When the power goes out at an aging parent’s home, the hardest problems are usually not being able to reach them and not knowing what to do about the equipment that needs electricity.
This package, written by retired occupational therapist Esther C. Kane, CAPS, C.D.S., gives adult children a plan they can build ahead of time, in daylight, instead of during the storm.
Inside the workbook, readers will find:
- The Power Outage Readiness Checklist, a short print-and-keep guide
- A twelve-question readiness self-audit with scoring
- A home profile worksheet
- A record of what outages have happened at that address
- Power bank and charger setup
- Which phones keep working in an outage, and which don’t
- A room-by-room cell signal walk-through
- A check-in and escalation plan
- Neighbors, keys, and who lives nearby
- A powered medical equipment inventory
- The utility’s medical priority list, and what to ask
- The equipment supplier call, word for word
- Refrigerated medication questions for the pharmacist
- When to stop planning and call 911
- Keeping warm and keeping cool without power
- Carbon monoxide safety
- Water, food, and the refrigerator
- A room-by-room lighting plan
- Stairs, bathrooms, and the two a.m. trip
- Stay-or-go triggers agreed in advance
- Where they’d go, and the go-bag
- Three kit tiers with approximate prices
- A note on generators
- Where everything lives, and a twice-a-year check
- What to say when your parent says no
- A chart for dividing the work among siblings
- A debrief page for after an outage
- Three tear-out cards: the Outage Card, the Medical Equipment Card, and the Family Plan
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Important Disclaimer: General educational information only. Not medical, legal or financial advice, and not a substitute for guidance from your parent’s physician, pharmacist, equipment supplier or attorney. Esther C. Kane is a retired occupational therapist; this publication does not create a clinical or professional relationship. Prices and product references are approximate and for planning only. In an emergency, call 911. © 2026 Couch Cats, LLC.