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Home Visit Progress Note Template
A reusable progress note format for home care visits, daily living support, and coordinator review.
Example content
Preview the structure before opening the file
English structure excerpt · blank prompts, not a completed record
- Shift details
- Client name · My Aged Care ID or provider ID
- Progress note prompts
- Support provided - factual actions only · Client participation, choices, and preferences
- Risk and escalation check
- Immediate safety concern identified · Incident, hazard, or near miss report required
- Follow-up
- Next shift notes · Care plan or schedule update suggested
Read all template prompts
Shift details:
- Client name:
- My Aged Care ID or provider ID:
- Date:
- Shift start and finish time:
- Worker name:
- Service type:
- Planned tasks from care plan:
Progress note prompts:
- Support provided - factual actions only:
- Client participation, choices, and preferences:
- What the client did independently:
- General observations:
- Changes in health, mood, cognition, mobility, nutrition, hygiene, or home environment:
- Tasks not completed and why:
- Client feedback or request:
Risk and escalation check:
- Immediate safety concern identified:
- Incident, hazard, or near miss report required:
- Coordinator notified:
- Representative or family communication if authorised:
- Urgent action taken:
Follow-up:
- Next shift notes:
- Care plan or schedule update suggested:
- Evidence or photo stored if relevant:
- Worker signature:
Who it is for
Support workers and care staff documenting home visits in clear, factual language.
When to use it
Use after each home care shift or service visit to record tasks completed, participation, observations, and follow-up.
What this template helps with
A clearer record trail for everyday follow-up
Clear worker notes
Consistent records
Easier follow-up
Review notes
This template is a plain-language operational starting point. Check its fields, wording, and internal consistency before using it in a provider's own documentation system.