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How are they managing their medications?
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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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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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Why not call your church's office and see if they can put out an announcement asking for a volunteer? But if your person has impairments, you don't really want an untrained person, even if it is for a short time.
Or, try contacting your local Area Agency on Aging to see if there are any local organizations that might provide qualified volunteers.
You could consider going to Care.com and finding a qualified independent caregiver who'd be willing to come for a few hours. A directly hired aid usually has a lower hourly rate than someone through an agency.
Have you talked with your doctor about whether you could receive physical therapy at home? Medicare or your insurance might cover it.
Many churches stream their Masses online. And if you call your parish office, they can have a Eucharistic Minister bring you Communion at home every week.
I know that's not the same as going in person. As Geaton suggested, you can look at Care.com to hire someone for a few hours a week.
The need for home PT is based on the ability of a patient to physically go to a clinic. You will not get home PT because you are caring for someone else. Also, as a PT, I know that going to outpatient PT gives you a better quality of therapy than one can get in home. Just leaving the house is part of the therapy. This includes walking, getting in and out of the car, and the comraderie of seeing other people. Sometimes, other patients help to motivate each other. The therapist also has more equipment available in the clinic (e. bikes, nu step, treadmills, various weights, treatment tables, etc). I have nothing against home therapy if needed, but just wanted to point out some things people don't realize about therapy.
Contact : - a local Volunteer Association. - local church - Association to do with condition, i.e., Alz Assoc. - College Dept Head in nursing, geratrics, health programs. Ask for student (to gain experience).
A volunteer isn't the same as a "health aide" who may be trained and/or vetted through the agency they work for. Agencys 'should' also do a criminal / backgroud check. If you hire or find a volunteer on your own, you will need to do your own vetting (interviewing, asking for criminal check, cc of driver's license, experience, references, etc.).
Ask the person's MD if they have a social worker who can refer you / help you with referrals.
But through agencies, you have a chain of responsibility and possibly a level of training,; for example, a certified medical assistant. Additionally, an agency tries to provide a substitute if the assigned person can't come. Both with an agency and with a private-pay employee, you will probably need to have the person for a minimum of 4 hours/visit; otherwise, it's not cost-effective for the employee.
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.
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APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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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.
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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.
Or, try contacting your local Area Agency on Aging to see if there are any local organizations that might provide qualified volunteers.
You could consider going to Care.com and finding a qualified independent caregiver who'd be willing to come for a few hours. A directly hired aid usually has a lower hourly rate than someone through an agency.
Many churches stream their Masses online. And if you call your parish office, they can have a Eucharistic Minister bring you Communion at home every week.
I know that's not the same as going in person. As Geaton suggested, you can look at Care.com to hire someone for a few hours a week.
Faith Communities and Charities:
• Churches, senior centers, and nonprofits sometimes offer volunteer-based respite or companionship programs.
Good luck.
- a local Volunteer Association.
- local church
- Association to do with condition, i.e., Alz Assoc.
- College Dept Head in nursing, geratrics, health programs. Ask for student (to gain experience).
A volunteer isn't the same as a "health aide" who may be trained and/or vetted through the agency they work for. Agencys 'should' also do a criminal / backgroud check. If you hire or find a volunteer on your own, you will need to do your own vetting (interviewing, asking for criminal check, cc of driver's license, experience, references, etc.).
Ask the person's MD if they have a social worker who can refer you / help you with referrals.
Gena / Touch Matters