KevinMD May 7, 2021
If your 85-year-old mother was rushed to the hospital, would you be able to get the information you need about her condition from the doctors treating her? If your college-age son showed signs of severe depression, could you talk to his therapist? What if your spouse or partner was in a car accident? Would you be able to make important medical decisions on his or her behalf?
To ensure you can be part of the medical decision-making process for the people you care about, you need several key documents. And it’s important to have these documents in place well before an emergency or issue arises.
The documents you need as the parent or guardian of young adult children
Once your...