Carry It Together: The Family Caregiver Kit
Carry It Together: The Family Caregiver Kit
📋 Write it once, so you stop repeating the same update
🤝 Share the load with scripts and a helper sign-up board
💛 Keep yourself with pages just for the caregiver
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For the person holding it all together.
You're the one who knows which pill comes with breakfast, what the doctor said last month, and the trick that works when nothing else does. And all of it lives in your head, so every sibling, aide, and nurse needs the same update again and again.
Carry It Together puts everything in one place, so anyone can step in, and gives you the words and tools to stop carrying it alone.
Why caregivers like it
- Stop repeating yourself. Family, aides, nurses, and hospice all write in the same place.
- Shaped by what caregivers asked for. It includes the pages caregivers say other log books are missing, like vitals at the top, weight, rehab, and bathroom tracking.
- Short and practical. Every reading page fits on one page. No 500-page textbook.
- Made for you too. Honest pages for the burnout, guilt, and resentment nobody talks about.
Great as a gift for a sister, parent, or friend who's caring for someone they love.
This is a digital download. No physical item will be shipped. This kit is a personal organizing and support tool. It is not medical, legal, or financial advice and doesn't replace your loved one's care team.
What's inside: 48 printable pages
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1 · Write It Once
Care summary, emergency page for the fridge, care team contacts, medication list, and a daily routine any helper can follow.
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2 · Share the Load
A task inventory, a helper sign-up board, 8 word-for-word scripts for asking family to help, and a family meeting guide.
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3 · Daily Care
A daily log with vitals at the top, shift handoff notes, and trackers for meds, vitals, weight, bathroom, rehab, and appointments.
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4 · Memory & Dementia
First steps after a diagnosis, how to talk with someone with memory loss, a trigger log, and a safety and wandering plan.
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5 · Keep Yourself
A weekly caregiver check-in, a page for guilt, a respite plan, signs it's time for more help, and facility tour questions.
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Bonus · Quick setup
A 20-minute setup page so you know exactly what to print first and how to set up your binder.
More than a log book
Most caregiver log books only track. This kit also helps you share the work and look after yourself.
| Carry It Together | Typical log book | |
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Daily care & medication logs |
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Scripts for asking family to help |
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Family meeting & task-sharing pages |
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Dementia first-steps & communication pages |
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Pages for the caregiver's own wellbeing |
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Instant download, print as many as you need |
How it works
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1. Download
Your PDF arrives by email right after checkout. Nothing is shipped.
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2. Print
Print just the pages you need, as many times as you need. US Letter size.
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3. Share
Hand the binder to family, aides, and nurses so nobody starts from zero.
Questions
Is this a physical product?
Is this a physical product?
No. It's a printable PDF. Your download link arrives by email right after checkout. Nothing is shipped.
What size are the pages?
What size are the pages?
US Letter (8.5 × 11 in). Print at home or at any print shop, and print extra copies of the logs you use most.
Is it only for dementia care?
Is it only for dementia care?
No. It's for anyone caring for an aging parent, spouse, or relative. It has a short section for memory loss and dementia if you need it.
Can my family and aides use it too?
Can my family and aides use it too?
Yes, that's the point. The care summary, daily log, and handoff notes are made so anyone helping can step in without you explaining everything again.
Is this medical advice?
Is this medical advice?
No. It's an organizing and support tool. It doesn't replace your loved one's doctors or care team. In an emergency, call 911.