Caregiving schedule for five siblings
A fair way for five brothers and sisters to share the care of a parent: an evening visit and a morning check-in call every day, taking turns one day at a time, with the call starting one person later so nobody has both on the same day.
Two weeks of turns
| Day | Evening visit | Morning check-in call |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1, Mon | AAnna | TTom |
| Week 1, Tue | TTom | LLisa |
| Week 1, Wed | LLisa | DDavid |
| Week 1, Thu | DDavid | MMaria |
| Week 1, Fri | MMaria | AAnna |
| Week 1, Sat | AAnna | TTom |
| Week 1, Sun | TTom | LLisa |
| Week 2, Mon | LLisa | DDavid |
| Week 2, Tue | DDavid | MMaria |
| Week 2, Wed | MMaria | AAnna |
| Week 2, Thu | AAnna | TTom |
| Week 2, Fri | TTom | LLisa |
| Week 2, Sat | LLisa | DDavid |
| Week 2, Sun | DDavid | MMaria |
With five helpers, a daily visit and a daily call, each of you has about 2.8 turns a week. When your parent is away for a day (a hospital stay, a trip with a friend), skip that day and carry on where you left off, so nobody loses or gains a turn.
Other ways to split it
- Same weekdays every week: each of you keeps your days (Anna on Mondays and Thursdays, Tom on Tuesdays and Fridays…). Easy to remember and to fit around work.
- A week each: one of you does every visit for a week, then hands over. Good when someone lives far away and can come for a whole week.
- Uneven on purpose: the sibling who lives closest takes the visits, the one far away takes the calls, the paperwork and the pharmacy. Fair is not always equal; agree on it out loud.
Kinshift works out whose turn it is every day, lets anyone ask for cover with a yes or no, keeps an update after every visit, shares the tasks and the care info, and reminds each helper before their turn. Free for the whole family, no account.
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