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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?
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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.
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.
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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.
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What is your reason for trying to find an independent contractor? If it is for cost reasons that won't work. Someone living in your home to care for dad makes dad an employer. You will need to pay this person at least minimum wage, do all withholdings and increase your liability insurance on the property. Then a payroll company to take care of payment, an elder law attorney to draft a caregiver contract. Is there going to be overtime involved? Room and board cannot be considered as wages they are required to be there, so an employee. 24/7 care in my area costs on average 10K a month. A facility would be the more practical answer if cost of an agency worker is an issue.
It is always a risk. Even charitable organizations will unknowingly send out untrustworthy people. It happened to a friend of mine. She wasn’t able to pay a sitter at the time. She was recently divorced.
She had a volunteer from her church and one day my friend decided to go home at lunch just to check on things. She had a funny feeling about the sitter.
They say to trust your instincts, your gut. Well, the sitter was passed out cold on the couch from drinking! Her two year old daughter was roaming the house freely not being watched.
Do thorough background checks! Do a surprise visit if you aren’t going to be home.
There is no guarantee. You are looking for someone to help with your father, yes? Safely? There is no guarantee. It makes you an employer. There is no recourse if the person does anything that is suspect or makes your feel uneasy or should be reported, except to fire them. If your father is a vulnerable person and you will be gone during the day, he is at risk since no one will see any improper treatment or behavior. You will need to do a lot of background and credit checking, and reference checking and this is still no guarantee. You will need to create a legal contract. Have you considered AL for your father? It may be the best option for everyone.
Do an internet search for an agency that will run full background/criminal/credit checks on any applicant.
then, if you advertise (online, church bulletin, etc... make sure to include the information that every applicant will have to agree to having the full checks run on them
You might think the credit check isn't important...but, anyone with bad credit is a security risk for you...you would already know that person doesn't live up to the promises they make, The other two checks are obvious.
Even if you decide to use an agency....you still need to see those reports for yourself. Agencies, all too often, only see the profit they can make and do not have the clients best interest first and foremost.
check every reference. All too often applicant give bogus references because too often no one actually checks. You be sure to check every one. Do not accept a phone call from someone giving a reference...instead you get a phone number and an address...and then you check to see that the phone number is really for that person. Then call or even better, visit.
If you find it hard hard to find anyone....ask the local council in aging if they can provide any guidance. Look at the local catholic charities... they have a volunteer service here that helped to fill in while getting everything done.
Just remember.,,,never lower your standards. Do not let yourself feel desperate, you will be tempted to make bad decisions,
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.
She had a volunteer from her church and one day my friend decided to go home at lunch just to check on things. She had a funny feeling about the sitter.
They say to trust your instincts, your gut. Well, the sitter was passed out cold on the couch from drinking! Her two year old daughter was roaming the house freely not being watched.
Do thorough background checks! Do a surprise visit if you aren’t going to be home.
then, if you advertise (online, church bulletin, etc... make sure to include the information that every applicant will have to agree to having the full checks run on them
You might think the credit check isn't important...but, anyone with bad credit is a security risk for you...you would already know that person doesn't live up to the promises they make, The other two checks are obvious.
Even if you decide to use an agency....you still need to see those reports for yourself. Agencies, all too often, only see the profit they can make and do not have the clients best interest first and foremost.
check every reference. All too often applicant give bogus references because too often no one actually checks. You be sure to check every one. Do not accept a phone call from someone giving a reference...instead you get a phone number and an address...and then you check to see that the phone number is really for that person. Then call or even better, visit.
If you find it hard hard to find anyone....ask the local council in aging if they can provide any guidance. Look at the local catholic charities... they have a volunteer service here that helped to fill in while getting everything done.
Just remember.,,,never lower your standards. Do not let yourself feel desperate, you will be tempted to make bad decisions,