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At 89 and now needing a caregiver, even if she qualified for a Waiver program through Medicaid, it would not provide enough care coverage and there'd be management and communication issues.
You are wonderful for trying to help your friend, but she has to think of the "long game" now: she is in active decline (is it just physical? Or also cognitively?). What she needs first and foremost is a PoA to legally be able to manage her affairs and make decisions in her own best interests. If she doesn't have one, or refuses to assign one, please let her know that (short of her passing away suddently from a medical incident) the county will eventually need to be involved and she will get a court-appointed legal guardian who will then do what a PoA would have been doing.
If she has a home, honestly it would probably be a good idea to consider selling it and transitioning herself into a good facility that has a continuum of care and accepts Medicaid. She will at least be in a community of others, have oversight by professionals, have social outlets and activities, maybe transportation, and on-site medical help.
It is not very realistic for her expect others to orbit around her as her care needs increase. At some point you well-meaning people will be overwhelmed by her needs (or frustrated due to her cognitive/memory problems and no legal way to help her).
Does she have no family at all? Even if they're not local...?
If you are becoming concerned about her safety, health or living conditions, please don't hesitate to report her to APS so she gets on their radar as a vulnerable adult. This is the most concrete way to help her. It may not be what she wants, but it may be what she needs.
Do not become friends POA. If she has family, time for them to step up to the plate. They don't have to physically care for her but they can have her placed. If no family, then call APS and report a vulnerable adult. They can find services for her. Even Office of Aging can help.
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.
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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.
You are wonderful for trying to help your friend, but she has to think of the "long game" now: she is in active decline (is it just physical? Or also cognitively?). What she needs first and foremost is a PoA to legally be able to manage her affairs and make decisions in her own best interests. If she doesn't have one, or refuses to assign one, please let her know that (short of her passing away suddently from a medical incident) the county will eventually need to be involved and she will get a court-appointed legal guardian who will then do what a PoA would have been doing.
If she has a home, honestly it would probably be a good idea to consider selling it and transitioning herself into a good facility that has a continuum of care and accepts Medicaid. She will at least be in a community of others, have oversight by professionals, have social outlets and activities, maybe transportation, and on-site medical help.
It is not very realistic for her expect others to orbit around her as her care needs increase. At some point you well-meaning people will be overwhelmed by her needs (or frustrated due to her cognitive/memory problems and no legal way to help her).
Does she have no family at all? Even if they're not local...?
If you are becoming concerned about her safety, health or living conditions, please don't hesitate to report her to APS so she gets on their radar as a vulnerable adult. This is the most concrete way to help her. It may not be what she wants, but it may be what she needs.