Caregiver Planning and Stress Management
A seven-step guide to choosing, designing and maintaining a board that answers the same questions before they are asked.
Repeated questions about the day, the time and what happens next wear down both people in the room. A visible board can take over some of that work, but designing one and explaining it to the rest of the family takes thought. This deck lays out the choices and the steps.
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This is a ready-to-use, editable PowerPoint deck of 51 slides on daily care coordination boards. It explains board types, design principles and a seven-step set-up guide, with two layout templates and three case vignettes. It suits family caregivers, home-care teams and trainers supporting people with memory loss.
Chapters 1 to 3 describe the daily gauntlet: repetitive questions, the mental load of holding every appointment in your head, and why a simple visual display can ease anxiety and restore a sense of control. A vignette follows a daughter and her mother with early-stage dementia, before and after a plain whiteboard.
Chapter 4 compares formats with pros and cons: whiteboards, corkboards, printed calendars, day clocks and digital reminder boards that can be updated remotely. Chapter 5 sets out what works (short, clear phrases, familiar language) and what backfires (too much information, frequent layout changes), and ends with a golden rule: keep it simple, keep it consistent.
Chapter 6 is a seven-step implementation guide: assess needs, choose the board type, design the layout, populate it, place it well, introduce and train, then maintain and adapt. Chapter 7 gives two templates, a simple whiteboard layout and a digital daily snapshot, with a medication-reminder vignette and a Happy Memories corner. The final chapters add caregiver self-care, a look at technology and community, and a short action plan.
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Present chapters 4 and 5 so relatives can agree on a format and who updates it each day.
Use the seven-step journey as the main thread and let participants sketch Template 1 for their own home.
Work through the assessment questions on slide 25, then pick Option A, B or C on slide 48.
Download the deck instantly, open it in PowerPoint, Keynote or Google Slides and edit the templates. Slide 34 holds the whiteboard layout you can adapt in minutes.
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Educational content, not medical advice.
Yes. It is a standard .pptx file with editable text, shapes and tables, so you can change wording, colours and order and add your own examples. It opens in PowerPoint and Keynote, and you can upload it to Google Drive to open in Google Slides. Layouts can shift slightly if a font is missing, so check the slides before presenting.
This deck is part of Caregiver Planning and Stress Management, ten decks sold singly for INR 99 (USD 1.49) or together for INR 599 (USD 7.99). The others are: Caregiver Stress Mapping; Dementia Communication Strategies; Emergency Information Organizers; Family Communication Plans; Financial and Legal Prep Checklists; Medication and Appointment Tracking; Respite Planning Basics; Self-Care for Caregivers; Weekly Care Review System.
Both. The chapters work as a talk or workshop, and the checklists and templates also work as a self-study guide.
No. The deck treats physical boards as a solid starting point and compares them with digital options so you can choose by budget, comfort with technology and how often family need to update remotely.
The examples centre on memory loss, but the design principles of short phrases, familiar language and consistent layout apply to anyone who benefits from a clear daily routine. It is educational content, not medical advice.
₹99 including 18% GST for buyers in India, or $1.49 for buyers outside India. One-time payment, no subscription, with an automatic invoice.
Instantly. Your download page opens the moment payment succeeds, and a permanent link is emailed to you. No account or password is needed.
Yes. It is standard PowerPoint (.pptx), so you can change text, add your logo and remove slides. It opens in PowerPoint, Keynote and Google Slides.
Because it is a digital download, files are not refundable once downloaded. We always refund a duplicate charge or a failed delivery, and if a file is corrupted and we cannot fix it within 3 working days. Full terms: bodhih.org/refunds.
Measure the skill with an assessment.
Measure the skill with an assessment.
Turn what you take from this deck into an individual development plan (IDP) on Jobulary, starting with one board layout and a weekly check on whether it is being used.
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