Household Duties

Overview

Household duties are tasks that caregivers perform as part of patient care. WPL's duty management system helps coordinate who does what, when, and tracks completion for accountability.

Accessing Household Duties

Types of Household Duties

WPL includes predefined duties across multiple categories:

Creating Household Duties

From Predefined List

1. Navigate to Family → Household Duties tab and select a household
2. Click + Add Duty
3. Choose a category (e.g., Laundry, Grocery Shopping, Bedroom Cleaning)
4. Select a specific duty — name, description, and estimated time auto-populate
5. Customize frequency, priority, and caregiver assignment as needed
6. Click Create Duty

Creating Custom Duties

1. Click + Add Duty and select the Custom Duty category
2. Skip the template step — you go straight to the details form
3. Enter duty name and description
4. Set estimated duration, frequency, and priority
5. Add subtasks (optional)
6. Assign to caregiver(s)
7. Click Create Duty

Assigning Duties to Caregivers

Single or Multiple Assignment

1. Create or edit a duty
2. In the Assign To section, check one or more caregivers
3. Only caregivers with access to the household are shown
4. Assigned caregivers receive a notification immediately
5. Duty appears in their task list

Duty Scheduling & Frequency

Frequency Options

• Daily: Repeats every day (e.g., meal preparation, pet care)
• Weekly: Once per week (e.g., laundry, grocery shopping)
• Biweekly: Every two weeks (e.g., deep cleaning)
• Monthly: Once per month (e.g., appliance deep clean)
• As Needed: No automatic recurrence, completed on demand
• Custom: Define specific days, times, or intervals

Due Dates

• Automatically recalculated after each completion based on frequency
• Overdue duties are highlighted in the list view
• The stats panel shows a live overdue count

Priority Levels

Set priority to communicate urgency:

Completing Duties

1. Navigate to the household duties list
2. Find the duty you want to mark done
3. Click the Complete button on the duty card
4. Duty status updates to "Completed" and the completion is logged
5. Next due date is automatically recalculated based on frequency

Working with Subtasks

When creating or editing a duty, use the Subtasks field to break the work into smaller steps. Subtasks appear on the duty card and help caregivers track progress through multi-step tasks.

Example: "Clean Kitchen" Subtasks

• • Wash dishes
• • Wipe counters
• • Clean stovetop
• • Clean sink
• • Sweep floor
• • Empty trash

Viewing & Filtering Duties

The Household Duties page has five tabs for different views:

Stats Panel

At the top of the duty list you can see at a glance:

• Total Duties: All active duties in this household
• Completed This Week: Duties finished in the past 7 days
• Pending: Tasks still waiting to be done
• Overdue: Tasks that passed their due date

Notifications & Reminders

Automatic Notifications

• Assignment: When a duty is assigned to you
• Due Soon: 24 hours before the due date
• Overdue: When a duty passes its due date without completion
• Completion: When an assigned duty is completed

Per-Duty Reminders

When creating a duty, toggle Enable Reminders and set a preferred time. The assigned caregiver receives a reminder notification at that time on the due date.

Coordinating Multiple Caregivers

Avoiding Duplicate Work

• Real-time duty status prevents caregivers from doubling up on the same task
• When one caregiver completes a duty, all assignees are notified
• The duty card clearly shows who it is assigned to

Accountability

• Every completion is logged with timestamp and user
• Completion history is visible in the duty detail
• Account owner can review all duty activity

Duty Template Bundles

Templates let you quickly set up common duty configurations without creating each one individually.

Available Bundles

Applying a Bundle

1. Go to the Templates tab on the Household Duties page
2. Click View Duties to preview what will be created
3. Click Apply Bundle to create all duties at once
4. Customize individual duties afterward (assign caregivers, adjust schedules)

Caregiver Dashboard

The Caregivers tab shows duties organized by who is responsible:

• Workload indicator: Each caregiver card shows a light/moderate/heavy badge based on assigned duty count and estimated hours
• Completion rate: Percentage of assigned duties completed
• Expandable detail: Click a caregiver card to see all their assigned duties
• Unassigned section: Duties not yet assigned to anyone, with a quick-assign dropdown to delegate immediately

Calendar View

The Calendar tab gives a visual schedule of when duties are due:

• Week view: Shows duty names as colored blocks on each day
• Month view: Shows colored dots per day with duty count
• Click any day to see a detailed list of that day's duties
• Overdue indicator: Red dot on days with overdue duties
• Today button: Jump back to the current week/month

Duty Analytics

The Analytics tab provides insights into duty management:

• Completion rate ring: Visual progress showing overall completion percentage
• Category breakdown: Bar chart showing duty distribution by type
• Caregiver leaderboard: Ranked list of caregivers by completion count and rate
• Weekly trend: Bar chart showing completions over the last 4 weeks

Household Duties Tips

Troubleshooting

Not receiving duty notifications

• Check notification settings in your profile
• Verify notifications are enabled for household duties
• Check email spam folder
• Enable push notifications in your browser settings

Can't complete a duty

• Verify the duty is assigned to you
• Check your caregiver permissions for this household
• Ensure the duty hasn't already been completed by someone else
• Try refreshing the page

Duty not appearing in the list

• Check the active status tab — it may be filtered out
• Verify you have the correct household selected
• Confirm the duty hasn't been deleted

Wrong due date showing

• Check the duty's frequency setting
• Verify custom schedule configuration if applicable
• Edit the duty to correct the next due date manually
• Contact support if dates are consistently incorrect

Next Steps