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15 Caregiver Essentials for Appointments, Events, and Days Out
Ever get halfway through an appointment or day out and realize something important was left at home? This caregiver checklist covers the practical essentials that we found to make outings more comfortable, organized, enjoyable, and easier to manage.
Travel Tissues
Keep travel tissues within easy reach for runny noses, watery eyes, small spills, or unexpected cleanups while away from home.
Disposable Gloves
Disposable gloves can be helpful when assisting with personal care, handling soiled clothing, or cleaning up accidents during a long outing.
Wipes
Wipes make it easier to clean hands, faces, surfaces, or small messes when a restroom or sink is not readily available.
Cocoon Sunglasses
Cocoon sunglasses fit over many prescription glasses and can help reduce glare and light sensitivity when traveling outdoors or entering brightly lit spaces.
Lens Wipes
Lens wipes make it easy to clean eyeglasses, sunglasses, or device screens while away from home. While this may seem small, our clients absolutely love these details. The wipes can really improve the clarity of your vision, or clean device screens that have been in medical facilities.
Personal Items to Remember
Planner
A planner provides one place to keep appointment times, addresses, instructions, questions, and notes that may need to be remembered or shared at appointments. This is useful to have on-hand when you're out and need to make a follow-up appointment or reference emergency contact numbers, medication lists, etc.
Extra Incontinence Supplies
Always keep some extra incontinence supplies on hand so that you aren't scrambling to find them if you need them. One helpful tip: Keep these on a re-occuring subscription on Amazon so that it is one less thing to remember or shop for.
Double-check that you bring along:
- Medication/Medication list
- Hand Sanitizer
- Water
- Identity Cards
- Keys
- Wallet
- Snack or Ensure for quick protein