A care notebook is a way to organize all of your care recipient’s cr medical information using a care notebook will make it easier to…

Try: A care notebook is a way to organize all of your care recipient’s cr medical information using a care notebook will make it easier to find and share important information with people who are part of the healthcare team a care notebook may be a three-ring binder with dividers and plastic sleeves or it may be a file box or accordion file the form doesn’t matter what is important is that you keep all the important information in one place bring the care notebook to all of the cr cr’s medical appointments try to have your questions written down in advance and write down the doctor doctor’s response and other notes from the appointment immediately afterwards make sure that a family member or someone else can locate the notebook in an emergency and knows to bring it to the clinic or hospital the care notebook should include the following information contact information you and family members voluntary caregivers paid caregivers or agency emergency personnel hospitals healthcare providers therapists pharmacy insurance company or a copy of the insurance card special transportation equipment providers incidents and health issues medication effects behavior episodes memory problems sleep problems activities and exercise summary falls or balance problems appointment log who the appointment is with the reason for the appointment the results of the appointment any follow-up action that you or others need to take questions for upcoming appointments medication log name of the medication date the medication was first prescribed who prescribed the medication dose timing and special instructions date the medication was stopped and why treatment results test results hospitalizations calendar copy of the advance directive if one exists copy of the durable power of attorney for health care if one exists information references adapted from www hdsa org "a caregiver’s guide to huntington’s disease" by huntington’s disease society of america 2011

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Keywords: Care management organizing information keeping track of medical information emergency preparedness medical records monitoring behavior

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