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:
My mom has Alzheimer's and lives at home. Her bank account is dwindling down fast and what she receives from Social Security won't cover all of her expenses. What are we to do?
You must immediately explore public benefit options. These will vary by state, county, and sometimes city. You will have to start doing some serious homework. A good place to begin will be your county Area Agency on Aging or Aging and Disability Resource Center. Every county in the US has one. These are usually the "lead" agencies for many of the programs funded by the Older Americans Act and many other Federal as well as state specific programs.
Medicaid will most likely be an eventuality and again, state specific rules will apply. Do not wait to spend down all of your mother's money before applying. You are going to need every cent even is she receives Medicaid benefits. Explore techniques that can be used to preserve assets for her benefit while still permitting Medicaid qualification.
Was her husband a veteran? Were they married when he passed? If so, she may be eligible for a non-service connected pension called "Aid and Attendance" which may provide a benefit of up to $1,057 per month for cost of care at home or in any type of facility.
If you seek professional help shop carefully. Pricing is extremely arbitrary.
my mother's money also dwindled down quickly after daddy died. she had made me the durable power of attorney about 3 and a half years ago. she was 85 at the time, owned their home and had many times made it clear she would NOT GO INTO ASSISTED LIVING. my sister was disinherited after she tried to force her hand and petitioned to have her involuntarily committed after commiserating with mother's doctor because she would never step up to the plate to help. anyway, i got a reverse mortgage on mother's house. because of the value and other factors, i've figured she can comfortably live at home another 5 years (she's 87 now). i've been her 24/7 caregiver for the last two years for nothing. but after an incompetency hearing brought on by mother's doctor calling dss and saying she needed a guardian appointed and after being vindicated as having taken excellent care of her, no evidence of neglect i was appointed GOP, no fiscal misconduct the GA:L recommended to the clerk of court that an attorney be made the GOE, contrary to the durable power of attorney's administrative clause that named me as the GOE in the event it ever went to court, i was advised to petition for a personal services agreement so that i would be compensated for livein 24 hr. care
How completely unfair to you, the daughter who has cared for your Mom all this time and this comes about to likely line the pocket of a good ol boy attorney. You should be compensated well. What does that attorney know about your Mom or who she is or was.
I hear that children who provide care giver services to a parent can not take the time or dollars spent on their income tax. Is that true? If yes, how else can I be compensated for expenses and time for caring?
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.
Medicaid will most likely be an eventuality and again, state specific rules will apply. Do not wait to spend down all of your mother's money before applying. You are going to need every cent even is she receives Medicaid benefits. Explore techniques that can be used to preserve assets for her benefit while still permitting Medicaid qualification.
Was her husband a veteran? Were they married when he passed? If so, she may be eligible for a non-service connected pension called "Aid and Attendance" which may provide a benefit of up to $1,057 per month for cost of care at home or in any type of facility.
If you seek professional help shop carefully. Pricing is extremely arbitrary.