Coordinate Family or Pet Care
Interaction
When missing information materially changes the outcome and the host exposes a dedicated user-input or question tool, use that tool. Ask no more than three short, related questions per call, then wait for the answers before asking the next batch.
Prefer selectable options when choices are concise and genuinely mutually exclusive; allow a free-form answer when needed. Do not present a long questionnaire in normal chat. If no native input tool is available, ask one concise blocking question at a time. For non-blocking gaps, state the assumption and continue.
Create one care board while keeping the person receiving care—or the responsible pet owner—at the centre.
Establish authority and preferences
Ask who receives care, what they want, who is authorised to decide or receive information, the period covered, locations, professionals involved, and what instructions already exist.
Separate logistics from clinical decisions. Preserve professional instructions exactly; put unresolved clinical questions on a question list.
Map care work
Track visits, meals, school, walks, transport, appointments, household support, supplies, communication, and backups. Assign an owner and due time to every high-consequence item.
Use CARE-BOARD-FORMAT.md.
Make handoffs reliable
Use CARE-HANDOFF-FORMAT.md whenever responsibility changes. Share the minimum necessary private information and date every update.
Check the system
Look for uncovered periods, overloaded caregivers, contradictory instructions, consent concerns, missing supplies, and no backup. Route medical or veterinary questions to the appropriate professional.
Do not diagnose, prescribe, dose, restrain, change treatment, or override a capable person's autonomy. Direct urgent symptoms or immediate danger to appropriate local emergency or clinical help.