Bedside and Emergency Notary in Tampa Bay

When a document needs signing right now — at a hospital bedside, before a procedure, or during a hospice stay — I bring calm, careful, urgent notarization when your family needs it most.

Appointments by request. Same-day and urgent appointments available when scheduling permits.

Read this before you book

Florida law requires the signer to be present, alert, and able to communicate that they understand the document and want to sign it. If I have reasonable concern about a signer’s capacity or willingness, I cannot notarize the document — and I would far rather say so on the phone than at a bedside.

This protects everyone, the family included. A notarization taken when capacity was doubtful is precisely what makes a document challengeable later, which is the opposite of what you are trying to achieve.

Who this is for

• Families with a loved one in hospital who need a power of attorney or healthcare directive signed
• Hospice patients and their families completing end-of-life planning documents
• Residents of assisted living communities who need mobile notarization
• Anyone facing an urgent, same-day, or after-hours deadline on a document

Where I go

I regularly provide bedside notary services for families at Tampa General Hospital and St. Joseph’s Hospital, along with assisted living communities and hospice care settings throughout Tampa Bay.

Naming those hospitals describes locations I travel to and serve. It is not an official partnership, endorsement, or affiliation with the hospital itself.

I do not visit memory care facilities. Confirming a signer’s lucidity and legal capacity reliably in that setting is not something I can do, and I would rather decline the work than take a notarization that may not hold.

Urgent and after-hours availability

Standard appointments should be booked at least 24 hours ahead. For urgent situations, emergency and after-hours mobile service is available on request by text, for an additional fee — tell me the situation and I will quote it before I travel.

What to have ready

• A valid, unexpired government-issued photo ID for the signer
• The unsigned document — please do not sign it in advance
• Any facility check-in requirements: front desk procedures, visiting hours, and whether the ward has restrictions of its own

Bedside and emergency FAQs

Do you visit hospitals, assisted living, and hospice facilities?

Yes. I regularly travel to hospitals — including Tampa General and St. Joseph’s — along with assisted living communities and hospice settings across Tampa Bay.

Do you visit memory care facilities?

No. Determining a signer’s lucidity and legal capacity reliably in a memory care setting is not something I can do responsibly, so I do not take that work.

What if the signer is medicated, or drifting in and out?

I have to make a judgement at the bedside. If the signer cannot show that they understand what they are signing and want to sign it, I must decline — regardless of how urgent it is or how far I have travelled.

Can a family member sign on their behalf?

Not unless they already hold a valid power of attorney — and that document itself had to be signed while the signer still had capacity. This is the situation the whole service exists to help families get ahead of.

What I cannot do

I cannot draft your document, tell you which form you need, or advise on what a power of attorney or directive should say — including under time pressure. Those are legal questions and answering them would be practising law without a licence.

Ready to book?

Text is preferred for anything urgent — it reaches me fastest.