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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?
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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.
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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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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Contact the California Department of Aging at 1-800-510-2020 and ask for an options counselor to help you learn what's available for yourself and hubby. You can search their website at https://aging.ca.gov/Find_Services_in_My_County.
"I am caring for my husband Andy, who is 92 years old, living at home with alzheimer's / dementia, anxiety, and mobility problems.
I am caring for my husband and have knee problems and oher health issues related to caring for my husband. I will be having surgery in the near future and will need help for myself for a few days in addition to care for my husband"
She is in CA.
I assume you are on Medicare. Do you have any other Advantage or Medigap plans that you pay extra for?
If so, I would call up your insurers and ask this question. If you don't have other coverage, call Medicare to find out.
You may be eligible for some inhome services if you call Social Services for your county (Dept of Health online).
If they don't cover the help you need, you will need to pay out of pocket. Contact Care.com or local in-home care agencies. It will take time to find the right person for the right days and needs.
There may be help from the VA. At his age, he was probably a veteran. Check your state's veterans' affairs office. There is help for both veterans and their spouses, but there are varying requirements. You will need some assistance determining what might be available. You may also have a county agency that addresses elderly needs. You are in California, they probably do have lots of agencies with information. You could also call your congressman's local office, the city health department, etc. I know it is a lot of calling, and sorry for that. But you seem to have computer skills and that should help. Good luck.
You should absolutely be able to get some in home care.
Your insurance will likely cover things for in home care after surgery if you need a nurse's care or therapy.
There are also programs available to help with in home care. We have one here called IRIS that is very good. They will help you pay for in home care and you can choose whoever you want as a caregiver (including family). That one is through Medicaid.
Sometimes even contacting someone at your local senior center or church may have ideas for good caregivers if you do not have family and/or friends to help out.
Yes, all of the agencies I have worked with offer care for both my husband and I when I an discharged from the hospital. I use private pay agencies. And now that my husband's dementia has progressed, his need for cognitive oversight has increased. His long term care insurance covers $225 per day for companion care for him and respite care for me. Whenever I am hospitalized, the agency that supplies the once a week companion supplies a 24 hour paid caregiver and when I am discharged they supply a caregiver that cares for both of us. Since the agency is already approved and providing care for my husband once a week, it is a simple matter of billing the insurance company for the extra days. If you don't have a long term care policy, I believe Medicare will pay for medically necessary skilled nursing and a home health care aide up to 8 hours a day. To get it, you have to be certified before you are discharged from the hospital. The short answer to your questiobn is yes. The long answer is it dedpends upon how you intend to pay for it.
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.
You can search their website at https://aging.ca.gov/Find_Services_in_My_County.
Best wishes to you both.
"I am caring for my husband Andy, who is 92 years old, living at home with alzheimer's / dementia, anxiety, and mobility problems.
I am caring for my husband and have knee problems and oher health issues related to caring for my husband. I will be having surgery in the near future and will need help for myself for a few days in addition to care for my husband"
She is in CA.
I assume you are on Medicare. Do you have any other Advantage or Medigap plans that you pay extra for?
If so, I would call up your insurers and ask this question. If you don't have other coverage, call Medicare to find out.
You may be eligible for some inhome services if you call Social Services for your county (Dept of Health online).
If they don't cover the help you need, you will need to pay out of pocket. Contact Care.com or local in-home care agencies. It will take time to find the right person for the right days and needs.
Good luck.
Why couldn't you get home care?
Your insurance will likely cover things for in home care after surgery if you need a nurse's care or therapy.
There are also programs available to help with in home care. We have one here called IRIS that is very good. They will help you pay for in home care and you can choose whoever you want as a caregiver (including family). That one is through Medicaid.
Sometimes even contacting someone at your local senior center or church may have ideas for good caregivers if you do not have family and/or friends to help out.