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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.
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Good morning everyone. My other question is how to private message someone? I am trying to figure out how everything works. thank you again. love you all
Click on the poster's name, which should be in blue. There is a box under "Post a Message For" where you write your message, and then check the box to the right of the massage to make it private.
Hi Staffbull, To send someone a private message,go to the name of the person you want to contact and pressunder it,so the name is underlined and wait a second and that person's profile page will show up.Then be sure to put a check in the little box that lets you make your message private.Then write ,choose a hug if you want to,and press post.
Staff, to private message on this site, you click on the screen name of the person you wish to write. You will see a box where you can write. If you want your message to be private then you click on the [x] just above the message area that says "Private Message ?".
You can also include a "hug", which is at the bottom left of the message area. Lot of interesting hug photos to choose from.
Then at the bottom right of the message area, you will see in orange "Post Message", click on that.
Anyway, that is how it is with the old format which I still use. Not sure if it is the same on the "new format".
To answer your question about knowing what to do but actually having to do it. That is a hard one. I think we all struggle with that one to a degree. I just came back from the doctor and she said I had high blood pressure. I know I have to eat well, sleep enough and get more exercise. I guess knowing and doing are two different things. I tell myself to get up and get on with it, but sometimes its easier not to.
With taking care of my parents, I always thought my father should have stopped smoking ages ago but like he told me, it was none of my business. Then he had his stroke. By then, I knew he should eat better, take his meds and get more exercise, but in reality, I let him be. After his passing I really hated myself. I felt like I knew what needed to be done to keep him going but in reality, I didn't do it as well as I hoped.
I hope you can make the best decision you can.
I know the others have given great advice on how to message others on the forum.
Staffbull, how are you doing? What’s the latest? We all have things we know we need to do. I know my husband needs to go into a nursing home. But, that would probably be the most traumatic experience of my life. I could not stay in my home or keep my pets. Our house will not sell and would have to go into forclosure. My husband would not survive in a Medicaid facility in a small room with a stranger. So yes, dear one, we all have things we should do and don’t. Let us know how you’re doing! Sending peace and love, and many hugs too.
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.
To send someone a private message,go to the name of the person you want to contact and pressunder it,so the name is underlined and wait a second and that person's profile page will show up.Then be sure to put a check in the little box that lets you make your message private.Then write ,choose a hug if you want to,and press post.
You can also include a "hug", which is at the bottom left of the message area. Lot of interesting hug photos to choose from.
Then at the bottom right of the message area, you will see in orange "Post Message", click on that.
Anyway, that is how it is with the old format which I still use. Not sure if it is the same on the "new format".
To answer your question about knowing what to do but actually having to do it. That is a hard one. I think we all struggle with that one to a degree. I just came back from the doctor and she said I had high blood pressure. I know I have to eat well, sleep enough and get more exercise. I guess knowing and doing are two different things. I tell myself to get up and get on with it, but sometimes its easier not to.
With taking care of my parents, I always thought my father should have stopped smoking ages ago but like he told me, it was none of my business. Then he had his stroke. By then, I knew he should eat better, take his meds and get more exercise, but in reality, I let him be. After his passing I really hated myself. I felt like I knew what needed to be done to keep him going but in reality, I didn't do it as well as I hoped.
I hope you can make the best decision you can.
I know the others have given great advice on how to message others on the forum.