A plan for deciding what you can keep doing, what you’ll hand off, and what you’ll do when you can’t keep going.
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What’s on it
- What you can do, and what you can’t or won’t do
- What you’ll ask someone else to take on, and when
- Your warning signs, and what you’ll do if they persist
- Your breaks and your backup
- Your own health, and work
- Help to call, and looking ahead to palliative care and hospice
How to use it
Review it every few months, or whenever things change.
If you’re in crisis, call or text 988, any time of day or night.
Where it comes from
This tool comes from Chapter 18, “Taking Care of Yourself, and Looking Ahead,” of When Mom or Dad Can No Longer Manage Alone by Mark Duda. The chapter covers taking care of yourself, and looking ahead.
Related reading on this site
All 18 tools from the book are on the printable tools page.
The tools may be printed and copied for personal use within your own family. They are not medical, legal or financial advice.