Caregiver support for stroke recovery in Labuan

Write down what the person actually managed this week, not what the diagnosis predicts. Dressing alone but needing help with buttons, walking to the kitchen but not as far as the gate. Those observations set the caregiver's real task list better than any label.

Bring the treating team's written instructions into the planning conversation: transfer technique, food texture, fluid limits, exercise scope and warning signs. Ask for the sheet to be dated, so everyone knows which version is current.

Plan communication and review points before care begins. Record changes in function, eating, drinking, sleep, mood or mobility in the agreed format, and state who must be contacted. For urgent symptoms, call 999 rather than waiting for an enquiry reply.

The nearest other areas with their own guide are further away: Limbang (about 105 km) and Keningau (about 111 km).

Information about the daily routine

• Current instructions from the treating team
• Tasks the person can still do independently
• Night-time pattern and any help needed after bedtime
• Equipment, aids or home setup already in place
• A description of an ordinary day, hour by hour