The Kind Soup Care Score
KS0 means after.
You did this until the end. It does not show up on a scale of hours any more, and it was not nothing. You are still one of us.
What somebody at KS0 is doing
If somebody told you this is their number, this is roughly what their week looks like.
- They cared for someone until the end.
- The work has stopped. What it cost has not.
- People at KS0 are often the most forgotten, because the obvious crisis is over.
It measures the work, not the illness
The Care Score is 1 to 10 for how much care somebody is actually giving. Two people looking after someone with the same diagnosis can be at KS3 and KS9, because what separates them is hours, nights, whether the person can be left, and whether anyone else helps.
KS0 is reserved for people who cared for somebody until they died. It is not a diagnosis and it is not medical advice.
The whole scale
KS0AfterKS1Occasional helpKS2Regular helpKS3Weekly careKS4Daily careKS5Extensive daily careKS6Constant supervisionKS7Around-the-clock careKS8Home nursingKS9Beyond one caregiverKS10Unsustainable
One above is KS1, Occasional help.
Caring for somebody yourself?
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