The Care Compass Resource Library
Free guidance is always at the heart of The Care Compass. These optional printables are for families who want something practical to print, share, annotate and keep close to hand.
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Planning library
Each printable connects back to the free guidance on The Care Compass. Many families find them helpful alongside the site if it makes life a little easier to have things in one place.
Flagship printable
Your printable companion through every stage of later-life care. Created to help families organise notes, questions, actions and key decisions in one calm place.
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Work & caring
For people balancing employment with caring responsibilities, including workplace conversations, rights, support options and self-employed guidance.
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Plain English
A quick-reference guide to the terms families hear from hospitals, social workers, care homes and local authorities, organised by journey stage.
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Appointments
A calm way to prepare for, get through, and follow up on hospital and clinic appointments, so nothing gets lost between one visit and the next.
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Choosing a home
A clear way to compare homes side by side and make the right choice, covering dementia care types, funding, and what to ask on every visit.
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Ready for anything
Everything a family member would need to find in a hurry. Key contacts, medical details and home access information, gathered in one place.
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NHS funding
A plain-English guide to NHS Continuing Healthcare: how funding works, the two-stage assessment, the 12 care domains, and a fillable evidence & care diary log to help build your case.
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Legal & practical
A step-by-step walkthrough for LP1F and LP1H. Built to help you get it right the first time, since a rejected form means paying the £92 registration fee twice.
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Best value
Everything you need, in one place. The full Care Compass collection. All eight printables together, covering every stage from diagnosis to bereavement.
Coming soon
We are building practical resources around the real questions families ask when care changes quickly.
Why we created these
The Care Compass exists because no family should have to figure later-life care out alone. Sometimes free guidance is enough. Sometimes families need something they can print, tick off, write on, take to appointments or share with relatives.
These resources are designed to reduce stress, improve confidence and help families make informed decisions. One step at a time.
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