A HEALTHCARE PROXY FOR ADULT CHILDREN

The last thing you may want to consider as you help your adult children or college bound student start their own lives is a Healthcare Proxy. However, in the event of an unforeseen medical emergency, being able to call the hospital to discuss your child’s medical condition will enable you to be an active part in his or her treatment and care.

No parent wants to get the call that their son or daughter is ill, or hospitalized. Terrifying as that can be, imagine now, that because your child is 18 or over, the hospital will not provide you with any information about their condition…unless you have a healthcare proxy enabling you to speak on their behalf.

Consider this, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hundreds of thousands of young adults are hospitalized each year. Life can be unpredictable, but with proper planning, you can be assured that should your child need medical attention, and they are unable to make critical decisions, you will be the first phone call medical professionals make when discussing care options for your child.

Of course, parents usually worry about their children, and leaving for college or moving away from home, can be a stressful time for all. However, having a healthcare proxy in place for your adult children is one way to minimize this stress and ensure that you can maintain communication and influence over any emergency medical decisions.

With Covid-19 still a threat we are facing as a nation, it is a really good time to make sure you are prepared, with the proper paperwork in place, just in case you need to advocate for your child’s healthcare. This is equally important for adult children that are away at school as it is for those living with you, living across town, or living across the country.

Getting started is easy. Just contact our office to schedule an appointment. Once a proper healthcare proxy is drafted and executed, parents will be comforted to know they can communicate with medical professionals on their child’s behalf in the event of a medical emergency.