Young or old, illness or injury can sideline any of us either temporarily or indefinitely. According to the Centers for Disease Control, nearly 90% of the U.S. population will be disabled for some period of time during their lifetime due to illness, injury, surgical procedures, or a multitude of other events. Given these odds, planning for this near eventuality should be a priority for all of us. When we need help from others to care for us and even our household, finances, children, pets and other important aspects of our lives for some period of time, we must be able to provide those who give us care with the necessary information, instructions and authorizations that will enable them to give us the help we need.
This includes:
• detailed care instructions including medications, dietary considerations, emergency medical instructions, allergies, authorizations to allow medical personnel to talk with the caregiver about the ill or injured person if necessary, authorization for the caregiver to pick up prescriptions or test results, etc.;
• detailed instructions to care for any children or pets in the household;
• instructions regarding household matters;
• organized financial information together with instructions and authorizations that will allow others to assist you with your financial obligations if you are unable to do so yourself for some period of time;
• authorizations to allow others to communicate with your insurance companies or others who provide your healthcare and other benefits (something not even your spouse can do without your written authorization).
Because you don’t want to over burden any one person, it is important to put your information, instructions and authorizations in writing and have it readily available to allow friends, family members, and even professional caregivers to give you the help you need.
LIVING SMART SOFTWARE allows you to do all of these things and much more. With 85 LivingForms to choose from, you will be able to put together the information, instructions and authorizations to reflect the circumstances in your life and the level of help you need from others. If the type and amount of care you need changes over time, it’s easy to update your information, instructions and authorizations to reflect these changes. Best of all, the LIVING SMART SOFTWARE is so easy to use that very minimal computer experience is required – it’s as easy as clicking on the “Print” button if you would rather complete any of the LivingForms by hand rather than on the computer.
Young or old, illness or injury can sideline any of us either temporarily or indefinitely. According to the Centers for Disease Control, nearly 90% of the U.S. population will be disabled for some period of time during their lifetime due to illness, injury, surgical procedures, or a multitude of other events. Given these odds, planning for this near eventuality should be a priority for all of us. When we need help from others to care for us and even our household, finances, children, pets and other important aspects of our lives for some period of time, we must be able to provide those who give us care with the necessary information, instructions and authorizations that will enable them to give us the help we need.
This includes:
• detailed care instructions including medications, dietary considerations, emergency medical instructions, allergies, authorizations to allow medical personnel to talk with the caregiver about the ill or injured person if necessary, authorization for the caregiver to pick up prescriptions or test results, etc.;
• detailed instructions to care for any children or pets in the household;
• instructions regarding household matters;
• organized financial information together with instructions and authorizations that will allow others to assist you with your financial obligations if you are unable to do so yourself for some period of time;
• authorizations to allow others to communicate with your insurance companies or others who provide your healthcare and other benefits (something not even your spouse can do without your written authorization).
Because you don’t want to over burden any one person, it is important to put your information, instructions and authorizations in writing and have it readily available to allow friends, family members, and even professional caregivers to give you the help you need.
LIVING SMART SOFTWARE allows you to do all of these things and much more. With 85 LivingForms to choose from, you will be able to put together the information, instructions and authorizations to reflect the circumstances in your life and the level of help you need from others. If the type and amount of care you need changes over time, it’s easy to update your information, instructions and authorizations to reflect these changes. Best of all, the LIVING SMART SOFTWARE is so easy to use that very minimal computer experience is required – it’s as easy as clicking on the “Print” button if you would rather complete any of the LivingForms by hand rather than on the computer.