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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.
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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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My loving husband of 42 yrs is 19 yrs my senior. I promised I would never put him in a nursing home, altho he never made me make that promise. But after 3 yrs of caring for him, we fell. He landed on top o me & as we laid there I realized this was dangerous so I went to Area On aging. After tests & visits with our Drs my husband slipped into a semi coma & went to the hospital. I cked out 3 nursing homes within this area. They were terrible in my eyes. The 1st one smelled with workers standing around more interested in chatting then the people in chairs around them. The 4th one was one I thought was perfect & our dr was pulling for it too but it were expensive, without a bed for poor. We settled for a home close to the one sone he was close to. But there was much confusion where he did not get his meds for several days & an insadent occured where he was refused residence. But with the drs help he went to the one I wanted him in, after all. He was then put into a nursing home to recoupe, But was found to have diebeties & stayed. After 3 yrs of living within a short distance of most of his children, he was lonely & soon his boys only came by once a yr. if that. He asked me to take him 828 miles away to b close to our grandson, now living in ID. So I walked away from our home of 23 yrs & 40 plus yr of stuff & we moved. Altho I am still struggling here with different state rules, we are able to eat meals together, once a mth I can stay in the guest rm, & he is kept active & treated with gentleness. This is not what we planned & I struggle daily with this long goodbye, never knowing every morning I awaken if he is still with me. There is no reaal help for me in this state but I love it. After several yrs of staying home I now go to church & am very slowly making new friends. Please excuse any & all mispelt words plus. Carla & Doyle
I imagine that most people in nursing homes are there because 1. They have no close family to care for them 2. Their family members have determined that they cannot prove optimum care 3. One or more family member has done caregiving and has reached the limits of their capacity. A few (like my dear aunt) decided on their own that this was the best place for them, and some are estranged from family for various reasons.
So, yes, certainly, many many caregivers have done as much as they can and then have placed their loved one in a long term care facility, where they continue to offer support and advocacy.
I hope to keep my husband home until he dies. But I am also realistic enough to know that I have limits and if they are reached, I will do what is necessary to ensure that he gets the best care available to us.
I wanted to reply so that this topic comes up to the top of the list again, where others who have gone through that experience may see it and respond.
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.
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.
1. They have no close family to care for them
2. Their family members have determined that they cannot prove optimum care
3. One or more family member has done caregiving and has reached the limits of their capacity.
A few (like my dear aunt) decided on their own that this was the best place for them, and some are estranged from family for various reasons.
So, yes, certainly, many many caregivers have done as much as they can and then have placed their loved one in a long term care facility, where they continue to offer support and advocacy.
I hope to keep my husband home until he dies. But I am also realistic enough to know that I have limits and if they are reached, I will do what is necessary to ensure that he gets the best care available to us.
I wanted to reply so that this topic comes up to the top of the list again, where others who have gone through that experience may see it and respond.