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Visory Health Caregiver Series: Caregiver Duties Checklist

Caregiving requires time, commitment, and organization. While responsibilities may feel overwhelming at times, using a caregiver checklist can lessen the confusion of what needs to be done during the course of your caregiving journey.

In this blog, we’ll discuss caregiver tasks, how to develop a personalized checklist of your caregiving duties, and refer to our free downloadable Visory Health Caregiver Daily Checklist for ease in organizing your day. Whether you are a new caregiver or have been providing care for a longtime, the caregiver task list will assist in time management and organization.

While all tasks on the checklist may not be applicable to your caregiving responsibilities, it’s a good place to start and can help you start coming up with your own checklist of caregiver duties. Our blank caregiving checklist template allows you to customize your checklist to your own needs. Providing organized care can help optimize the health and well-being of your loved one.

Visory Health’s Caregiver Daily Checklist

You begin your day like many others, with concern about your loved one’s needs and caregiver responsibilities. You can create your own caregiving checklist, or refer to Visory Health’s caregiver checklist template as a guide to organize your day.

First, categorize your day with common caregiver tasks and duties. Some common caregiving task categories to consider include:

Personal care/hygiene
Toileting
Feeding and nutrition
Medical care and medication management
Social interaction
Household chores
Caregiver Support

Tasks For Caregivers: Steps to Follow to Personalize Your Caregiver Checklist

Once you have categories, you can organize your tasks under each category.

For example, personal care/hygiene includes AM and PM care, showering/bathing, oral hygiene, skin care, shaving, brushing teeth, changing clothes after waking up or before sleeping, toileting, medication management, feeding and nutrition, and general medical care.

What is your normal routine after awaking from sleep and before you go to bed at night? Your loved one has similar requirements and routines, specific to their healthcare needs.

Category: Personal Care/Hygiene

Bathing/showering
Oral Hygiene
Skin care
Shaving
Getting dressed
Assist with mobility, range of motion exercises
Assist with bed, chair, or wheelchair transfers

Category: Toileting

Assist to bathroom
Empty urinal; urinary catheter bag; colostomy/ileostomy bag
Skin protection from stool and urine
Hand hygiene
Incontinence care: change adult undergarments/diapers as needed

Category: Feeding and Nutrition

Food preparation for planned meals
Prepare meals
Buy groceries
Snacks as required
Hydration needs
Feeding assistance as needed

Category: Medical Care and Medication Management

Take vital signs (blood pressure, pulse, respirations, temperature, and blood sugar) as required and allowed requirements
Monitoring for any changes in health: falls, cognitive, changes in memory, changes in mood or affect, fatigue or tiredness
Assist with walker, cane, wheelchair
Preparing for medication administration with pill organizer
Medication reminders
Pick-up medications
Manage temperatures, cold or heat
Coordinate provider appointments
Accompany to appointments

Category: Social Interaction

Coordinate family visits
Accompany on errands
Encourage and assist with hobbies/activities of interest
Coordinate friend visits

Category: Caregiver Support

Sharing life stories
Accompany to appointments
Coordinate support services
Read to your loved one
Watch TV together
Play games
Sit quietly and be present

Tips on Staying Organized and Healthy as a Caregiver

Whether you are new to caregiving or you’ve been providing care for a while, a checklist of caregiving duties is a way to organize your care so it remains consistent and comprehensive. You can use the information in this blog to create your own, personalized checklist. Download Visory Health’s free, printable Visory Health Caregiver Checklist template to maximize your caregiving organization.

As you care for your loved one, ensure you take the time to care for your health needs; maintain your physical and emotional well-being by getting regular check-ups, eating healthy, exercising, and taking your prescribed medications.

You can better understand your rights as a caregiver and how to provide self-care in previous blog posts: Caregiver Bill of Rights and Self-Care and A Guide to Caregiver Stress and Burnout. Use the Visory Health Discount Prescription Medication Card to save money on your medications.

Caregiver self-care is necessary to promote physical, emotional, and mental health.

Find a support group/caregiving resources within your community or online to support caregiver resilience and manage stress.
Take your medications as prescribed and fill your prescriptions. Taking your medications is an important way to remain healthy.
Continue with your scheduled doctor appointments and check-ups.
Eat healthy, stay as active as possible, and get enough sleep.
Find community services that can assist with care, caregiver education, and financial support.
Seek medical care if burnout symptoms persist.

Visory Health Support: Our Mission is Your Health!

At Visory Health, We See You and We Hear You!

We understand that caregiving is a rewarding and challenging journey. One way to help organize your care is by using The Visory Health Caregiver Checklist or create your own personalized caregiver checklist using our template.

Stay Healthy, Stay Visory Health!

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To Your Health,

Dr. Creamer

DNP, MSN, MSS, MA

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This article is not medical advice. It is intended for general informational or educational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, diagnosis or treatment. If you think you have a medical emergency, immediately call your physician or dial 911.

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