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I. How We Work in Washington. Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services. APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid. We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour. APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment. You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints. Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights. APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.I agree that: A.I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information"). B.APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink. C.APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site. D.If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records. E.This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year. F.You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
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Your loved one may not require home care or assisted living services at this time. However, continue to monitor their condition for changes and consider occasional in-home care services for help as needed.
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You ask the doctor to get a test. Frequently now the test is done in your home. Some people are unaware, some are determined because of spouse complaints. Some feel foggy in the morning, and some cannot stay awake during the day. Many have a profile of short neck or being overweight or obese. The usual treatment is CPAP and rarely BiPAP. Some qualify for a surgical device implanted in the throat. People are fitted for a nasal mask and for more severe, will be fitted for a full face mask. There are a certain percentage who cannot tolerate anything at the face and if the machine makes noise means that the mask falls off or the person takes it off when sleeping. The catch is that those machines are set up to measure if you use the machine for at least 4 hours each night. The non compliant patients will have the machine taken away. This is insurance policy. Once you see the doctor consult, if the overnight test is positive, you will have a 2nd appointment for the fitting. It is important that you speak up about what feels OK or not to find the appropriate mask.
I felt tired even after I woke up after a full night's sleep. I couldn't read a book during the day or evening without almost immediately falling asleep. My husband told me I snore. My Mother always snored (we shared a room when I was growing up). She was never overweight but had the "turkey neck". I gained a lot of weight after my kids were born plus I also have the turkey neck.
After I got the sleep assessment I was diagnosed with mild/moderate apnea. Once I found the right mask, I now have fitful sleep every night and wake up feeling rested. I even started dreaming again. I don't even wake up to pee like I was doing (because with apnea you never reach the deep rem sleep). I sleep through thunderstorms and my husband getting up early for his appointments.
I knew a man who was very overweight and was told his organs were about to shut down due to his weight-related apnea. So, apnea over time is a serious thing. There are many studies that indicate poor sleep may contribute to certain dementias.
More good info here: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sleep-apnea/symptoms-causes/syc-20377631
I don’t have it, but it’s like sleep honk wake gasp all night long. I’ve observed it.
If untreated, sleep apnea can cause a stroke or heart attack plus many other problems. It’s a serious health condition and can cause sudden death.
My friend woke up in the bed with her husband who was dead. He had serious sleep apnea but had refused to treat it. He didn’t want to be hooked up to a machine all night. So he died.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
A.
I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
B.
APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
C.
APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
D.
If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
E.
This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
F.
You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
The usual treatment is CPAP and rarely BiPAP. Some qualify for a surgical device implanted in the throat. People are fitted for a nasal mask and for more severe, will be fitted for a full face mask. There are a certain percentage who cannot tolerate anything at the face and if the machine makes noise means that the mask falls off or the person takes it off when sleeping.
The catch is that those machines are set up to measure if you use the machine for at least 4 hours each night. The non compliant patients will have the machine taken away. This is insurance policy.
Once you see the doctor consult, if the overnight test is positive, you will have a 2nd appointment for the fitting. It is important that you speak up about what feels OK or not to find the appropriate mask.
After I got the sleep assessment I was diagnosed with mild/moderate apnea. Once I found the right mask, I now have fitful sleep every night and wake up feeling rested. I even started dreaming again. I don't even wake up to pee like I was doing (because with apnea you never reach the deep rem sleep). I sleep through thunderstorms and my husband getting up early for his appointments.
I knew a man who was very overweight and was told his organs were about to shut down due to his weight-related apnea. So, apnea over time is a serious thing. There are many studies that indicate poor sleep may contribute to certain dementias.
More good info here:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sleep-apnea/symptoms-causes/syc-20377631
If untreated, sleep apnea can cause a stroke or heart attack plus many other problems. It’s a serious health condition and can cause sudden death.
My friend woke up in the bed with her husband who was dead. He had serious sleep apnea but had refused to treat it. He didn’t want to be hooked up to a machine all night. So he died.
I have asthma and have been hospitalized for it. It’s frightening not to be able to breathe.