Guides
Everyday communication
- Communication boardsPicture boards for everyday needs, feelings and people, in large print.2 guides and 4 free printables
- Dementia and memoryDaily schedules, memory book pages and activities for home.3 guides and 1 free printable
Guides and free printables
Free printable
Free feelings chart for adultsA 12-square chart with pictures of adults, from yes and no to worried, frustrated and in pain.
Free printable
Free basic needs communication boardA one-page bedside board with 20 large squares, an about me sign for above the bed, and a guide for staff.
Guide
Communication boards after a strokeSetting up a picture board in the hospital and at home in the first weeks after a stroke.
Free printable
Free aphasia wallet cardA fold-over wallet card that says, in print, that the person has aphasia and needs time.
Guide
Aphasia communication boardsPicture and word squares, written choices and conversation habits for talking with someone who has aphasia.
Free printable
Free hospital communication boardOne page, 16 large pictures in the words of a hospital room, from yes and no to nurse, bathroom and turn me.
Guide
Dementia activities at homeEveryday things to do together, how to set them up, and what to do when the answer is no.
Free printable
Free printable dementia activity cards12 large-print cards with open questions about childhood, work, music, food and more, each with a follow-up.
Guide
A daily routine on a large-print schedulePutting the day on one large-print page: what goes on it, how to word it and where to hang it.
Guide
Dementia caregiver resourcesFree phone lines, finders for local help and respite care, and guides worth reading, in one short list.
Kids' routines and schedules
Guides and free printables
Free printable
Free choice board with photo cards"I want" and "I choose" boards with two choices each, and 12 photo cards for your child's real things.
Free printable
Free chore chart for kidsA week of four jobs on one page, with a 1 inch photo frame for each job and a check circle for every day.
Free printable
Free potty training chartOne week on a page: a circle to mark today and five sticker spots a day, sized for 3/4 inch stickers.
Free printable
Free feelings chart for kids"I feel" and "I need" on one page: 18 photo frames for your child's own face and their own things.
Guide
First then boardsWhat a first then board is, how to make one and how to introduce it at home.
Free printable
Free bedtime routine chartBedtime and morning on one page, eight steps each, with a 1 inch photo frame over every step.
Guide
Visual schedules for toddlersA photo schedule for a toddler: which photos to take, how many cards, the all-done pocket and changes.
Tools for caregivers
Guides and free printables
Free printable
Free printable blood pressure log sheetOne week on a page, a morning and an evening row each day, and a line for the target your doctor set.
Free printable
Free large-print medication listOne large-print page for seven medicines, with the dose, when to take it, what it is for and who prescribed it.
Free printable
Free printable medical history formA one-page health summary in large print: conditions, allergies, medicines, surgeries, doctors and who to call.
Guide
How to keep a daily medication logWhat a medication log is, how it differs from a list, and how to set one up for the week at home.
Free printable
Free large-print medication administration recordOne month on a landscape page: a line for each medication and time of day, and a box for each day's initials.
Free printable
Free large-print blood sugar logOne week on a page: before and after each meal, a bedtime box, and lines for the target and the units your meter shows.
Guide
Emergency information sheet for the fridgeWhat goes on the sheet, where it lives, how Vial of Life and File of Life work, and how to keep it current.
Free printable
Free large-print vital signs sheetOne week on a page: a morning and an evening row for blood pressure, pulse, oxygen and temperature.
Guide
Questions to ask your doctorQuestions to take to a visit, for yourself or for someone you care for, and a free large-print page to write them on.
Free printable
Free large-print caregiver timesheetOne week on a page: time in, time out and hours for each day, tasks done as tick boxes, initials and signatures.
Guide
Caregiver daily log: free template and how-toWhat a care log records, how it carries the day from one carer to the next, and what to take to appointments.
Free printable
Free large-print daily caregiver checklistOne day on a page: everyday tasks with a tick box for morning, midday, evening and night, and a row for initials.