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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.
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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.
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She cannot get up by herself or get to the shower by herself and needs someone to help. My parents are on a fixed income, so private agencies are not an option.
Your message had a few red flags so I am including more suggestions than you requested. Sorry if it is info overload. About the income. Most seniors are on fixed income and when their health fails if they don't have family to help take care of them they have to exhaust their savings and assets and apply for Medicaid. It's important that they do this in a method that is acceptable to Medicaid rules in the state they live in. Most of us don't want this. But we have to look at the facts. Seek the help of a qualified elder attorney in your parents area who can advise you and them on necessary documents to protect them and insure that they are eligible for any services they might need now and going forward.
Depending on what type Medicare your mom is on and what state you live in, home health care can be ordered for your mom by her doctor. Now this care is minimal but very helpful if it fits your moms circumstances. A nurse comes once a week and checks the patients vitals, does any wound care necessary, sets up meds. An aid can be ordered to come in at least twice a week to bath the patient and do simple things like change the linens and put them in the wash. If OT or PT is needed the home health can help get it started. OT can assist in letting your mom know what handicap supports need to be installed and strengthen her remaining muscles to keep her in her best health. Your moms dr has to sign orders for this service. A good health care will assist you in getting these services in place IF they are available in your state and for the conditions your mother has. Your moms situation sounds like you need more care than this but every bit helps has been my experience.
You might start by going to the Medicare website and looking for HH in your area. They are rated on the Medicare website. Call and speak with them and see if they can inform you about services in your state and with your moms condition. I would call more than one to see if you receive the same answers.
Also if either or both of your parents are veterans you might research what aid is available for vets.
You might also call the Area on Aging and discuss with them an assessment for your mother to learn what services are available in your county and more importantly what services she needs.
This is hard for you and your mom. Parents can get stuck in denial about the help they need and the fact that it has to be paid for. They have to pay for it or the government pays for it. But not everyone qualifies. Children of these elders often get caught in a seemingly endless cycle of caretaking that can leave them exhausted and broke and unable to care for themselves when their time comes. The caretakers spouse and children and grandchildren get neglected. So make sure you look into the legal aspects as well as what Medicare and Medicaid offer. You won't do anyone a favor by spending your own money and enabling parents to remain in denial.
You can find a great deal of Information on this site to support and educate you on caregiving. Come back and let us know how you are doing and what has worked for you.
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.
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.
About the income. Most seniors are on fixed income and when their health fails if they don't have family to help take care of them they have to exhaust their savings and assets and apply for Medicaid.
It's important that they do this in a method that is acceptable to Medicaid rules in the state they live in. Most of us don't want this. But we have to look at the facts.
Seek the help of a qualified elder attorney in your parents area who can advise you and them on necessary documents to protect them and insure that they are eligible for any services they might need now and going forward.
Depending on what type Medicare your mom is on and what state you live in, home health care can be ordered for your mom by her doctor. Now this care is minimal but very helpful if it fits your moms circumstances. A nurse comes once a week and checks the patients vitals, does any wound care necessary, sets up meds. An aid can be ordered to come in at least twice a week to bath the patient and do simple things like change the linens and put them in the wash. If OT or PT is needed the home health can help get it started. OT can assist in letting your mom know what handicap supports need to be installed and strengthen her remaining muscles to keep her in her best health. Your moms dr has to sign orders for this service. A good health care will assist you in getting these services in place IF they are available in your state and for the conditions your mother has.
Your moms situation sounds like you need more care than this but every bit helps has been my experience.
You might start by going to the Medicare website and looking for HH in your area. They are rated on the Medicare website. Call and speak with them and see if they can inform you about services in your state and with your moms condition. I would call more than one to see if you receive the same answers.
Also if either or both of your parents are veterans you might research what aid is available for vets.
You might also call the Area on Aging and discuss with them an assessment for your mother to learn what services are available in your county and more importantly what services she needs.
This is hard for you and your mom. Parents can get stuck in denial about the help they need and the fact that it has to be paid for. They have to pay for it or the government pays for it. But not everyone qualifies. Children of these elders often get caught in a seemingly endless cycle of caretaking that can leave them exhausted and broke and unable to care for themselves when their time comes. The caretakers spouse and children and grandchildren get neglected. So make sure you look into the legal aspects as well as what Medicare and Medicaid offer. You won't do anyone a favor by spending your own money and enabling parents to remain in denial.
You can find a great deal of Information on this site to support and educate you on caregiving. Come back and let us know how you are doing and what has worked for you.