quarterly check-in

A care plan that hasn’t been reviewed in six months is rarely still accurate.

Caregiving needs change. Conditions evolve. Caregivers shift roles. Medications get adjusted. The home situation morphs. The plan that fit your parent in February probably doesn’t fit them in August. And yet most families — even those who built thoughtful initial care plans — let the document drift. The review that should happen quarterly happens annually, or only after a crisis, or never. The plan stops reflecting reality, and the family ends up making decisions in real time without the framework the plan was supposed to provide.

This post is the practical review checklist. What to revisit, how often, and how to make the review a sustainable habit rather than a quarterly burden.

For the foundational plan-building post, see How to Build a Care Plan for Aging Parents.

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