Are you sure you want to exit? Your progress will be lost.
Who are you caring for?
Which best describes their mobility?
How well are they maintaining their hygiene?
How are they managing their medications?
Does their living environment pose any safety concerns?
Fall risks, spoiled food, or other threats to wellbeing
Are they experiencing any memory loss?
Which best describes your loved one's social life?
Acknowledgment of Disclosures and Authorization
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.
✔
I acknowledge and authorize
✔
I consent to the collection of my consumer health data.*
✔
I consent to the sharing of my consumer health data with qualified home care agencies.*
*If I am consenting on behalf of someone else, I have the proper authorization to do so. By clicking Get My Results, you agree to our Privacy Policy. You also consent to receive calls and texts, which may be autodialed, from us and our customer communities. Your consent is not a condition to using our service. Please visit our Terms of Use. for information about our privacy practices.
Mostly Independent
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.
Remember, this assessment is not a substitute for professional advice.
Share a few details and we will match you to trusted home care in your area:
Yes, it depends on which one you had and when you had it. Definitely check with your doctor to be 100% sure. As Jar mentioned - there are different types and different numbers for each one that are required to be considered fully vaccinated/protected.
There was the OLD shingles vacc (one shot) and now there is the NEW which is supposedly "better" (two shots and can make you pretty ill for a couple of days with flu-like symptoms.
My own doctor (I am 81) said that Kaiser is happy to give me the NEW shots if I wish to have them. But that I had the old one and it's my decision. My doctor said studies are not to her mind large enough or long enough to definitively say one is MUCH better than the other, and that was in her humble opinion.
Best of luck with your own decision. I opted to stick with the old shot and will spin the roulette wheel.
Sicker than a dog might be better than sick with shingles. See my post! The thing about the shingles I had was that I kept getting outbreaks for about 6 weeks even with my mild case. The pain could be, in a worse case, horrific and incapacitating.
I got the new vaccine and it was two shots. I would highly recommend getting the new vaccine. According to my doctor it is better.
My husband had shingles and it is awful. Our doctor recommended that my husband get the newer version of the vaccine. So far, so good. He hasn’t had shingles since being vaccinated.
I didn’t have any reaction to the vaccine. Nor did my husband. Of course, these things react differently in every person who is receiving it so you may or may not have a reaction.
I haven’t had reactions to any vaccines, flu, pneumonia, Covid or shingles, except the occasional sore arm.
I had the first shingles vaccine when it came out and wanted to get the new one, Shingrix. My doctor was supposed to call when they got the vaccine in but never did. This was at least a year with me calling to remind them, etc.
So then last year I got shingles even though vaccinated with the first vaccine. It was a mild case, possibly because I got on medicine prescribed by my new doctor in a different practice right away.
I wouldn't want to have a worse case. The pain is like hot nettle stings under the skin. I felt like I had the flu with joint pain, headache, etc.
I asked the new more competent doctor if I should still get Shingrix vaccine, and she said yes. I waited about 4 months after having shingles. Two shots. Hardly any reaction. Well worth it if it prevents more shingles.
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.
If you have only had the first of two doses of the current Shingrix vaccine. Yes.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/shingles/public/shingrix/index.html
If they come out with a better vaccine in ten years. Yes.
My own doctor (I am 81) said that Kaiser is happy to give me the NEW shots if I wish to have them. But that I had the old one and it's my decision. My doctor said studies are not to her mind large enough or long enough to definitively say one is MUCH better than the other, and that was in her humble opinion.
Best of luck with your own decision. I opted to stick with the old shot and will spin the roulette wheel.
My husband had shingles and it is awful. Our doctor recommended that my husband get the newer version of the vaccine. So far, so good. He hasn’t had shingles since being vaccinated.
I didn’t have any reaction to the vaccine. Nor did my husband. Of course, these things react differently in every person who is receiving it so you may or may not have a reaction.
I haven’t had reactions to any vaccines, flu, pneumonia, Covid or shingles, except the occasional sore arm.
So then last year I got shingles even though vaccinated with the first vaccine. It was a mild case, possibly because I got on medicine prescribed by my new doctor in a different practice right away.
I wouldn't want to have a worse case. The pain is like hot nettle stings under the skin. I felt like I had the flu with joint pain, headache, etc.
I asked the new more competent doctor if I should still get Shingrix vaccine, and she said yes. I waited about 4 months after having shingles. Two shots. Hardly any reaction. Well worth it if it prevents more shingles.
So yes, do it.