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Who are you caring for?
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.
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.
Remember, this assessment is not a substitute for professional advice.
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I am so sorry to hear that both your parents are stroke victims. Here is a link to an area agency on aging that comes up when I input Saratoga Springs, Utah. Perhaps they can guide you to the resources available near you.
I'm so sorry that you find yourself in this situation! Your profile says your parents are relatively young, late 60's and early 70's. What kind of help are you seeking? Aids for hands-on help? Financial? Both?
It is hard to know what to recommend without having a concept of your parents' financial means. That being said, I would start with whether you are your parents' PoA or not. If so, you will need to read the documents to see when your authority to manage their affairs and advocate for them are activated. Do what the document guides if you are their PoA.
If your parents have humble financial means I would set up a consult with an elder law/estate planning attorney or a Medicaid Planner since your parents are young enough that they will need to stretch every dollar for the duration of their lives for their care. It is important to preserve their abilities to qualify for Medicaid and to know when it can happen. You may think you'll "never" want or need this option but often caregivers DO need and want it after the burden of caregiving overwhelms them. There are important things to know about managing their finances for many years in advance (5 year look-back on the Medicaid app in most states).
You can also contact social services for their county for an in-home assessment to see if they qualify for in-home help. Sometimes counties have transport services, too.
You can contact their local area's Agency on Aging for information and resources.
You should contact any religious organization they belonged to and engage those congregants and leadership into temporary helps (never count on this for any long-term assistance).
You can hire aids through an agency to come in and do certain tasks (like hygiene, light food prep, errands, etc). As you work with your parents every day you will get an idea of where the money and effort for help is best spent. I wish you all the best as you work to help them.
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.
Here is a link to an area agency on aging that comes up when I input Saratoga Springs, Utah. Perhaps they can guide you to the resources available near you.
http://seualg.utah.gov/index.php/community-services/aging/
It is hard to know what to recommend without having a concept of your parents' financial means. That being said, I would start with whether you are your parents' PoA or not. If so, you will need to read the documents to see when your authority to manage their affairs and advocate for them are activated. Do what the document guides if you are their PoA.
If your parents have humble financial means I would set up a consult with an elder law/estate planning attorney or a Medicaid Planner since your parents are young enough that they will need to stretch every dollar for the duration of their lives for their care. It is important to preserve their abilities to qualify for Medicaid and to know when it can happen. You may think you'll "never" want or need this option but often caregivers DO need and want it after the burden of caregiving overwhelms them. There are important things to know about managing their finances for many years in advance (5 year look-back on the Medicaid app in most states).
You can also contact social services for their county for an in-home assessment to see if they qualify for in-home help. Sometimes counties have transport services, too.
You can contact their local area's Agency on Aging for information and resources.
You should contact any religious organization they belonged to and engage those congregants and leadership into temporary helps (never count on this for any long-term assistance).
You can hire aids through an agency to come in and do certain tasks (like hygiene, light food prep, errands, etc). As you work with your parents every day you will get an idea of where the money and effort for help is best spent. I wish you all the best as you work to help them.