Try to become informed about the medical conditions of your parents. Most older people have one or more chronic conditions such as arthritis or high blood pressure which they are managing in partnership with their primary care physician. The successful management of chronic illness is a key to continued good health. Make sure you ask questions and show your support of their efforts to remain healthy.
Show your parents a copy of your reports from CrisisID and show them how easy it is to add or maintain information. Explain the features and benefits of having their information online. Explain the secure involved because they do not have use an personal identify information to utilize the system. Demonstrate how quickly this information can be retrieved if a parent is in an accident or unable to communicate with health care professionals.
You can overcome any resistance on their part to provide this information by giving them your own vital health information in case something happens to you and suggest that it’s a good idea for family members to share this information in case of emergencies. You may want to offer to maintain their system for them
Once your parents sign releases, their medical provides can begin providing you with copies of the following which car be used to keep up date records.