Personal Health Care Passport



	Kahn HealthCare Consulting, LLC Provides customized care consultations for families and their loved ones navigating the aging journey. Care plans are developed to meet the changing needs of loved ones dealing with cognitive changes and chronic health conditions. Consultation are conducted in the privacy of ones home and/or virtually via computer to accommodate distance caregivers. Consultations are designed to enhance quality of life and may include but are not limited to: Understanding normal aging, dementia and cognitive conditions Practical tools for managing and enhancing activities of daily living Caregiver tool and tips for advocating for loved one Ways to enhance communication Hiring caregivers and non-medical personnel Enhancing safety and quality of life (at home, traveling, driving and long-distance) Understanding housing options Elder law matters Managing important health, financial and insurance matter Developing a family emergency plan Trained as a therapist, Melissa offer clients a safe and practical way to help families and their loved ones better prepare for the journey ahead. The goal is to empower people at a time when they often feel very helpless and unprepared to deal with the challenges of aging. Melissa brings her twenty plus years of professional experience and her own caregiver experience into her practice so people feel supported and guided in this important journey. Before working with families, Melissa headed up a number of initiatives developing programs and services for: The National Association of Social Workers, The Metropolitan Chicago Health Care Council, CVS pharmacy, U.S. Department of Labor/CAEL, Northwestern Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center and Council for Jewish Elderly. She is also on the advisory board for Northwestern Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center, Chicago and LA Caregiver Magazines. In 2006 Melissa wrote and self-published the The Personal Health Care Passport, a practical tool which was inspired by her mother and designed to help her manage her cancer and empower her at a time when she felt she had very little. Today, the book has been adapted to help other families and caregivers manage important health and medical information in order to improve quality of care for the ones they love.
	Personal Health Care Passport The Personal Health Care Passport (PHCP) is designed to help families, caregivers and friends manage important personal health/medical information across the continuum. The PHCP is designed to help people navigate the aging journey and foster better communication between loved-ones and members of the health care team The PHCP is an easy to use template that organizes your health history, important medical updates, a way to manage medication and prepare for the road ahead The PHCP is portable (like a passport) and can be brought to appointments, hospitalizations, visits to the emergency room and when traveling The PHCP can help people chronicle vital updates and sort through information so they feel better prepared to make important decisions The PHCP can be used to document questions and answers in order to minimize confusion and help family members relay information later Who Should Get This Book With an aging population many of us are living longer and many families are faced with the challenge of caring for loved ones. While caring for a loved one can be an honor and a rewarding experience, it can also be a daunting and overwhelming at times. Having to remember vital health and medical information in a crisis can be difficult and often omitted becasue people are stressed and don't know what to share. This easy to use book is designed help guide families and be a practical tool. Like a passport, I hope people bring it when traveling, going to doctors appointments, visiting family members and if they need to visit an emergency room. My goal is to empower families and loved ones so they are better prepared to manage their health care across the continuum and be better prepared to make important decisions.

	Important Links Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago - Life Center PHI Chicago Caregiver Magazine Family Grows Strong - Worried about your aging parents? Family Grows Strong - Is it time for a nursing home? Family Grows Strong - Prepare for parents happy healthy future Family Grows Strong - Best prescription for aging parents Make it Better Magazine
	Reviews "The Personal Health Care Passport is an outstanding method of helping individuals and families outline and track essential medical information. It is an easy-to-use, practical and straight-forward option for organizing your life at a time when it is needed most." Darby Morhardt, MSW, LCSW Research Assistant Professor & Director of Education Cognitive Neurology & Alzheimer's Disease Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine “The Personal Health Care Passport is an invaluable tool and a must have for all who want to ensure their loved-ones get the best care possible based on accurate information. All too often those we love and care for are unable to organize their medical information – now they can secure their vital information in one place.“ Dr. Charles Sophy Medical Director Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) & recurrent guest on The Today Show, Good Morning America and Rachael Ray To order your Personal Health Care Passport contact the author: Melissa Kahn E-mail: melissa@kahnhealthcare.com or via USPS: 6007 N Sheridan Rd 19J Chicago, IL 60660 773-960-8007 The cost is $12.00 per book plus tax, shipping and handling.