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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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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.
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The most common question in the AgingCare Caregiver Forum is “How can I get paid to care for a family member?”
The vast majority of family caregivers do not get paid for the provision of care. However, a loved one may use out-of-pocket retirement savings for this purpose. If a family member has enough funds to pay you privately from their savings, it is important to complete a formal personal care agreement. Prior to receiving any payment, this document should be prepared to outline the services to be provided as well as the payment to be received. A personal care agreement cannot be created for retroactive payment for past care.
The Caregiver Forum is a great place to come for answers. Additionally, I’d like to offer the following AgingCare articles as reference points.
It is important to note that most outside sources of pay will only cover medically necessary home health care provided by an authorized agency. For a general overview regarding paying for care, please refer to: https://www.agingcare.com/articles/paying-for-home-care-155405.htm
If you are new to caregiving, you will likely have future questions. There are many answers from experienced caregivers here. Don’t hesitate to come back and ask.
If you are already caring for mom the rest of the hours of the day, I guess you are aware of what that involves.
Who is paying for the 6 hours a day now? Would it be satisfactory to you to get the same pay and benefits that that person is getting now? Would you be saving anything in transportation, wardrobe, and lunch costs by switching to caregiving at home? Is your current job stressful or unsatisfactory in other ways?
It would be important that the work you would do as a paid caregiver would count toward your social security working history. Other benefits such as paid sick days or vacation may not be as easy to arrange.
What is behind your question? Why are you considering doing this?
Frequent Flyer brings up great points. You'd be sacrificing your pay, benefits and future social security benefits by quitting work.
Also, there is not much, if any, social life when you are caring for a dependent senior. MANY adult children who are c/g's are depressed, sad, frustrated and lonely. There are many topics here that spell that out clearly.
Have you ever been a caregiver? How dependent is your mom? You realize that, at one point, you may not be able to take care of her by yourself. She may need to go to a facility. Could you get your job back after being gone a few years?
There is IHSS (In Home Support Services) in California that can pay you minimum wage. You'd need to take a class, get fingerprinted ($36.) and have your mother be able to sign your "timecard" each week.
If your mom only needs 6 hours a day, and can afford it, I'd keep working at my job.
trmyer, the majority of grown children do not get paid for taking care of their parent.... unless the parent can pay from their own retirement fund. If Mom can, then you would need to draw up an employment agreement.
If you quit work, you would lose much more than just your salary. You would lose your health care benefits if the business offers same. Lose money being placed into your Social Security/Medicare. Some places have matching 401(k)'s. Some have profit sharing. You would lose also sick day pay, and vacation pay. The value of these benefits plus the salary would add up greatly over the years. And most of all, being around people you can talk to, which is very important.
Just curious, who is paying for the caregiver that is currently helping your Mom?
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.
The vast majority of family caregivers do not get paid for the provision of care. However, a loved one may use out-of-pocket retirement savings for this purpose. If a family member has enough funds to pay you privately from their savings, it is important to complete a formal personal care agreement. Prior to receiving any payment, this document should be prepared to outline the services to be provided as well as the payment to be received. A personal care agreement cannot be created for retroactive payment for past care.
The Caregiver Forum is a great place to come for answers. Additionally, I’d like to offer the following AgingCare articles as reference points.
To understand the purpose of a formal agreement between family members and how to create one, please refer to:
https://www.agingcare.com/articles/personal-care-agreements-compensate-family-caregivers-181562.htm
It is important to note that most outside sources of pay will only cover medically necessary home health care provided by an authorized agency. For a general overview regarding paying for care, please refer to:
https://www.agingcare.com/articles/paying-for-home-care-155405.htm
And finally, if you would like further information regarding the decision to hire a home care company that fits your needs and your budget, please refer to:
https://www.agingcare.com/articles/how-to-select-a-home-care-company-230598.htm
If you are new to caregiving, you will likely have future questions. There are many answers from experienced caregivers here. Don’t hesitate to come back and ask.
Who is paying for the 6 hours a day now? Would it be satisfactory to you to get the same pay and benefits that that person is getting now? Would you be saving anything in transportation, wardrobe, and lunch costs by switching to caregiving at home? Is your current job stressful or unsatisfactory in other ways?
It would be important that the work you would do as a paid caregiver would count toward your social security working history. Other benefits such as paid sick days or vacation may not be as easy to arrange.
What is behind your question? Why are you considering doing this?
Also, there is not much, if any, social life when you are caring for a dependent senior. MANY adult children who are c/g's are depressed, sad, frustrated and lonely. There are many topics here that spell that out clearly.
Have you ever been a caregiver? How dependent is your mom? You realize that, at one point, you may not be able to take care of her by yourself. She may need to go to a facility. Could you get your job back after being gone a few years?
There is IHSS (In Home Support Services) in California that can pay you minimum wage. You'd need to take a class, get fingerprinted ($36.) and have your mother be able to sign your "timecard" each week.
If your mom only needs 6 hours a day, and can afford it, I'd keep working at my job.
If you quit work, you would lose much more than just your salary. You would lose your health care benefits if the business offers same. Lose money being placed into your Social Security/Medicare. Some places have matching 401(k)'s. Some have profit sharing. You would lose also sick day pay, and vacation pay. The value of these benefits plus the salary would add up greatly over the years. And most of all, being around people you can talk to, which is very important.
Just curious, who is paying for the caregiver that is currently helping your Mom?