# FREE: Senior Care Emergency Preparedness Kit

> Peace of mind comes from being prepared. Learn how our Preparedness Kit can help your family. If you’re noticing changes that indicate your parent or senior loved one is needing some assistance, do you know what the process to getting more help? If your parent or an elderly…

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- Tags: alzheimers, dementia, assisted-living, memory-care, safety-at-home, medication-management, legal-planning
- Published: 2016-01-08

Peace of mind comes from being prepared. Learn how our Preparedness Kit can help your family.

If you’re noticing changes that indicate your parent or
senior loved one is needing some assistance, do you know what the process to
getting more help? If your parent or an elderly loved one was released from the
hospital after surgery or due to an illness, would you know where they could
recuperate?   If your elderly loved one needs daily care or
has long term needs and you cannot care for them, do you have a plan in
place?  And do you have a backup plan?

### Are You Ready?

In the assisted living industry, we meet many families in
times of need.  And it can be a very
stressful time for the whole family. They don’t know what to do when a loved
one can no longer live alone and needs immediate care. Some family members may
feel the growing anxiety and guilt of no longer being able to care for a loved
one alone.  Families might be facing a multitude
of questions and concerns about who could provide the best care for their mom
or dad. And trying to make these decisions in the middle of a healthcare
emergency is not a situation anyone wants to find themselves in. We understand.

### Be Prepared

The Preparedness Kit is a program that Aegis Living developed after years of witnessing families scrambling to gather information and documentation. Before there is an urgent need, our Aegis Living team member can walk you through the legal forms and documentation step-by-step that are required by the state for admission. The documentation is also necessary to move your parent into a short- term respite stay to recuperate from the hospital, assisted living for those who can no longer live on their own, or memory care for those with dementia and Alzheimer’s.  We create a file with this required documentation, along with emergency information, photo ID, and medical authorization to expedite the transition into assisted living when needed.  If you wish, Aegis Living can keep a copy of this file as well.

By having this file and checklist of documentation completed,
your family will have peace of mind that, in the case of an emergency, you are
ready to move your parent into the care that they need quickly.

### Benefits of Completing a Preparedness Kit:

- Your Parent
Can Participate. Completing this documentation can open the door to a
sometimes difficult discussion with your loved one about their future
care.  It provides parents with the
opportunity to participate in their own plan and communicate their
expectations.

- **No Delays.**
To complete the documentation, you can schedule appointments with lawyers,
doctors, and pharmacists when it works with your schedule.  Your family will not be forced to scramble
for assistance.

- **Memory Care.**
Many of our families who have a parent newly diagnosed with dementia or
Alzheimer’s will find great comfort in preparing this material now. It can be
difficult to predict when a loved one may need more specialized care due to
memory loss.

- Expert
Assistance. The legal documents required by the state take time and
understanding to complete.   Our experts
can walk you through the details and answer your questions. It’s always nice to
have someone on your side.

- Peace of
Mind.  Your family can find comfort in
having a backup plan in place for the unexpected and being proactive about the
future care of their loved one.

### Life Changes.  We Can Help.

By completing our free Preparedness Kit, there is no
obligation to move your parent into an Aegis Living community.  This program provides you with the
documentation that you will need on hand in the case of an emergency, wherever
you may bring your loved one.

Stop by any local Aegis Living
community today and pick up your Preparedness Kit.   Our team will gladly walk you through the
details to help your family prepare.