By Susan James
I have been given the opportunity to do a review on the PDF form of The Aging with Grace Caregiver Survival Kit. First, I think this is a great way for folks to use this tool kit. Why? The ability to print additional pages of sections or to reprint sections updated more frequently than others rather than if you were to go out and purchase a book and have to constantly erase (if your using pencil) or white out and write in again, or try to fit in pieces of papers and hope that they do not fall out!
For example, the Current Medications List. This is a vital section that MUST be current and updated at all times. As a caregiver, I take the responsibility of keeping my father’s medication list current very serious. The PDF provides you with two pages, which is enough for 10 different medications. Just the regular monthly medications my father takes is 10! So if they add more because he has a cold or has been hospitalized, it would be very simple for me to walk over to my computer and print additional copies of those pages and simply add to his book.
This is a great tool for those who are caregivers that work out of their home and have to hire a sitter to come into your home or have a nurse that comes in. There’s a section for daily schedule (routine), emergency contact list, a daily medication log, a place to put a copy of their insurance information and other documents. What is great is it also provides you with important resources and tools.
I would also recommend using a hole punch and buying a three-ring binder to keep this in. It would make it very easy for you to take out or add additional pages without losing pages, or the worry of any of the pages getting out of order. You could even put in tabbed dividers to section each section off as well. Also, while you keep track of important information, you can grab this book at any moments notice as it doesn’t contain very private information like account numbers, and such, just the location of said items so when the need arises you know where to locate them.
The Aging with Grace Caregiver Survival Kit is available free of charge at http://awgcareconnection.blogspot.com/.
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