to fight a discharge you think is too soon. Call the BFCC-QIO before midnight on the day of discharge. See our Hospital Discharge Rights guide for the phone number and exact words to say.
📝 Before leaving — get these in writing
❓ Questions to ask before leaving
🏡 At home — first 48 hours
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Print this page and fill it in by hand, or copy the format into a notebook. Bring it to every doctor's appointment and to the hospital.
👤 Patient information
💊 Current medications

Include prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, vitamins, and supplements.

Medication nameDose & strengthWhen to takeWhat it is forPrescribed by
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
⚠️ Questions to ask the doctor or pharmacist
Do this now — not later. Most families do not find out a document is missing until they are in the middle of a hospital crisis. Go through this list today.
⚖️ Legal documents
💳 Financial accounts & insurance
🏠 Property & important records
Store copies in two places: One physical copy in a fireproof box at home. One digital copy in a secure cloud folder (Google Drive, Dropbox) that a trusted family member can access in an emergency.
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Print, fill in, and post on the refrigerator. Give a copy to every caregiver. When paramedics arrive, hand them this sheet.
DNR on file? (circle one)
YESNO

Print two copies. Post one on the refrigerator. Give one to each family caregiver. Update when medications change.

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