The third whiteboard I suggest you may find helpful is one with daily and weekly scheduled items. In both cases (daily and weekly), there is room for flexibility (if 9:00 am tasks are not started till 10:00 then everything gets bumped an hour as well, so you can stay on track, and stay safe. And, this way your caregivers/family members/patients will all be on the same page for what is expected to happen and when, and takes a lot of the pressure off any one individual to remember everything that needs to get done.
I suggest getting a set of whiteboard markers and an eraser from a business supply store. They come in packs of 4 for about $5 in most places. I especially like making the boards colourful as a) it's easier to see/read, especially for those with memory or vision issues, and b) it's just prettier and feels less like a hospital room and more attractive despite the fact that it is a whiteboard in your living room/bedroom, etc!
Examples under Daily Schedule:
- 9:00am Medications x, y, and z
- 9:30am 1 tin Boost meal/nutrition supplement
- 11:30am Medications x, a, and b
- 12:30pm Shake with protein
- 3:15 Medications c.d. and y
- 4:50 Eye drops, physio exercises, Medication b
- 5:30 Half a can of Boost meal/nutrition supplement
- etc.
Examples of Weekly Schedule (items that occur each week and/or only applicable to the current week)
- Monday: Change bedsheets, count medications and make pharmacy order
- Tuesday: Make 30 Popsicles (some people can't have solid foods and get sick of broth, jello, and apple juice, etc.
- Wednesday: Caregiver Joe cannot make it - Bob coming instead. Weigh in, and record weight on chart
- etc.
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