Practical guidance, checklists, and resources for adult children navigating a parent's medical crisis.
If you're reading this from a hospital room, waiting room, parking lot, or between phone calls, you're in the right place.
Find resources for your specific situation.
What to do in the first hours. Who to call, what to ask, what to document. Step-by-step guidance when everything feels urgent.
Get ResourcesNavigate the hospital stay. Scripts for talking to doctors. Checklists for managing care. Communication templates for the family.
Get ResourcesDischarge planning and at-home care logistics. What paperwork matters. How to prepare the home. Questions to ask before leaving the hospital.
Get ResourcesFMLA, leave options, and workplace support. How to talk to your employer. What benefits you're entitled to. Templates and scripts.
Get ResourcesAll ParentDown resources for adult children are free and downloadable directly from this site.
Step-by-step guides for the first 72 hours, hospital visits, discharge planning, and follow-up care.
DownloadReady-to-use words for conversations you don't know how to have. Talk to doctors, family, and your employer.
DownloadPractical guidance on paperwork, medical decisions, family communication, and workplace leave options.
ExploreParentDown was created by an HR specialist who understands both sides of crisis—personally and professionally.
After her mom fell and spent months hospitalized, the founder realized something crucial: adult children are thrown into medical crises with zero preparation. No guidance. No roadmap. Just chaos.
Now, as an HR professional with deep expertise in leave of absence policies, FMLA, and workplace accommodations, she combines that knowledge with lived experience to help families navigate not just the medical crisis, but also the workplace logistics that often get overlooked.
When an employee's parent has a medical crisis, a clear conversation in the first five minutes can make all the difference in how supported they feel.
ParentDown offers professional-grade toolkits, scripts, and resources for HR professionals and people managers navigating employee crises with clarity and compliance.
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