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Daily Resident Check

by Claire Wright, from the Community

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This daily resident check template supports caregivers in residential and aged care settings to document essential wellbeing checks. Prompts cover hygiene and grooming, appropriate and labeled clothing and footwear, oral care and shaving, recent bathing, hydration within reach, and use of personal aids such as hearing aids and glasses. It also includes notes for catheters and emptying leg bags, plus header fields for conducted on, prepared by, and resident name. Ideal for care homes and home care teams to standardize routine observations and maintain compliance.

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