Before discharge
- Written instructions
- Medication changes
- Follow-up and contact details
For families managing a hospital-to-home transition
Your loved one is coming home. Get the first 14 days organized.
Use our free checklist for discharge questions, medication changes, follow-up care, home setup, and the other details that come up when your loved one is leaving the hospital.
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Open a ready-made checklist you can print or use immediately.
Build Your Family Plan
Answer a few questions to create a plan for your situation.
No account needed
The free discharge checklist is a quick reference for the questions to ask, what changed, and who is handling each next step before your parent comes home.
Take a breath
You do not have to solve every elder-care decision today.
Focus on the next few hours. Make sure the discharge instructions are clear, the first night at home is set up, and everyone knows who is handling the first calls and errands. Everything else can wait.
Discharge is today or tomorrow.
Instructions or follow-up feel unclear.
The family is afraid of missing something.
You are not alone
Family caregiving is common in America.
63 millionAmericans are family caregivers.
6 in 10Family caregivers are also employed.
Nearly 1 in 4Provide 40 or more hours of care each week.
National figures for family caregivers broadly—not statistics about Family Elder Planning users. Source: AARP and National Alliance for Caregiving, Caregiving in the U.S. 2025.
One calm path
Think about the transition as four stages.
First night home
- Next dose and pharmacy
- Bed, bathroom, and lighting
- Overnight owner and backup
First 48 hours
- Equipment and supplies
- Calls and appointments
- What is harder than expected
Days 3–14
- Daily notes and questions
- Family task handoffs
- Begin to think about what's next.
Free printable tool
Keep the essential details in one place.
The checklist includes before-discharge questions, medication and follow-up trackers, home setup, warning-sign instructions to confirm, family task owners, and a first-14-days log.
Free local-only planner
Build a plan around your family’s situation.
After reviewing the checklist, answer a few questions to create a plan for your family. The names, medication questions, and notes you enter stay on this device for privacy and are not sent to Family Elder Planning.
Build Your Family PlanAbout 3 minutes · no account
Tell us what your family is organizing
Use only the details that help you make a practical first-14-days plan.
For your privacy we currently do not store your notes.
Your family discharge plan
Start with the form
Fill in the basics to create discharge questions, medication and home-setup prompts, follow-up tasks, warning-sign questions, family owners, and a first-14-days log.
Optional one-time upgrade
Need even more structure?
$5Introductory launch priceone-time · no subscription
The First 14 Days Home Kit adds roomier fillable worksheets, call scripts, callback tracking, coverage plans, and caregiver handoffs in one printable packet.
Free checklist
Enough to start today
Essential questions, trackers, family tasks, and care logs.
Free · no email requiredHome Kit
A working family packet
Approximately 20 fillable pages with scripts, open-loop tracking, coverage, handoffs, and a one-page Command Center.
$5 introductory launch priceCoordination App
A working system for everyone helping
An interactive browser-based workflow for tasks, follow-up, appointments, coverage, handoffs, and printable family summaries.
$29 one-time purchaseExplore the Coordination AppChoose the next problem
What does your family need to organize now?
Optional one-page resource
Just a Quick Sheet
The First Night Home Quick Sheet is even simpler: a one-page form for contacts, medication confirmation, first-night setup, follow-up, care-team warning-sign instructions, and overnight responsibilities.
One-page preview
First Night HomeQuick Sheet
Who to call
Medication changes confirmed
First-night setupFollow-up
Warning-sign instructions
Overnight ownerBackup
Email me the quick sheet
Independent and accountable
About this website
Private by design
No account or personal care profile. Anything you type into the planner stays on this device.
Organization only
No diagnosis, treatment, medication dosing, provider recommendation, or replacement for professional advice.
Created from personal experience
I built Family Elder Planning after my own family struggled to organize a hospital-to-home transition.
Created by Faz—why this existsEditorial policyMedical disclaimer
Common questions
What families ask before they begin
Do I need an account or email to use the free checklist?
No. It opens immediately without an account, payment, or email address.
Does Family Elder Planning store my planner notes?
No. The planner runs on this device. Entered names, medication questions, and family notes are not transmitted or saved to Family Elder Planning.
Is this medical advice?
No. It is an organization aid. Follow the discharge team’s instructions, and contact emergency services or a licensed clinician for urgent symptoms or immediate safety concerns.
What is the difference between the free checklist and the Home Kit?
The free checklist covers the essentials. The Home Kit adds roomier fillable pages, scripts, callback tracking, coverage, and handoff tools for families who want one working packet.
Listen to a quick discussion about elder care
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4-minute audio discussion
The first 48 hours after your parent comes home
Listen to a short discussion about the first night, the next morning, and common loose ends.
Audio discussion4:39
Start with the next clear step
Start with the free discharge checklist.
Use it during the discharge conversation or as soon as your parent gets home.