Free resources for caring from the middle.
Sometimes you do not need the full guide yet. You just need a practical place to start. These free resources are designed to help you steady the moment, organise your thoughts and take one useful next step.
Small starting points for hard moments.
The two free resources give you a simple starting point for a different stage of caring. They are helpful and practical.
For deeper guidance, printable worksheets, trackers, prompts and templates, the toolkits give you full support.
RESOURCE 1
Free Starter Checklist: When you’re starting to worry about an ageing parent
Best for when: When you are starting to worry, noticing changes or trying to work out what may need attention first.
What it helps with: Noticing changes, gathering first details, preparing gently and deciding what question to ask next.
Related toolkit: Toolkit 1: I’m starting to worry about my parent (70+ pages). Contains conversation guides for respectful conversations on legal and health planning documents, questions to ask, emergency needs, self care guides, helpful further contacts.
RESOURCE 2
After a fall or hospital visit: first things to check.
Best for when: When your parent has had a fall, hospital visit or sudden change and you need to steady the first moment.
What it helps with: Immediate safety, useful information to gather, home checks, first hospital questions and next safe steps.
Related toolkit: Toolkit 2: Their care needs are increasing (120+ pages). Contains conversation guides for respectful conversations on help at home and with life administration, practical support at home options to consider, questions to ask, helpful contacts, My Aged Care navigation Q&A and tips, practical consideration for when change is quick such as responding to falls, decision making capacity, self care guides.
