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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.
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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.
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My dad is currently in a skilled nursing facility, but insurance stops paying after 21 days. Is the VA the next step? Do you know of a Healthcare Advocate to get me thru the VA process? Thank you.
Does your father currently receive ANY kind of services from the V.A., including prescriptions???? If he does, he has an open case with them. GREAT! If he doesn't ......you're probably in for a VERY long haul of it. I had a patient on hospice care whose wife applied for Aid and Attendance/Skilled nursing care from the V.A. for him two years ago. (He didn't have an open case with the V.A. Never needed it or qualified for it before because he'd worked, making too much money, and had health insurance through his employers)This patient died a few months ago. They still hadn't received any answer...denial or acceptance!! The wife called the V.A. regularly, monthly, to stay on top of it...and this still happened.
If your father has an open case, contact the V.A. and discuss your father's needs. As far as a V.A. advocate goes....you can occassionally find someone who will serve in that role, but they aren't always easy to find. You might want to do an online search for one under "VA advocate". Sometimes they're affiliated with an attorney's office and there might be a fee for their services. Sometimes they're a former vet who has worked for the VA and taken this on as a "cause" when they've left/retired from the VA. You might find someone affiliated with an assisted living facilitiy or a skilled nursing facility/home who has someone serving in a VA advocacy role.
This is a great reminder for anyone who has been a vet, or has a family member who's a vet, to apply just as soon as you think you might qualify for ANY service in any way! To qualify for "vet" status I believe you have to have served for at least one day during a recognized war, not just have been in the military. (You can check this out online to get the specific criteria.) Also, most of their services have an income criteria associated with them.
Many people don't want to be "bothered" with the VA system, but it could be very well worth it in your late years and you deserve to get the benefits if you have served!
Aid and Attendance may be another option for your father. Applying for the AA through the VA is not an instant fix but may certainly help releive financial burden if awarded. Veterans can have assets in the range of $80,000 and that does not include their car and home. Your county VA officer should be able to help you with the application process or you can print the forms online and complete.
First, you did not say if your father is a veteran? If you have a hospital, clinic, or LTCF in your city, then you could ask there. Also, you can get information from www.va.gov.
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").
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.
If your father has an open case, contact the V.A. and discuss your father's needs. As far as a V.A. advocate goes....you can occassionally find someone who will serve in that role, but they aren't always easy to find. You might want to do an online search for one under "VA advocate". Sometimes they're affiliated with an attorney's office and there might be a fee for their services. Sometimes they're a former vet who has worked for the VA and taken this on as a "cause" when they've left/retired from the VA. You might find someone affiliated with an assisted living facilitiy or a skilled nursing facility/home who has someone serving in a VA advocacy role.
This is a great reminder for anyone who has been a vet, or has a family member who's a vet, to apply just as soon as you think you might qualify for ANY service in any way! To qualify for "vet" status I believe you have to have served for at least one day during a recognized war, not just have been in the military. (You can check this out online to get the specific criteria.) Also, most of their services have an income criteria associated with them.
Many people don't want to be "bothered" with the VA system, but it could be very well worth it in your late years and you deserve to get the benefits if you have served!