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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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My mom lost her vision in her mid 70's but managed to live on her own quite well until her health failed in her 90's. Get in touch with local low vision training services, there are so many techniques and devices available to make life easier. I do regret not getting my mom CCTV/Video magnifier, they are so expensive but I think it would have been so helpful. Another big challenge for us was that due to her rural location mom's vision loss was isolating, in hindsight I realize it must have been excruciatingly lonely.
My father had Wet Macular Degeneration for many years until he was declared legally blind. He had the shots in his eyes four times a year but it still progressed. He would still surprise me by what he could pick up peripherally but that slowly deteriorated as well.
It was devastating for him as he was an avid competition shooter and a voracious reader. Eventually he got into audio books but the depression of losing his eyesight got the better of him and he lost interest in everything. He passed away in 2021 and I now wish I would've spoken to his physician about an anti-depressant but he probably would've rejected the idea. Still, wish I had tried.
Search online for items that can assist your loved one: a chiming clock or large display clock to help them know time during the day, large magnifying readers, yellow lens glasses to help reduce glare, keep glaring light out of the home. Any bright light pouring in did not help my Dad at all and made his vision even poorer. A rolling walker is helpful to keep items in the seat that they may want with them during the day. It also helps navigate easier around corners or furniture that they can walk into with their legs. With vision loss comes vertigo and balance problems so the walker is useful in that regard as well.
My husband had many medical issues, but one of the most heartbreaking was macular degeneration. Although his never progressed to the wet stage where the injections are helpful, he was no longer able to read easily or use his computer well and couldn’t make out faces.
We took practical measures such as a talking watch, tactile cues(bump dots), specialized computer keyboard, etc. I was very fortunate that he knew when it was time to stop driving. Please let us know specifics and perhaps we can help you better.
Looking at your profile, I see that you’re caring for your husband. If he is homebound, I would recommend an occupational therapy evaluation in addition to seeking other community resources.
My MIL gets some kind of shots in her eyes for that. She still reads regular books at 90. Has your doctor suggested this? They are not as bad as they sound.
Wet Macular Degeneration is a dreadful thing. Is your elder seeing a good doctor? Is he/she getting the eye injections that I am told are helpful in preventing the worsening of this condition by some amount?
Do know that while this often causes blindness it is usually of the central vision with some peripheral vision left so that some elders do better than you would think.
Get all the assistance you are able to. There are many federal and state agencies in line to help those with blindness. Google is your friend in looking for this in your area. Federal & State Benefits for the Legally Blind | Legal Beagle is a place to start to look.
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.
It was devastating for him as he was an avid competition shooter and a voracious reader. Eventually he got into audio books but the depression of losing his eyesight got the better of him and he lost interest in everything. He passed away in 2021 and I now wish I would've spoken to his physician about an anti-depressant but he probably would've rejected the idea. Still, wish I had tried.
Search online for items that can assist your loved one: a chiming clock or large display clock to help them know time during the day, large magnifying readers, yellow lens glasses to help reduce glare, keep glaring light out of the home. Any bright light pouring in did not help my Dad at all and made his vision even poorer. A rolling walker is helpful to keep items in the seat that they may want with them during the day. It also helps navigate easier around corners or furniture that they can walk into with their legs. With vision loss comes vertigo and balance problems so the walker is useful in that regard as well.
We took practical measures such as a talking watch, tactile cues(bump dots), specialized computer keyboard, etc. I was very fortunate that he knew when it was time to stop driving. Please let us know specifics and perhaps we can help you better.
Looking at your profile, I see that you’re caring for your husband. If he is homebound, I would recommend an occupational therapy evaluation in addition to seeking other community resources.
Do know that while this often causes blindness it is usually of the central vision with some peripheral vision left so that some elders do better than you would think.
Get all the assistance you are able to. There are many federal and state agencies in line to help those with blindness. Google is your friend in looking for this in your area.
Federal & State Benefits for the Legally Blind | Legal Beagle is a place to start to look.
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