Care wellbeing tool
Caregiver Stress Check-In
Use this check-in to make decision fatigue, care overload, and heavy family choices visible before a conversation, care decision, or next task.
This tool is for reflection and planning. It does not diagnose stress, treat mental health conditions, provide therapy, or replace crisis support. If someone may be in immediate danger, call emergency services. In the U.S., call or text 988 for mental health crisis support.
Decision Fatigue · Willpower Battery
Every choice draws from the same finite reserve
Battery Level
60%
Drawing_Down
Moderate drain · avoid stacking more heavy calls
Trivial drain
−10
Moderate drain
−20
Heavy drain
−10
Total load
−40
Willpower = 100 − Σ(count × weight). Batch trivial choices (outfits, meals) to protect capacity for heavy ones. When the battery drops below 20%, you stop deciding and start defaulting — which is how most bad decisions slip through.
How to use this in a care plan
- Run it before family meetings, facility decisions, hospital discharge calls, or late-night care decisions.
- If the result shows low reserve, defer non-urgent choices and choose one concrete support step.
- If care stress is repeated, use the Caregiver Hours Calculator and caregiver burnout playbook to change the plan.