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Different solutions work for different people. I personally do not advocate nursing homes. However, not everyone can keep their loved one with them. What has worked for us was to move mother from an elderly housing complex to a house across the street from us. In the beginning I would visit her every day or she would visit us. We prepared her meals so there was no worries about her burning down the house. As her Alzheimer's progressed, we spent more time together. A year and some months ago she fell and broke her hip. When she came home from the hospital I started sleeping in her storage room and have been there since. My family now comes over here for meals and family time, and go home whenever they want. It is not ideal, but my mother will never go to a nursing home.
When my mother was first diagnosed with Alheimer's the national average life expectancy was 5 years after diagnosis. Next month it will be 10 years since her diagnosis. I firmly believe that if we had put her in a nursing home, she would have died a long time ago. Nursing homes just cannot give patients the individual one-on-one care that my mother receives here at home. It is not easy and most of the time it is not rewarding. However, ever so often I catch a minute glimpse of my mother in there and that tiny millisecond makes all the rest of it worthwhile.
Peggy, this is a question I have been asking a lot. There seems to be a big gulf between an in-home arrangement or moving to a facility. When I was younger I did not know one senior who went into a "retirement" home. Most seniors lived with family or on their own with assistance. There is a growing trend toward "aging in place." Although it is not for everyone, I think that it is a healtier alternative to placement in a sterile environment where the staff is overworked. I am working hard to help my Mom stay in her home. She depends on us a lot, but has a caregiver come in once and awhile which gives us a little break. She has some mobility issues, but can still get around. I know that she is mentally healtier staying in her home. So I pray that we can continue this arrangement for as long as possible. She says she doesn't want to live with family...and I still do not feel comfortable with a faciilty while she is still healthy enough to live at home. Perhaps someday she will, but for now it's working PS: there are a number of "group" homes popping up. They usually keep the number of residents smaller and offer a more homelike enviroment.
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.
When my mother was first diagnosed with Alheimer's the national average life expectancy was 5 years after diagnosis. Next month it will be 10 years since her diagnosis. I firmly believe that if we had put her in a nursing home, she would have died a long time ago. Nursing homes just cannot give patients the individual one-on-one care that my mother receives here at home. It is not easy and most of the time it is not rewarding. However, ever so often I catch a minute glimpse of my mother in there and that tiny millisecond makes all the rest of it worthwhile.
Good luck!
There is a growing trend toward "aging in place." Although it is not for everyone, I think that it is a healtier alternative to placement in a sterile environment where the staff is overworked.
I am working hard to help my Mom stay in her home. She depends on us a lot, but has a caregiver come in once and awhile which gives us a little break. She has some mobility issues, but can still get around.
I know that she is mentally healtier staying in her home. So I pray that we can continue this arrangement for as long as possible. She says she doesn't want to live with family...and I still do not feel comfortable with a faciilty while she is still healthy enough to live at home. Perhaps someday she will, but for now it's working
PS: there are a number of "group" homes popping up. They usually keep the number of residents smaller and offer a more homelike enviroment.