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Family Caregiver Support Needs Survey Template

This family caregiver support needs survey template asks adult caregivers about finding services, the support they need next, barriers to access, scheduling, and a preferred first contact. Use the answers to choose one practical service improvement without collecting a care recipient's diagnosis or identity.

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This family caregiver support needs survey template asks adult caregivers about finding services, the support they need next, barriers to access, scheduling, and a preferred first contact. Use the answers to choose one practical service improvement without collecting a care recipient's diagnosis or identity.

When to use this family caregiver support needs survey

Use this template when a local program needs structured feedback from adults who help an older family member living in the community. Name the service area and the three-month reference period. Explain that the survey is for planning and does not replace urgent, medical, legal, or safeguarding support.

What the answers help you decide

The questions distinguish information access from service availability, trust, timing, cost, and care-recipient preference. Results can guide one next step, such as simplifying a service directory, adding a named contact, or reviewing appointment hours. This questionnaire does not diagnose need, measure caregiver burden, or determine eligibility.

Seven questions for your family caregiver support needs survey

Please answer about your experience helping an older family member during the past three months. Do not include names, diagnoses, addresses, or other identifying details. Every question is optional.

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Family Caregiver Support Needs Survey

01 During the past three months, how easy or difficult was it to find clear information about relevant local services or support?

Choose one answer, or skip this question.

02 Which type of support would make the biggest practical difference during the next month?

Choose one answer, or skip this question.

03 What has most limited your use of available support?

Choose one answer, or skip this question.

04 How well do available services fit the times when you can use them?

Choose one answer, or skip this question.

05 Who would you prefer as your first point of contact when you need help finding support?

Choose one answer, or skip this question.

06 How would you prefer that first contact to respond?

Choose one answer, or skip this question.

07 What is one change that would make support easier for you to find or use?

Share your answer, or skip this question.

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Adapt the family caregiver support needs survey to your audience

Replace “local services” with the actual service area and list only support types the program can discuss or refer to. Keep “no support needed” and “I did not look” options so respondents are not forced into a problem frame. Review sensitive questions before adding health, financial, or family details. Add urgent-help information outside the questionnaire when the topic warrants it.

Printable family caregiver support needs survey

Use the printable version at a caregiver meeting, library help desk, or community appointment for adults who prefer paper. Provide a sealed return option and a named review date. Ask staff to redact accidental names or health details before coding. Paper responses are not automatically added to online results.

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Interpret your family caregiver support needs survey responses

Report each question separately. Cross-check the most requested support with the main barrier and preferred contact, but do not create a burden or risk score. Treat open responses as planning suggestions, remove identifying details before sharing, and use SurveyLegend's open-ended analysis guidance. Do not infer unmet clinical need from a missing response.

Macleod and colleagues interviewed 24 family caregivers of community-dwelling people with dementia in Australia. Their abstract identifies “the inability to find information about relevant services or support” among the barriers and an expert point of contact among the facilitators. Read the PubMed abstract . The qualitative study is dementia- and Australia-specific; it informs the information, barrier, flexibility, and contact dimensions but does not validate this broader questionnaire.

Frequently asked questions

Who should answer this family caregiver needs survey?

Adults who help an older family member living in the community can answer. The introduction should name the service area and time period so respondents know which experience to consider.

Is this a caregiver-burden assessment?

No. The seven questions cover service information and access. They do not produce a clinical score, diagnose stress, or determine whether someone is eligible for support.

What should the organization do with the results?

Choose a specific planning decision before launch. For example, compare the most requested support with the main access barrier and preferred contact channel, then document one improvement and how progress will be reviewed.

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