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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.
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.
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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.
Remember, this assessment is not a substitute for professional advice.
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"If your elderly parent is eligible for Medicaid, Medicaid's Cash and Counseling program may enable direct payments to be made to you, the caregiver; however, the program is currently only available in a limited number of states (at the time of print, these states included Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia). To find out if your state has a Cash and Counseling program, contact your local Medicaid office."
bill, I usually recommend that people keep working unless they are wealthy enough to stop. There are other options for elder care. The problem with not working is that you lose your income and retirement benefits. Most people cannot afford to do this and it sets them up for economic hardship in the future. The best thing to do is sit down and figure out if there is some way you can afford to quit and if you'll be able to reenter the job market when caregiving is over. If you foresee economic hardship, it is best to keep working and look at alternatives to care for your parents. This depends on how much they can afford and if they could qualify for Medicaid or veteran's benefits. Tell us a bit more and someone may have some good suggestions about what you can do.
billdeeblejr, if by chance you can get some type of pay for caring for your parents, it won't be a good hourly wage as Caregivers can eventually work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You won't get vacation day pay... you won't get sick day pay.... you won't add to your pension or 401(k). Those items are very important for YOUR own future.
Your profile says you would be caring for your parents in their own home, and your mother's issue is with mobility.... would you be able to manage, maintain, clean, etc. their home plus your own? Or do you plan to move in with them or they with you?
I am so glad I didn't stop my career.... I need my work to help keep my sanity and to be around other people. If your parents have good health, they could live for many years. My cousin took early retirement when his Mom was 80, well she lived to be 100, and she refused to move from her home into independent living, later on refused assistant living, and later on refused a nursing home.
Keep your job, the prior posters make good points. Even if you found a "program" it would be short lived until the elder passes or requires care beyond your ability, and any income program always results in a very modest income. There are financial and emotional reasons to keep your life going and keep your job, even if it not one you are crazy about.
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").
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.
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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.
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.
"If your elderly parent is eligible for Medicaid, Medicaid's Cash and Counseling program may enable direct payments to be made to you, the caregiver; however, the program is currently only available in a limited number of states (at the time of print, these states included Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia). To find out if your state has a Cash and Counseling program, contact your local Medicaid office."
Your profile says you would be caring for your parents in their own home, and your mother's issue is with mobility.... would you be able to manage, maintain, clean, etc. their home plus your own? Or do you plan to move in with them or they with you?
I am so glad I didn't stop my career.... I need my work to help keep my sanity and to be around other people. If your parents have good health, they could live for many years. My cousin took early retirement when his Mom was 80, well she lived to be 100, and she refused to move from her home into independent living, later on refused assistant living, and later on refused a nursing home.
There are financial and emotional reasons to keep your life going and keep your job, even if it not one you are crazy about.