Live alone? Plan who finds you, who speaks for you, and who handles things after.
Free tools and checked guides for anyone without an obvious person to call. Fill in a plan, print it, and give it to someone you trust. No sign-up.
In an emergencyI live alone. Please call:
- Name
- Ruth Okafor
- Call first
- Dana Lee (friend) 555-0142
- Call next
- Sam Ortiz (neighbor) 555-0187
- Medications
- Lisinopril 10 mg, daily
- Allergies
- Penicillin
- Spare key
- Sam Ortiz, apt 2B
- My dog
- Biscuit. Dana has a key and will feed her.
Free tools
Each one asks a few plain questions and gives you a page to print. No account, and nothing you type leaves your device.
- Power of attorney formYour state's official form, and who must be there when you sign.
- Advance directive formYour state's or province's official form, who can witness, and a checklist.
- Medical power of attorney formThe form that names your health care agent, and who can witness it.
- Living will formYour state's official living will, and who can witness it.
- In-home care cost calculatorThe cost of in home care for the help family gives for free.
- Estate planning checklistA ranked to-do list for people with no spouse or kids.
- Letter of instruction templateA short letter that says where things are and what to do first.
- Emergency contact cardA wallet card, fridge sheet and door note that say who to call.
- Aging in place checklistA room-by-room list, plus who notices if you fall.
- Final wishes plannerYour wishes on one sheet, and who carries them out.
- Next of kin organizerWhere your will, accounts and keys are, for whoever needs to know.
- Long-term care costs by stateWhat in-home care, assisted living and nursing homes cost in your state.
- Pet planning sheetWho takes your pets during a hospital stay, or for good.
- Daily check-in planWho checks on you each day, and who acts if you don't answer.
- Digital legacy contactName who can get into your Apple, Google and Facebook accounts.
- Hospital discharge checklistWho takes you home after sedation, and who stays the night.
Plan ahead: who handles things when you die
Who claims your body, who pays, and who carries out your wishes. Start with the first guide.
- Funeral Planning Checklist When You Have No Family
A funeral planning checklist for people with no spouse or kids: who has the legal say, who pays, who finds out first, and who takes the ashes.
- Can I Cancel a Prepaid Funeral Plan? What You Get Back
Usually yes, but refunds range from 100% to cash value to nothing. Rules in big states like CA, FL, NY and TX, who can cancel for you, and a Canada note.
- Pre-Planning Your Own Funeral: Who Will Know, and Who Acts
With no family, a written pre-plan is how anyone learns your wishes. How to record one with a provider without prepaying, and name who acts on it.
- Funeral Instructions Example, With Who Carries Them Out
A filled-in funeral instructions example with the fields family templates skip: who carries them out, who pays, who finds you, the ashes and the obituary.
- End-of-Life Planning With No Family: Who Does Each Job
Most end of life plans assume family will act. With none, five jobs need a named person, from health care agent to executor to someone who checks on you.
- Prepaid Funeral Plans and Medicaid When You Have No Heirs
An irrevocable prepaid funeral can keep you eligible for Medicaid, but caps vary by state. With no heirs, leftover money often goes to the state.
How we research
- We read the rule itself: the state or provincial law, the hospital policy, the program's own terms.
- Every guide lists its sources at the bottom.
Written for the US
Where Canada's rules differ, each guide says so and points to the Canadian page. A healthcare proxy in New York, for example, is a "substitute decision-maker" in Ontario.