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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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Why is the mattress on the floor at the nursing home? Is it because your grandmother is falling out of bed and hurting herself? Or are the beds too high up for your grandmother to comfortably get in and out? Or is your grandmother getting out of bed and wandering, and putting the mattress on the floor makes it more difficult for her to get up?
I do believe this is against regulations. They usually put an alarm on the bed to go off if she gets out. If they have no alternative because she is combative, then it is what it is. Please try to understand they must do what they must do.
the skilled nursing facility where my father is has a "no restraint" policy. he has fallen a few times but no injuries. they move his bed remote so he can't reach it and position the bed as low as possible. A chair or bedside table helps to "block" the person trying to get out. One of the aides told me that even a body pillow (used to prevent someone from getting out of the bed) is still considered a restraint. Ask a nurse or maybe a social worker there.
Hi there, I recently had to deal with this topic. My mother had started having falls which included rolling out of bed. Her bed is fairly low, and we recently took the oriental rugs out of her Assisted Living room to try to make a safer environment for her. One afternoon about 2 weeks ago, I got a call from the director of nursing talking about a mattress on the floor. She had me call SunCare (a medical supply store in central Florida) to order one for her. It was the best thing we ever did. The mattress is about 5 inches thick..a bit smaller than a twin mattress (it easily slides under her double bed during the day when she isn't in it), and the material is accident/liquid proof. It reminds me of a gymnast mat but thicker.
We had a resident many years ago that kept falling out of bed at night. We put her mattress on the floor so she slept on the floor, no more falls out of bed.
Brenda, that's interesting - do you not find, though, that if your mother stands on the mattress it's harder for her to keep her balance on it? We might need one of these soon, so I'd also really appreciate it if you could quote its specifications - make, model, that kind of thing? Thanks :)
Hi there Countrymouse. Mom is at the point that she doesn't stand on her own. (She can stand with help, but it is like she forgot how to, so this hasn't been a problem)...it is funny how mobile she is when rolling around in bed, and she can push her hips up by bending her knees and putting her feet flat on command, so Depend changes are easy. If you go to Google and type in Bedside Safety Mat there are all different ones. I see a couple that are only 2" thick, which would probably be best for one who walks. It looks like the length and width dimensions are all about the same. (30"W x 72"L). I see some that fold in half and some that fold into thirds. Mom's is one piece, but thicker. One says, "Bedside Safety Mats help reduce the possibility of impact related injuries and provide full-length coverage of the bed exit area." We do have mom's bed pushed up next to the wall, so is she decides to roll around, she will either roll into the wall, or slip down onto the mat. I guess if she decided to get extra frisky, she could exit via the foot of the bed, but we haven't encountered that one...yet.
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").
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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.