Today's Caregiver Family Checklist

The most loving gift a person can give to one’s family is to put your affairs in order before a disaster or medical emergency. To assist in providing that gift, Today’s Caregiver has compiled the following list. The information and documents you should have prepared:

·         All bank accounts, account numbers and types of accounts and the location of banks.

·         Insurance Company, policy number, beneficiary as stated on the policies and type of insurance (health, life, long term care, automobile, etc).

·         Deed and titles to ALL property.

·         Loan/lien information, who holds them and if there are any death provisions.

·         Social Security and Medicare numbers.

·         Military history, affiliations and papers (including discharge papers).

·         Up-to-date will in a safe place (inform family where the Will is located).

·         Living Will or other Advanced Directive appropriate to your state of residence.

·         Durable Power of Attorney.

·         Instructions for funeral services and burial (if arrangements have been secured, name and location of funeral home.)

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 給自己家人最好的禮物就是於意外 (緊急醫療情況)發生 之前把諸事安排妥當。

以有助於提供這份禮物，現有的照顧者編制了以下列表。你應該準備的資料和文件如下：

•所有銀行賬戶，賬戶號碼及帳戶類型和銀行位置。

•保險公司，保單號碼，保險（健康，生活，長期護理，汽車等）的政策和受益者。

•所有財產的契約和名銜。

•貸款/抵押權的資料和條款，擁有人，(如果有)任何的死亡條款。

•公卡和醫療保險號碼。

•通知家人遺囑所在地。

•永久授權書。

•說明殯儀服務和埋葬（如果已有安排，說明殯儀館名稱和位置。 ）

資料來源:     http://www.caregiver.com/articles/caregiver/family_checklist.htm