Free planning tools
Care planning tools: turn a difficult decision into a useful set of questions
Use these private, no-pressure care planning tools, worksheets and guides to compare schedules, communities, providers, costs and public resources.
Use these private, no-pressure care planning tools, worksheets and guides to compare schedules, communities, providers, costs and public resources. This page links 9 tools: Cost comparison calculator, Home-care agency checklist, Senior-living tour checklist, Home care vs. assisted living, Family care meeting agenda, First 72 hours after discharge, Vermont hospitals and discharge planning, Provider verification guide, Vermont public resources. A checklist can reveal missing facts; it cannot diagnose, determine eligibility, certify safety or guarantee that a provider is suitable or available. Confirm important information directly and use qualified professionals for individual medical, legal, insurance and financial decisions. Each tool links to the guide it supports, so a family can move from a comparison or checklist straight into the reasoning behind it rather than treating the tool's output as a final answer.
Cost comparison calculator
Test a home-care schedule against a community monthly scenario using your own numbers.
Open tool 02Home-care agency checklist
Compare caregiver employment, screening, schedules, supervision, rates and backup.
Open tool 03Senior-living tour checklist
Ask about licenses, overnight support, fees, reassessment and agreements.
Open tool 04Home care vs. assisted living
Compare housing, schedules, social connection, family capacity and total cost.
Open tool 05Family care meeting agenda
Keep the older adult's priorities, facts, owners and deadlines in the conversation.
Open tool 06First 72 hours after discharge
Confirm clinical contacts, equipment, transportation, meals and first-night coverage.
Open tool 07Vermont hospitals and discharge planning
Which hospital serves each county, which counties have none, and what to settle before the discharge date.
Open tool 08Provider verification guide
Check identity, service category, territory, contract and operational details.
Open tool 09Vermont public resources
Reach aging agencies, benefits counseling, facility verification and resident-rights help.
Open toolUse the tools without creating a false answer
A checklist can reveal missing facts; it cannot diagnose, determine eligibility, certify safety or guarantee that a provider is suitable or available. Confirm important information directly and use qualified professionals for individual medical, legal, insurance and financial decisions.