For professionals and community organizations

A free, no-account hospital-to-home resource to share with families.

For discharge planners, social workers, case managers, home-health organizations, senior centers, Area Agencies on Aging, faith communities, caregiver-support groups, and community-service offices.

Open the free checklist Print the sharing handout

No account or payment required. Organization support, not medical advice.

A printable hospital-to-home checklist and family planning papers on a table

What the free checklist covers

  • Questions to confirm before discharge
  • Medication-change and pharmacy follow-up organization
  • Appointments, home health, equipment, and supplies
  • Home setup and first-night responsibilities
  • Care-team warning-sign instructions
  • Family task owners and a first-14-days care log

Families can open, print, copy, or save the checklist without providing an email address. A separate local-only planning tool is available for families who want to personalize a plan on their own device.

What it does not cover

No clinical direction

It does not diagnose, triage, recommend treatment, change medication instructions, or replace discharge materials.

No provider recommendations

It does not rank, refer, endorse, or accept paid placement from providers or community organizations.

No case record

There is no account, profile, or database-backed personal care plan.

No sensitive intake

The core free resources do not ask families to submit diagnoses, medication names, symptoms, addresses, phone numbers, or insurance details.

Share the right level of help

Free discharge checklistThe practical printable tool for discharge day through the first 14 days. First Night Home Quick SheetA one-page bedside resource for the immediate first night. Family Elder Planning ToolkitThe full set of maintained guides for medication, home safety, home health, coordination, and documents. One-page sharing handoutA printer-friendly sheet with the direct checklist URL and locally generated QR code.

Independence and editorial accountability

Family Elder Planning was created by Faz, an independent technology professional, after a family hospital-to-home transition felt overwhelming. Faz has worked with licensed social workers and others to improve the site’s organization and usability. This page does not claim partnerships, approvals, endorsements, or clinical review. Family Elder Planning is not a medical provider. Read the founder story, the site’s editorial policy, and the medical disclaimer.

To report a correction, broken link, unclear phrase, or sharing question, use the contact page. Please do not include personal care details.