The Parent Crisis Binder

What you'll be asked for in an ER, at a hospital discharge, or on a benefits form, all in one place. Fill it in with your parent before you need it.

Download the free binder (PDF, 862 KB, 18 pages)

What's inside

  • The first 72 hours of a crisis
  • Parent info sheet, medications, and doctors
  • Accounts and income, monthly bills and autopays, and a legal documents checklist
  • Medicare vs. Medicaid basics, and getting paid to care for a parent
  • Hospital discharge questions and a monthly care log

A few ground rules

  • Fill it in with your parent, one page at a time. One page a week is fine.
  • Don't write passwords, PINs or full account numbers in it.
  • Don't email or post photos of filled-in pages.
  • It's a printable you fill in on paper. We never ask you to upload your parent's information.

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