Get To Know Me

What is It?

The Get to Know Me tool is a customizable and printable form that can be displayed in the home. Home care providers can reference it to learn about your loved one’s interests, needs, and care preferences

How can it help me?

Developing positive relationships with home care providers can bring comfort and ease of mind to you and your loved one. The Get to Know Me tool quickly acquaints new and unfamiliar care providers with the abilities, needs, and preferences of your loved one. This can help foster positive relationships through awareness of preferences, likes, and dislikes, and can help care providers become familiar your loved one’s health baseline.

For example:

My greatest accomplishment is:

Serving my country as a nurse overseas in WW2

My favourite hobby (past or present) is:

Painting watercolour landscapes

When receiving care, I appreciate when:

I am given a chance to complete a task on my own before offered help

On a bad day, I may need help with:

Transferring in and out of bed and getting out of my chair

Tool: Get To Know Me

My name is:

The language that I speak, read, or write is:

My favourite hobby (past or present) is:

My greatest accomplishment is:

I am most happy when I am:

When receiving care, I appreciate when:

When receiving care, I get frustrated when:

On a good day, I can: (e.g. walk on my own, eat by myself, etc.)

On a bad day, I may need help with:

My allergies include:

Notes:

My primary contact is:

Relationship:

Phone number: