The Care Compass Shop

Tools to help you act, not just understand.

Our free guides explain what’s happening. These tools help you do something about it: compare care homes properly, prepare for a CHC funding assessment, work through LPA forms step by step, and keep track of every appointment.

Instant PDF downloads from £2.99, or all 8 in the Complete Bundle for £16.99. Every guide on this site stays free, and every purchase helps keep it that way.

Looking for our free printables? The booklet, calendar, GP log and checklists are all free here →

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In the shop

Pick the tool for where you are now.

Each one is built from the same plain-English guidance as the free site, turned into something you can print, fill in and take with you.

Best value

Complete Bundle: all 8 printables, £16.99

All eight planners and toolkits in one download. Buying separately costs £42.89. The Complete Bundle is £16.99, a saving of £25.90.

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Flagship printable

Family Care Journey Planner

£5.99

For: Families at any stage who want everything in one place.

Covers all seven stages, from diagnosis to bereavement
Plan what matters and track what changes
Know what to do next at each stage

Digital PDF · Instant download · Print at home

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Work & caring

Working Carers Toolkit

£4.99

For: Anyone holding down a job while caring for someone.

Carer’s Leave, flexible working and your UK rights, in plain English
How to raise caring with your manager: what to say and when
Where to go if a conversation with your employer goes badly

Digital PDF · Instant download · Print at home

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Plain English

Jargon Translator

£2.99

For: Anyone baffled by letters, meetings or hospital talk.

Terms from hospitals, social workers and councils
Each one explained simply, in everyday words
Keep it beside you for meetings and phone calls

Digital PDF · Instant download · Print at home

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Appointments

Medical Appointment Tracker

£3.98

For: Anyone going to appointments with or for someone else.

A page to prepare your questions before you go
Record what was said, decided and who does what next
A running log, so changes and patterns are easier to spot

Digital PDF · Instant download · Print at home

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Choosing a home

Care Home Comparison Planner

£4.99

For: Anyone visiting or shortlisting care homes.

One page per home, so every visit is recorded the same way
The questions worth asking about staff, food and concerns
Space for costs, funding notes and your gut feeling

Digital PDF · Instant download · Print at home

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Ready for anything

Emergency Folder

£5.99

For: Any family who wants to be ready before a crisis.

Key contacts gathered in one place
Medical details ready to hand to paramedics or hospital staff
Home access details for whoever needs to step in

Digital PDF · Instant download · Print at home

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NHS funding

CHC Toolkit

£6.98

For: Anyone facing an NHS Continuing Healthcare assessment or review.

All 12 assessment areas explained in plain English
A simple way to gather your evidence before the meeting
Brief guidance if you disagree with the decision

Digital PDF · Instant download · Print at home · 9 pages

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Legal & practical

Completing Your LPA Form

£6.98

For: Anyone filling in Lasting Power of Attorney forms in England or Wales.

Section-by-section help with both forms (LP1F and LP1H)
Who can witness and certify, and the rules that trip people up
The most common reasons applications get sent back

Digital PDF · Instant download · Print at home

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More guides on the way

What would help you most?

New guides are shaped by the questions families actually ask. Tell me what you’re stuck on, or what you wish someone had written down for you, and it goes straight onto the list.

Thank you, that’s really helpful.

I read every suggestion myself. In the meantime, the free guides may already cover part of what you need.

Why there’s a shop

Free guidance, and tools for when you need to act.

Every guide on The Care Compass is free, and it always will be. But knowing what a CHC assessment is isn’t the same as walking into one prepared. Understanding LPAs isn’t the same as filling in the forms correctly. The shop is for that next step.

The money from the shop helps keep The Care Compass independent and free for every family who needs it. No adverts, no referral fees, no paid placements.

Thank you for supporting our mission.