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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?
Acknowledgment of Disclosures and Authorization
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.
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Mostly Independent
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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You become the manager of the caregivers who work for you. You hire, you fire, you become a team as you all learn to trust each other. You decide what you want them to do for your loved one and give them the tools they need to do it.
If you can hire the right ones to make life better for your loved one and for you, then you are blessed. You will be in awe of their capabilities and grateful for their presence. If you can't work with the caregiver, replace them with one (or more) who is (are) better able to fill your needs.
That's about it. I hope you find the best ones for your situation.
Accepting help at any stage is difficult. As a caregiver sometimes "we" feel as it is an obligation to care for a loved one ourselves. Other times is is a matter of how we do things that has worked for us and there is a fear that someone else will not do it the same way. Or the thought that no one can take care of _______as good as I can.
Well at some point you have to bite the bullet and get help. It is a big step trusting someone into your home. Knowing that you are going to lose some of your privacy as well. Trusting someone to care for your loved one as well as you do.
You do this because you realize that if you do not get help the option in placing someone in a facility that can meet their care needs because you can no longer do that yourself.
Once you do get help you realize...: It really does not matter if they make the bed the exact same way you do...the bed is made and you didn't have to do it. It really does not matter if they did not change the soiled brief and clothes they way you did it...clothes are changed your LO is clean and comfortable.
Then it dawns on you...This caregiver is just as much for you as they are for your loved one. You begin to feel "normal" again. You can visit with a friend. You can relax You begin to relax more around you LO, you are not "just" their caregiver, you are a son, a daughter, spouse. It begins to even out the relationship.
I have often said the TWO most difficult things about being a caregiver is 1. ASKING for help. 2. ACCEPTING help.
Not sure of your particular situation, but generally you use another caregiver for tasks most needed. For my dad, his helper did laundry, was nearby when he showered (she didn’t help, but was near for safety in case of a fall) made his lunch, prepped a dinner, took him to appointments and errands like the pharmacy and grocery store, read to him, along with other requested items. She was a godsend, making a friend out of a man highly opposed to having a helper. Decide to let go of the reins a bit, state your expectations, and enjoy some rest
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.
If you can hire the right ones to make life better for your loved one and for you, then you are blessed. You will be in awe of their capabilities and grateful for their presence. If you can't work with the caregiver, replace them with one (or more) who is (are) better able to fill your needs.
That's about it. I hope you find the best ones for your situation.
As a caregiver sometimes "we" feel as it is an obligation to care for a loved one ourselves.
Other times is is a matter of how we do things that has worked for us and there is a fear that someone else will not do it the same way.
Or the thought that no one can take care of _______as good as I can.
Well at some point you have to bite the bullet and get help.
It is a big step trusting someone into your home.
Knowing that you are going to lose some of your privacy as well.
Trusting someone to care for your loved one as well as you do.
You do this because you realize that if you do not get help the option in placing someone in a facility that can meet their care needs because you can no longer do that yourself.
Once you do get help you realize...:
It really does not matter if they make the bed the exact same way you do...the bed is made and you didn't have to do it.
It really does not matter if they did not change the soiled brief and clothes they way you did it...clothes are changed your LO is clean and comfortable.
Then it dawns on you...This caregiver is just as much for you as they are for your loved one.
You begin to feel "normal" again.
You can visit with a friend.
You can relax
You begin to relax more around you LO, you are not "just" their caregiver, you are a son, a daughter, spouse. It begins to even out the relationship.
I have often said the TWO most difficult things about being a caregiver is
1. ASKING for help.
2. ACCEPTING help.