Have you ever worried about what would happen if you suddenly could not be there for the person you support and care for?
Now is the time to prepare for the unexpected …
… carers are encouraged to use our TEMPLATE to make an EMERGENCY PLAN
For example you could have an accident and be unable to get home or you might find you need to go into hospital at short notice.
- Who would you contact to help in an emergency?
- If you have a plan for an emergency, who knows about it?
- Do you keep up to date lists of medicines needed by the person you care for?
- Where are your keys kept?
- How would someone else know the needs of the person you support?
All these details can written down in advance and kept in a safe place – it may not prevent an emergency but it could give you peace of mind. Download our template for an Emergency Plan.
The Emergency Plan Template has been developed by a group of organisations in Hillingdon that support carers:
- Alzheimer’s Society Hillingdon
- Crossroads Care Hillingdon
- Hillingdon Carers
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- Rethink
It includes suggestions made by carers who attended the Carers Conference on 8th June 2010
The Emergency Plan Template would be useful in all sorts of circumstances – it takes a bit of effort to create but then it is easy to show someone else essential information about the person you support and your individual situation.
