For anyone caring for an aging parent, spouse or loved one, The Senior Care Planner is a 139-page printable binder that keeps their health, daily care, home, money and wishes in one place, so you're not juggling it all in your head. Handwritten script page titles, clean modern lettering and printed side tabs make it friendly to use and easy to grab the page you need, whether that's the medication list at the pharmacy or the emergency sheet on the way to the ER.
It's made to be shared. Every family member, home aide and backup caregiver works from the same pages, and the "All About Me" section, filled in together with your loved one, helps anyone who steps in know the person, not just the patient.
WHAT'S INSIDE
01 Start Here
- Welcome, how to use it, a printing guide (which pages to reprint daily, weekly or per visit) and a "Who's Who" page
- At a Glance page and an Emergency Information Sheet to hand to EMS or the ER
- Key contacts, a document map (where every original is kept and who has a copy) and a change log
02 All About Me (written together with your loved one)
- This Is Me, My Life Story (2 pages) and My Favorites
- My Day, My Way: their usual routine, in order
- What calms me and what upsets me, how to talk with me (hearing, vision, memory tips)
- My personal care preferences, my people and pets, faith, culture and traditions
03 Health
- Health history, surgeries and family history, allergies and sensitivities
- Medication list, weekly medication log, refill tracker and medication safety tips
- Care providers, a 2-page doctor visit sheet (fill in the top before you go), tests and labs
- Logs for blood pressure, blood sugar, weight, pain, bowel and bladder, sleep, falls and symptoms
- Vaccine record, equipment and supplies, therapy log, teeth, eyes and ears
- Hospital stay page, going home checklist, monthly summary and When to Call 911 (stroke BE FAST and other warning signs)
04 Daily Care
- Care handoff log shared by every caregiver, plus a "Simple Day" page for hard days, just tap a circle
- Daily living check-in to track how much help each task needs over time
- Meals and water, food and hydration tips, mobility and transfers, skin and continence care
- Activity ideas and a visitors log
- Monthly care calendar, weekly care schedule, a welcome page for your home aide and an aide hours log
05 Home + Safety
- Where things are (keys, papers, valuables, never passwords or numbers)
- Home systems and shutoffs, service providers, household routines and pet care
- Home safety walkthrough, preventing falls, driving and getting around
- Emergency ready plan with a go-bag list, medicine and firearm safety, home maintenance log
06 Money + Legal
- Legal documents, advance directives explained and a summary of their health care wishes
- Legal and financial contacts, bank and investment accounts (last 4 digits only), income sources, bills and autopay, monthly budget
- Insurance policies, a plain-language Medicare and benefits guide and a "key numbers this year" page
- Caregiving expense log, taxes and paying a caregiver (questions to ask a tax pro)
- Scam watch, digital accounts (hints and where logins are kept, never the passwords), subscriptions and memberships
07 Care Team
- Our care team and a sharing-the-work grid so everyone knows who covers what
- Family meeting page and jobs for family who live far away
- Care options explained, a tour checklist and a compare-options page for choosing in-home care or a community
- Respite plan and "If Something Happens to Me," a backup plan for the caregiver
- Cut-out caregiver wallet cards
- Just for you: a monthly caregiver check-in, a self-care menu, a "Ways You Can Help" list to hand friends, working while caregiving (FMLA basics), a caregiver journal page and a resources page of free helplines
08 Memory Care (optional)
- For families living with memory loss or dementia
- Behavior log, late day (sundowning) calming plan and ways to communicate as words get harder
- Missing person sheet, wandering prevention, memory-friendly activities and a memory-friendly home
- A large-print "Today Is" page to fill in each morning
09 Legacy + Wishes
- A 3-part life story interview, family recipes, record their voice and a letter to my family
- Photo labeling and treasures and heirlooms
- Comfort wishes, hospice and palliative care explained, memorial wishes and obituary notes
- After a loss checklist, who to notify and notes pages
NEW: A FILLABLE VERSION IS INCLUDED
Along with the three printable sizes, you get a fillable PDF in US Letter size. The fillable version comes in US Letter only; the A4 and A5 files are printable. Type in the writing spaces and tick the checkboxes digitally on your phone, tablet or computer, with no Canva or account needed. To add your own photos to the photo boxes ("This Is Me", the missing person sheet and photo labeling), open the file on a computer in Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is free. Prefer paper? Print any page and fill it in by hand.
A NOTE ON HEALTH, LEGAL AND MONEY INFORMATION
This planner is for organizing, planning and remembering. It isn't medical, legal or financial advice, and it doesn't replace their doctor, attorney or advisor. The health care wishes pages are a summary for the family, not a legal document. It never asks you to write down passwords or full account numbers, only where things are kept.
PRINT IT YOUR WAY
Undated, so you can start any day. Print the whole planner once, then reprint the daily, weekly and per-visit pages as you need them (the printing guide tells you which). It fits a 3-ring or discbound binder. Three printable sizes are included: US Letter, A4 and A5, and you can print pages from the fillable version too.
WHAT YOU GET
Four PDF files, 139 pages in each: printable US Letter, A4 and A5, plus a fillable version in US Letter size only, available to download as soon as your order goes through. The design and layout aren't editable, but the fillable version lets you type into the writing spaces and tick the checkboxes. You can also print any file and fill it in by hand.
Digital download only. No physical item will be shipped.
For personal use only. Please don't share or resell the files.
