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Living Alone — Essential Support Sheet
A thin, realistic support plan for living alone with limited or no household help.
A keep-close version. Read it here, or screenshot this page to have it on your phone — print and PDF copies will appear once final files are attached.
For weeks when no one is around: the one page that says who could be contacted, what's arranged, and where the important information lives — built small, on purpose.
The people
Emergency contact
e.g. Sister — she knows she's first call
Who could check in
e.g. Jo next door, by text on Sundays
Who could help if I suddenly worsen
e.g. Jo (next door, agreed) + sister by phone
The arrangements
Food access
e.g. Weekly delivery slot, Saturdays
Medication access
e.g. Pharmacy delivers; the list is in the green folder
Delivery options
e.g. Same-day basics from the corner shop
The details
Where important information lives
e.g. The green folder, kitchen drawer — contacts, medication list, the plan
The one word that means I've crashed
e.g. 'Crashed' → sister rings Jo once, then checks in by text each evening
This plan is allowed to be thinner than the need. A thin plan that's real beats a rich one that isn't.