Having up-to-date medical information for your parent helps you to manage health care and medications, and it is crucial to have in case of an emergency.
Use this checklist to make sure you have all of the pertinent information about your elderly parent's health readily available, in one place.
Printable Health Information Checklist
- Parent's date of birth
- Parent's Social Security number
- Medicare/Medicaid information
- Health insurance information (name, phone number, policy information)
- Primary care doctor (name, phone number and location)
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Specialists (name, phone number and location)
- Medication (name, dosage, time of day taken)
- Over-the-counter supplements (name, dosage, frequency taken)
- Medical history (past illnesses and surgeries)
- Family medical history (illnesses, causes of death for mother, father, siblings)