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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.
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I am caring for my 89 year old mom with end stage dementia. When I have a break and go to the shops or in public, all I see is the backsides of the elderly. Imagining how I will clean them.....helllppp!!!
Rosey, I think it's 'normal' really that you're thinking along those lines when you see old people. That's where your mind is right now, so seems reasonable to me. Like when you're taking care of a baby after becoming a new mom for the first time. How many years does it take us women to stop constantly moving from side to side when we're standing up? YEARS!! I'm 60 years old now, and although it's been 32 years since I held my baby son, I still have to resist the urge to keep moving while standing. Don't sweat it.
no were way different, thankfully. wouldnt life blow if we were all the droids that schools try to make of us? my, mom is flippin out tonight again. im once again an imposter and unreasonable. tough balls. i aint goin anywhere without a court order..
sue me but i had no problem picking up a baby from vomit and diarreah and cleaning them up. i loved the ungrateful little f****s, what was i thinking? lol..
Actually, it may be no different than women who often see children the same way. I actually caregived for elderly family BEFORE I became a mother and to be honest, the two are very similiar (especially the toddler years, haven't experienced those joyous teen years yet lol). But as far as feeding, diaper changing, trying to figure out what is wrong when they can't tell you, it is all very similiar to women. I can tell since having a child when a baby of someone else's may be hungry, sick, etc. by the way they cry or whine around. It's different. Chances are, you are feeling the same. And remember, not all women mother by instinct. Some have to learn. It's the same with caregiving. Not all of it comes by instinct for everyone. It is different taking care of someone's personal needs than your own. It is different with a baby and certainly different with an adult. I see what you are doing to be no different than a mom who has taken care of babies. Many look at other children and aid a new mom, help with feeding or offer a hand. You are looking at the elderly people you see and are thinking to yourself, "what if that was my mom, my dad? How would I clean them, help them?" You are not crazy, you are being compassionate. Chances are if you are caring for your mom who has dementia, this has been emotionally overwhelming, just as if you were a new mom. The similiarities are there (with the exception that it is much easier to put a toddler in time out). ;) Hugs.
I get misty when I go out for errands and see seniors walking around in the sunshine knowing that I may never experience the simple things in life with my mom again.
aw c'mon rose. its something we dread all our lives but im 54 years old and ive endured worse than cleaning up s**t. dont let the growing number of male carers show you up. caring is a part of your life that will seperate you from the self centered. grasp it and grow.. personally ive done exceptionally high quality work all my life, this will be no exception.
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:
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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").
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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.
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APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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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.
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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.
I can tell since having a child when a baby of someone else's may be hungry, sick, etc. by the way they cry or whine around. It's different. Chances are, you are feeling the same. And remember, not all women mother by instinct. Some have to learn. It's the same with caregiving. Not all of it comes by instinct for everyone. It is different taking care of someone's personal needs than your own. It is different with a baby and certainly different with an adult.
I see what you are doing to be no different than a mom who has taken care of babies. Many look at other children and aid a new mom, help with feeding or offer a hand. You are looking at the elderly people you see and are thinking to yourself, "what if that was my mom, my dad? How would I clean them, help them?"
You are not crazy, you are being compassionate. Chances are if you are caring for your mom who has dementia, this has been emotionally overwhelming, just as if you were a new mom.
The similiarities are there (with the exception that it is much easier to put a toddler in time out). ;) Hugs.