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ELDERLY-CARE-MANAGEMENT4 MIN READ

Sort shift demands by urgency and importance

Sort competing shift demands using the Eisenhower urgency-importance distinction.

Sort the shift demands by how the manager should treat them. Do now: urgent and important Schedule: important but not immediate Delegate: urgent but lower management value Defer: low urgency and low importance Resident alarm sounding after a fall-risk resident stood up Medication clarification needed before the evening round Tomorrow's rota review before agency cut-off Weekly care-plan audit due by Friday Kitchen asks which table needs the pureed dessert Reception needs chairs moved before a family visit Vendor email offering a new laundry quote Nonessential poster wording for next month's activity board

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