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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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We are moving my mother in law in to our home. I will be staying home to care for her, taking her to her appointments, etc. I heard the government will subsidise for elder care. Where do you apply for this?
What state do you live in? People have posted that CA. offers some sort of small payment. But, generally, no. Unless, of course your MIL can pay you. Remember that it is a 24/7 job and you get no days off.
I wondered though, you might be trained in elder care and know all of the pit falls, that could occur.
I hope your husband's job covers your health insurance and he has a pension, if you are no longer paying into Soc. Sec. I found many books on caring for the aged that helped me understand them.
Majority of grown children do not get paid for caring for their elderly parent, unless the parent is financially able to pay from their own funds. If a parent can afford to pay you, the parent might as well hire a certified trained caregiver… thus allowing you to keep or look for a full-time job.
Check to see if your parent could qualify for Medicaid…. each State has different income/eligibility requirements the parent must meet. If your State has such a program to pay a grown child to care for a parent, you might feel your parent needs 12 hours of care, the program might decide only 5 hours. And you may need to take some health care courses to qualify. Plus there is a question as to if the State will pay a relative if he/she lives full-time with the parent.
Check with your local Council on Aging to see what is available for an Aide to come to the house for a couple of hours. Caregiver burnout comes quickly, sad to say in a matter of months for some.
Use the search site in the upper right hand corner and type in getting paid to care for a parent. That will send you to various articles on this topic that will give you the information that you are looking for.
I just read over your profile and must ask. Do you already have your mother living in your home now and she has Alzheimer's? And your posted question here sounds like you are about to bring your mother in law into your home for you to look after as well. That is a lot of mothers under one roof! Do you have a plan for what to do when her Alzheimer's gets beyond what one person can handle?
What are your mother in law's health issues? How old is she? What is your plan for when her needs for care become more than one person can bear?
Last, but not least and not stated as a concern, but I tend to ask these kind of questions because they are important? What plans do you have to take care of yourself and to nurture & care for your marriage which is really going to be put upon with a lot of pressure with mom and mother in law in the house?
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.
I wondered though, you might be trained in elder care and know all of the pit falls, that could occur.
I hope your husband's job covers your health insurance and he has a pension, if you are no longer paying into Soc. Sec. I found many books on caring for the aged that helped me understand them.
Check to see if your parent could qualify for Medicaid…. each State has different income/eligibility requirements the parent must meet. If your State has such a program to pay a grown child to care for a parent, you might feel your parent needs 12 hours of care, the program might decide only 5 hours. And you may need to take some health care courses to qualify. Plus there is a question as to if the State will pay a relative if he/she lives full-time with the parent.
Check with your local Council on Aging to see what is available for an Aide to come to the house for a couple of hours. Caregiver burnout comes quickly, sad to say in a matter of months for some.
I just read over your profile and must ask. Do you already have your mother living in your home now and she has Alzheimer's? And your posted question here sounds like you are about to bring your mother in law into your home for you to look after as well. That is a lot of mothers under one roof! Do you have a plan for what to do when her Alzheimer's gets beyond what one person can handle?
What are your mother in law's health issues? How old is she? What is your plan for when her needs for care become more than one person can bear?
Last, but not least and not stated as a concern, but I tend to ask these kind of questions because they are important? What plans do you have to take care of yourself and to nurture & care for your marriage which is really going to be put upon with a lot of pressure with mom and mother in law in the house?
Good luck!