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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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Since my husband had a stroke he keeps falling forward. He fell last night at the movies. I cannot take him out anymore because I am afraid he will fall he will not use a walker. So next time we go to the movies I will put him in a wheelcahir. Any other suggestions?
I have had experience with 3 different geriatric care managers and found each one to be extremely helpful with our family's needs at the time. The first time we hired a geriatric care manager it was through the Visiting Nurses Association. I was having a conflict with my siblings about whether it was safer for my parents to live at home or in an assisted living facility. She helped me to assess their home, troubleshoot issues and facilitated a family meeting.
The second geriatric care manager my family hired was to help us take care of our Aunt who lived hundreds of miles away. It was not possible for any of the siblings to physically check in on her regularly. She wasn't married, had no children, nobody to look out for her and she was in the early stages of Alzheimer's Disease. The geriatric care manager visited with her on a weekly basis letting us know her needs and any issues that came up. She helped my Aunt to get medical care and found an appropriate facility for my Aunt to live in. I don't know what we would have done without her!
The third geriatric care manager was extremely helpful with hiring private caregivers. My Mom and Dad now have 24/7 care at home. It means that I had to interview, screen, hire, orient, schedule and manage ongoing issues with 6-8 caregivers. It was something I could not have done alone. She, also, helped me to figure out how to reduce expenses with healthcare items.
So, that's the highlights of my experience with geriatric care managers. As you can see, I think they're absolutely invaluable and will hire one, again, if and when we hit another stumbling block. Each of them charged a different fee - $40 to $80 per hour.
If you Google geriatric care manager, one of the links you'll see is one for a geriatric care manager association and that's where we started our search.
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.
. Some things to consider when hiring a care manager: 1) What is the value of my time and the time away from my family to manage my frail elderly parents care?
2) How does my employer feel about time off to handle emergencies and urgent care situations that pop up?
3) How long would it take you to hop on a plane to respond to a long distance emergency?
These are a few of the things to take into consideration when deciding if hiring a care manager is worth it.
The second geriatric care manager my family hired was to help us take care of our Aunt who lived hundreds of miles away. It was not possible for any of the siblings to physically check in on her regularly. She wasn't married, had no children, nobody to look out for her and she was in the early stages of Alzheimer's Disease. The geriatric care manager visited with her on a weekly basis letting us know her needs and any issues that came up. She helped my Aunt to get medical care and found an appropriate facility for my Aunt to live in. I don't know what we would have done without her!
The third geriatric care manager was extremely helpful with hiring private caregivers. My Mom and Dad now have 24/7 care at home. It means that I had to interview, screen, hire, orient, schedule and manage ongoing issues with 6-8 caregivers. It was something I could not have done alone. She, also, helped me to figure out how to reduce expenses with healthcare items.
So, that's the highlights of my experience with geriatric care managers. As you can see, I think they're absolutely invaluable and will hire one, again, if and when we hit another stumbling block. Each of them charged a different fee - $40 to $80 per hour.
If you Google geriatric care manager, one of the links you'll see is one for a geriatric care manager association and that's where we started our search.