Guest guest Posted December 10, 2010 Report Share Posted December 10, 2010 I am a grandparent of a beautiful 5 year old grandson with DS who lights up my life. I have been reading the posts of this group for the past 5 years and you have given me some great advice in the past and here I am again needing help. I serve on a committee that holds a grandparents and extended family seminar each year. In our last meeting the following question came up. What happens if a parent has a medical emergency and the child with the disability is in the home but not able to communicate who should be contacted to take over their care? I guess this has happened and that the young adult or child has been placed in an inapproriate placement. We are trying to address this question at our seminar as something that needs to be considered before an emergency would take place. Our Better Business Bureau is giving out " A File for Life " which is a small magnetic file that can be placed on the refigerator that emergency personal could have access to and contact information could be left there but I'm not sure that would be sufficient in an emergency situation. Has anyone had any experience in this type of situation or any of you have thought about this situation and what have you planned? I have heard about " A Letter of Intent " but how would that be found in this type of situation especially if the caregiver could not verbally respond. It's a hard situation to think about. Thanks for any information you can share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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