The Caregiver and Medical Organizer: Printable Binder (PDF)

When you care for someone, the facts live in a dozen places. This binder gives every one of them a home.

A 33-page printable organizer for the person who keeps it all together: the medication list, the appointments, the questions for the doctor, the hospital stay, the insurance calls and the daily care. Hand a nurse, a doctor or a relative the same clear page every time.

Instant PDF download. Letter size. Print the whole pack for a binder, or print only the pages you need, as many times as your household needs.

What is inside

• The basics: about my person, key people and emergency contacts, legal and planning papers, the care team list
• Medications: medication list, medication changes log, weekly check-off
• Appointments: appointment log, three "questions for this visit" pages, tests and results
• Hospital stays: first-day page, daily notes pages, and ten questions to ask before going home
• Insurance and bills: insurance cards, approvals and appeals, medical bills and payments, phone call log
• Daily care: daily care logs, a "what I noticed" record, a tracking page, and the week ahead
• Home base: where everything is kept, a page for the caregiver, and notes

Who made it

Les Erschen Jr is a critical care nurse. He started at the bedside before COVID, worked the whole pandemic in critical care units, and still works in them. He built these pages around the questions nurses ask families every day.

Please read

This organizer is a set of blank forms for keeping your own records. It is not medical advice and does not replace your doctors, nurses, pharmacists or care team. Always follow the instructions of the licensed professionals caring for your person. In an emergency call 911. The pictures are AI-generated illustrations. Digital product: nothing is shipped. For personal and family use.