Caregiver Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. What part do you usually play in another person’s medication or treatment routine?
I do not have a role in managing the routine.
I occasionally give a reminder or help with one step.
I regularly organize reminders, supplies, or agreed instructions.
I manage or closely assist with the routine day to day under the appropriate care plan.
2. The person’s needs change and their existing routine no longer works well. How involved are you in developing a new plan?
Planning is outside my current role.
I may offer a suggestion or help with one arrangement.
I actively help compare options and put changes in place.
I am expected to lead the planning and coordinate the revised support.
3. How often do you check in because another person may need reassurance, supervision, or help noticing a problem?
Regular check-ins are not part of my role.
I check in occasionally when circumstances suggest it.
I check in routinely because the person may need support.
I maintain frequent contact or presence because others rely on me to notice and respond.
4. During a typical week, how often do you handle meals, shopping, transport, or household tasks because another person has difficulty doing them?
These tasks are not part of my current role.
I occasionally help when a specific need comes up.
I handle several of these tasks on a recurring basis.
I am relied on for most or all of these tasks.
5. When the person becomes distressed, confused, lonely, or overwhelmed, how much do they rely on you?
They generally turn elsewhere for this kind of support.
They sometimes talk with me, but I am not a regular support person.
They often rely on me to listen, reassure them, or help them settle.
I am usually the first or main person they depend on during these moments.
6. How involved are you in arranging or keeping track of another person’s appointments?
I am not involved in their appointment arrangements.
I occasionally help with a date, reminder, or ride.
I regularly schedule, track, or attend appointments.
I oversee most appointment planning and follow-through.
7. When relatives, professionals, or support services need an update, what usually happens?
They communicate without relying on me.
I sometimes pass along a specific message.
I am regularly included and help keep people informed.
I serve as the main contact connecting the people involved.
8. When one of your plans conflicts with a support task the other person depends on, what usually happens?
The task is normally handled without my involvement.
I adjust my plans occasionally when no other option is convenient.
I often organize my plans around recurring support tasks.
The person’s essential routines regularly determine my schedule.
9. If an unexpected practical problem arises, such as a missed ride or an essential item running out, how much responsibility usually falls to you?
There is no expectation that I will resolve it.
I may help if I happen to be available.
I share responsibility for finding a solution.
I am normally the person expected to take charge of the problem.
10. How much do you help with forms, benefits, insurance, bills, or applications related to another person’s support?
I do not take part in these administrative matters.
I help with an occasional form or question.
I regularly assist with paperwork or account-related tasks.
I manage most of these administrative responsibilities for the person.
11. A service provider gives complicated instructions about what should happen next. What role would you typically take?
The information would be handled by the person or someone else.
I would help clarify one point if asked.
I would discuss the instructions and help organize the next steps.
I would take primary responsibility for understanding, recording, and coordinating the next steps.
12. A call or request for help could arrive outside your normal plans, including late at night. How available are you generally expected to be?
There is no standing expectation that I will respond.
I may respond when convenient, but others do not depend on it.
I am expected to respond regularly or arrange backup.
I remain on call because I am the primary person expected to respond.
13. Someone you support needs help with dressing, bathing, eating, mobility, or another personal routine. What best describes your usual involvement?
Someone else handles these routines, and I have no regular role.
I provide backup help in particular situations.
I share regular responsibility for one or more routines.
I am the main person responsible for these routines.
14. How strongly do another person’s possible future needs influence your everyday decisions?
Their possible needs rarely factor into my routine decisions.
I keep them in mind for particular plans or circumstances.
I regularly preserve time, energy, or flexibility in case they need me.
My schedule and major choices are substantially shaped by the need to remain available.
15. Before leaving home or becoming unavailable, how much planning do you do around the other person’s needs?
Their support arrangements do not affect my availability.
I occasionally mention my plans or check whether anything is needed.
I regularly confirm that support is covered before I leave.
I cannot usually become unavailable without arranging detailed alternative support.