MyParentHQ is an iPhone app that helps adult children keep a parent's medications, allergies, conditions, appointments, and emergency contacts in one place, shared with siblings and caregivers by role. If you work with families at a care transition, you're welcome to share our free one-page handout. You don't need an account, and families decide who can see their information.
Family handout (PDF, 1 page, US Letter)
Download the HandoutWho it's for
Families coordinating care for an aging parent: often adult children, sometimes across several states, who are suddenly being asked for medication lists, doctors' names, and paperwork they don't have in one place. The parent doesn't need an account or a smartphone.
What families use it for
- Keeping one current medication list after discharge, so the new list, not the old bottles at home, is the one everyone follows
- Recording allergies, conditions, appointments, and emergency contacts
- Logging follow-up instructions in shared Care Notes so every family member sees the same plan
- Showing ER staff the essentials quickly with the Emergency Packet and Hospital Mode
- Giving hired caregivers access to the care information only, never legal, financial, or insurance details
What it isn't
- It doesn't connect to hospital, pharmacy, or insurance systems. Families enter and update the information themselves, and each section shows when it was last verified.
- It doesn't give medical advice.
- It never asks for Social Security, account, or banking numbers.
- It's currently available for iPhone and iPad only. Android isn't available yet.
For families who prefer paper
The MyParentHQ Companion Workbook uses the same categories as the app, and our free printable emergency information sheet is a single page families can fill in before they leave the building.
Helpful public resources to pair with it
For local services after discharge, families can use the Eldercare Locator, a free federal service (1-800-677-1116, weekdays 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern). For Medicare questions, every state's free SHIP counseling program is listed at shiphelp.org.
Questions
Email us at hello@myparenthq.com. MyParentHQ is made by MyFamilyHQ LLC.