Before appointments
- Help organize questions
- Bring medication and history details
- Confirm consent for participation
Caregiver guide
Support someone without taking over their care.
Prepare for appointments, communication, routines, symptom changes and appropriate boundaries.
Daily support
- Encourage routines without forcing treatment
- Notice meaningful changes
- Respect privacy and independence
Know when to escalate
- Fever or redness
- Sudden swelling
- Shortness of breath
- New wounds or severe pain
Support without taking over
Caregivers can help organize information, prepare for appointments and support established routines while respecting the patient’s preferences, privacy and independence.
Practical ways to help
- Keep referral, medication and surgical information organized
- Attend appointments when invited and take notes
- Help make compression and skin-care routines easier to follow
- Notice meaningful changes without attempting to diagnose them
- Encourage medical review for fever, spreading redness, sudden swelling or breathing difficulty
Compression and hands-on care
Do not apply compression, bandaging or massage techniques unless they have been specifically taught and approved for that person.
Request an appointment
Plan a thoughtful first conversation.
Share the context behind your concerns so the practice can help determine fit, timing and the appropriate next step.