Working Caregiver- Plan for Medical Emergency

Organizing, maintaining and updating personal medical files are vital steps to planning for a medical crisis. Here's a list of important medical information - have it available!

Names, addresses and telephone phone numbers of your health care providers, such as physician, dentist, pharmacist, medical specialist.

Instructions for the individual you have designated to provide medical information on your behalf, if you are unable.

Special instructions, such as a living will, or a durable power of attorney for health care decision making.

All prescription and non-prescription (over-the-counter) drugs that you take. List should include:

• dosage (amount of medication you take and when)
• name of physician prescribing the drug
• name, address, and telephone number of pharmacy dispensing the drug

Address and telephone numbers of the hospitals that you prefer to use.

Medicare number.

Medicaid number.

Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of your caseworker and/or social worker.

Name, policy number, office location of health, Medigap-supplemental health and long-term care insurance policies.

Adapted from the Children of Aging Parents Organization