A Family Verification Checklist

Make the plan before something feels urgent.

An unusual request isn’t the best time to decide how your family will verify what’s real.

A simple plan made beforehand can help everyone know their first move — while keeping the person receiving the request part of the decision.

Use this checklist to start the conversation together.

Keep a copy for your family

Save it to your phone, print a copy or share it with the people you want included in your family’s plan.

Pause → Verify → Decide

You don’t need to know every trick, scam or technology.

Sometimes a useful first step is simply knowing you can pause, check an unusual request another way using information you already trust, and then decide what happens next.

The goal isn’t more worry.

It’s knowing what your first move will be before pressure arrives.

From Garrison Care

Good family support can add clarity and structure without taking away someone’s voice, confidence or independence.

The Care Standard shares practical guidance for families supporting aging at home with confidence, dignity and clarity.