Caregiver Planner Printable: A Shared Care Binder for Your Family

Caregiver planner printable binder for families looking after an aging parent or another loved one, bringing medications, visits, daily care and the family rota together. This undated set has 17 pages, starting with a care profile and contacts and moving through a daily care log, a weekly schedule and pages for your own wellbeing. You download it instantly as a PDF in US Letter and A4, and nothing is shipped.

When everyone can see the same pages, handovers get easier and you carry a little less on your own.

How the caregiver planner printable lightens the load

Complete the profile, the contact pages and the list of medicines just once. Then whoever steps in understands the person, their usual day and who to phone. Daily logs for medicines and care record what happened, even when helpers change, and the weekly rota shows the family who is covering mornings, meals, visits and nights.

Take the symptoms page and your questions to each appointment and capture the doctor's words on the visit notes page. There is also a self-care check-in and a respite plan, since your rest matters for good care too.

Who this caregiver binder is for

• Grown children looking after an elderly mother or father, whether nearby or from afar
• Brothers, sisters and wider families who want to split caregiving fairly with a single weekly rota
• Husbands, wives and partners caring for someone with a long term illness
• Anyone who wants every care detail in one binder to take along to appointments

Design and printing

• Soft, minimalist style with white pages and light blush pink touches that save ink
• Roomy margins so your home printer never cuts anything off
• Portrait format in A4 (210 x 297 mm) or US Letter (8.5 x 11 inches)
• No dates, so you can begin on whatever day you need
• Use it in a binder or on a clipboard, or ask a print shop to spiral bind it

Inside the caregiver planner printable: 17 pages

1. 1Cover page with an index, the name of the person you care for and a start date
2. 2Start here, with five steps for running the binder as a family, where it is kept, your goals for care and a brief note on its purpose
3. 3About my loved one, a care profile covering the basics, a quick health overview, what matters most to them, their preferred routine, what soothes or upsets them and the best way to communicate
4. 4Care team and contacts listing family and friends, a 10 row table for professionals and services, emergency numbers and neighbors who can help
5. 5Medication list of 14 rows noting dose, timing, purpose, prescriber and start date, along with allergies, discontinued medicines and pharmacy information
6. 6Daily medication log of 14 rows to record the scheduled time, the time actually given, who gave it and notes, plus missed doses and refills to order
7. 7Appointments tracker of 18 rows for the date, who it is with, location, reason, who attends and how they get there, with a checklist of things to take each time
8. 8Visit notes for the topics you meant to raise, the doctor's comments, measurements, medication changes, tests and what happens next
9. 9Daily care log covering food and fluids, mood, sleep, activity, personal care, visitors and a handover note for the next caregiver
10. 10Weekly care schedule (family rota) showing 11 care slots over 7 days, who to contact if plans shift and any paid help
11. 11Symptoms and changes to report, a 14 row log with dates and who was informed, plus things families commonly notice
12. 12Care tasks checklist split into daily, weekly, monthly and occasional jobs, with supplies and home safety
13. 13Expenses and bills tracker of 16 rows including who paid, recurring bills with due dates and totals for each month
14. 14Legal and documents locator to note where papers like ID, insurance cards, power of attorney and the will are stored
15. 15Caregiver self-care check-in where you rate your sleep, energy, stress, support, personal time and health from 1 to 5
16. 16Respite plan listing who can take over, local respite services, your regular break and what happens if you are suddenly unable to be there
17. 17Questions for the doctor with 12 numbered questions, points to mention and space for answers

What you download

• Caregiver Planner, US Letter PDF (17 pages)
• Caregiver Planner, A4 PDF (17 pages)
• Read Me First, a brief PDF printing guide

How to download and print

• Check out with PayPal, a debit or credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download page opens as soon as the payment goes through.
• We email the same private download links to you, so you can download your files again later.
• Open the PDF in a free reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and print at 100% or Actual size.
• Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.

Good to know

• The file is a print-ready PDF rather than a hyperlinked digital planner. Many people also import it into a note taking app and write right on the pages.
• You receive a digital file only. Nothing physical is mailed to you.
• Colors may look a little different on your screen than on paper.
• Made for your own personal use. Sharing, reselling or redistributing the files is not allowed.
• Digital files cannot be returned. If a file does not open or print properly, email us and we will help quickly.
• The planner is an organizing tool only. It is not medical or legal advice and does not take the place of doctors, nurses, pharmacists or lawyers. If you are worried about your loved one's health, contact their care team, and in an emergency call your local emergency number.
• Never write account numbers, ID numbers or passwords on the documents locator. Note only where each paper is kept.

How this was made

Designed and written by PetiteDiary. AI tools helped draft parts of the text, and some background scenes in the preview images were created with AI. Every page was designed, reviewed and checked before release.

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