Starter Care Plan: ADLs and More
Successful caregiving depends on having the goals set and the tasks (medications, ADLs, etc.) laid in a routine that you can follow every single day. At Care3, we call this routine your “groove.” Getting into your caregiving groove means you’ve integrated caregiving into your personal and professional life. When you’re in the groove, you’re efficient, effective, and your stress level is manageable.
To help you get into your caregiving groove, Care3 has created a FREE customized experience specifically for people in the Sandwich Generation as family caregivers.
Health Timelines for Family
Each family member receives a Health Timeline. Post key health experiences on the timeline including appointments, activities of daily living (ADLs), symptoms and measures to track, and more.
Use the Plus Menu (+) in each Health Timeline to post health experiences.
Activities of Daily Living
Daily grooming assistance (bathing, teeth, hair, dressing)
Prepare and assist with meals
Oversee prescribed exercises/rehab (walking, range of motion)
Medications taken as prescribed (all meds)
Weekly or As Needed
Shop for groceries
Light housekeeping (laundry, bathroom/bedroom/kitchen)
Change sheets and towels
Set doctor appointments (primary care, specialists, therapists)
When you’re ready, you can invite others to the Health Timeline to get help with care activities, and send text messages to keep family in the loop. It’s all in one app.
That’s Care3. Simple. Powerful.
Create Actionable Data
The benefit of posting tasks, tracking symptoms and vitals, and adding media for context is to create actionable data. Care3 helps you learn from these experiences through helpful charts and graphs, to-do lists, and more. Care3 helps you become more efficient, and make adjustments to care as needed.
Because Care3 is HIPAA-compliant, you can share data with your doctors and care team in the app.
Sign up here (best to use computer or tablet) to bypass the pay wall and get FREE ACCESS to the Care3 For Families customized experience. You MUST sign up via this link or the button below to get FREE ACCESS.
Need More Ideas for Caregiving Actions?
Here's a comprehensive list of more potential caregiving actions (non-disease specific) that you can personalize based on your particular situation. We give you these ideas so you don't have to wrack your brain trying to figure out what to do!
Home Medical Activities
Activities (enter only those that apply)
Assist with toileting
Record fluid intake/output
Inspect/change bandages
Provide medication reminders
Provide other medical care
Administer medications
Pick up/Refill medications
Rehab/Exercises
Assistance (enter only those that apply)
Help transfer to wheelchair
Help with walking (walker)
Help with walking (cane)
Help transfer to chair
Help transfer to bed
Help sit up and dangle feet
Help transfer to bathtub
Range of Motion (ROM) (enter only those that apply)
Lead active ROM exercises
Perform ROM exercises
Lead active ROM for right arm
Lead active ROM for left arm
Lead active ROM for right leg
Lead active ROM for left leg
Perform ROM for right arm
Perform ROM for left arm
Perform ROM for right leg
Perform ROM for left leg
Other Rehab/Exercises
Oversee prescribed exercises
Help with other activities
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
Bathing (enter only those that apply)
Independent bath or shower
Give sponge bath in bed
Assist with bath or shower
Provide other bathing help
Grooming (enter only those that apply)
Assist with dressing
Brush and/or style hair
Wash and/or dry hair
Provide skin care
Provide foot care
Brush teeth or dentures
Clean gums/tongue/mouth
Clean and Prepare dentures
Provide other grooming help
Nutrition (enter only those that apply)
Prepare meals and/or drinks
Assist eating and drinking
Limit fluid intake
Encourage fluid intake
Shop for groceries
Other eating/drinking help
Light Housekeeping (enter only those that apply)
Wash and fold laundry
Tidy up the bedroom
Tidy up the bathroom
Tidy up the kitchen
Change sheets and towels
Provide equipment care
Provide other housekeeping
Appointments
Doctors
Primary Care
Oncologist
Psychiatrist
Therapists
Rehab Specialist/Physical Therapist
Medications and Supplements
Prescribed (examples)
Antibiotics
Over-the-counter (examples)
Pain Medication (e.g., ibuprofen)
Supplements
CoQ10