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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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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.
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Does opposite of what you want. Is ruining heirlooms & giving away money. Taking the “key fob” (for his own safety) reasons made my sister “the terrible thief”… He is a handful of chaos.
You are stumbling into the "tyranny of the urgent" with your dad's care. Now is the time for his PoA to read the document to see when their authority is activated (durable: no diagnosis required, or springing: usually requires 1 or 2 diagnosis of incapacity).
If your dad has no PoA it will be more difficult to manage him and his affairs, especially banking and any investments. It's time to secure his sensitive information as much as possible and get him to the doctor. If you have to use a "therapeutic fib" to get him there, this strategy is not immoral or unethical as it is for his own good. Guardianship through the courts is an option but expensive, otherwise you can contact social services for guidance or call APS to report him as a vulnerable adult and they can pursue guardianship and then manage all his affairs. Wishing you much success and peace as you work to help your LO.
If your father has dementia he may be in the process of losing his ability to make decisions for his own benefit and personal safety.
Having paranoid reactions to a dearly loved caregiver is not unusual.
Although the effects of dementia increase with time to be me more and more generalized over the victim’s behavior, specific actions are often very difficult to predict.
If he is seen on a fairly regular schedule by a physician, it may be very helpful to you who care for him to request an evaluation by a specialist trained in geriatric assessment (psychiatrist/psychologist/neurologist- for examples), who can identify his needs and remaining abilities in terms of memory function and abilities managing self care.
If no one directly in his care holds his POA try to take care of that without delay.
Hi Ann thanks for your response! I was supposed to oversee the family trust & but my sister (who hates my father) swooped in with a POA “durable” she has complete ownership of him & EVERYTHING is too bizarre to be legit. Even self dealing is condoned & liability free. She won’t share any information at all. My dad needs care an I feel like a lawyer is just as urgent! I have narcolepsy & struggle with keeping up with everything. What kind of lawyer can oversee an unbridled POA who has hijacked the situation. She said she could file a restraining order against anyone who defied her… So I quit my job about to move 1500miles & now a sociopath (entitled, dishonest, callus, enjoys other people’s distress, targets people for victimization, relishes humiliation) is luring both myself & my father into peril. -Sleepless near Seattle.
So sorry that you are having this difficult situation with your dad. Have you discussed his behavior with his doctor? Maybe medication would help. Has he been checked for a UTI?
I am so sorry that you are struggling with this situation. You mentioned in your profile that your dad has Alzheimer’s disease and other issues. Perhaps it is in his best interests to be placed in a facility.
Speak to Council on Aging in your area for suggestions. Contact a social worker to help plan for his future care in a facility.
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.
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.
If your dad has no PoA it will be more difficult to manage him and his affairs, especially banking and any investments. It's time to secure his sensitive information as much as possible and get him to the doctor. If you have to use a "therapeutic fib" to get him there, this strategy is not immoral or unethical as it is for his own good. Guardianship through the courts is an option but expensive, otherwise you can contact social services for guidance or call APS to report him as a vulnerable adult and they can pursue guardianship and then manage all his affairs. Wishing you much success and peace as you work to help your LO.
Having paranoid reactions to a dearly loved caregiver is not unusual.
Although the effects of dementia increase with time to be me more and more generalized over the victim’s behavior, specific actions are often very difficult to predict.
If he is seen on a fairly regular schedule by a physician, it may be very helpful to you who care for him to request an evaluation by a specialist trained in geriatric assessment (psychiatrist/psychologist/neurologist- for examples), who can identify his needs and remaining abilities in terms of memory function and abilities managing self care.
If no one directly in his care holds his POA try to take care of that without delay.
-Sleepless near Seattle.
Best wishes to you and your dad.
Speak to Council on Aging in your area for suggestions. Contact a social worker to help plan for his future care in a facility.
Wishing you and your dad all the best.
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