Are you sure you want to exit? Your progress will be lost.
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.
✔
I acknowledge and authorize
✔
I consent to the collection of my consumer health data.*
✔
I consent to the sharing of my consumer health data with qualified home care agencies.*
*If I am consenting on behalf of someone else, I have the proper authorization to do so. By clicking Get My Results, you agree to our Privacy Policy. You also consent to receive calls and texts, which may be autodialed, from us and our customer communities. Your consent is not a condition to using our service. Please visit our Terms of Use. for information about our privacy practices.
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.
Share a few details and we will match you to trusted home care in your area:
As his POA I signed a payment agreement for $762.00 monthly but I wont be available to go on paying. What will happen if there are no assets except my only home?
Was your husband on Medicaid? Was this a debt owed before Medicaid? You may have to just let them sue you. Sounds like you were divorcing? Did you sign the agreement before you planned to get a divorce or after you planned to get a divorce? If after you planned on getting one, a lawyer told you to sign it?
If you can't afford to pay, you can't afford to pay. The worst I could see happening is the NH putting a lien on your house that will need to be satisfied when and if you sell the house. I would ask a lawyer.
Yes, the home is only in my name now but on the State of Illinois by law, the only home and car can't be part of the estate. He didn't leave other assets in common.
How was a debt allowed to build up to $22,000? Why didn’t you ‘go on paying’ while it was building up? And a monthly payment of only $762 doesn’t seem enough for a care facility.
This doesn’t seem right to me, and I’d check with a lawyer before assuming that Cover’s answer is correct.
Meanwhile my husband was at the nursing home, my lawyer was fighting for the spousal support due to that months and appeals were back and forth until last September when I started to pay room and board, plus made a payment agreement as his POA. The debt was higher but now that my husband passed away the income at home will be reduced. This happened on the State of Illinois, so having my home and my car as assets, they can't touch that by law here on my state.
I'm very sorry for your loss. You need to discuss this with an attorney. I'm executor of my recently deceased Aunt's humble estate. The lawyer told me that any debt still owed by her after paying off the funeral, the attorney, taxes, etc. just won't get paid (including her hospital bills) and the house doesn't need to be sold to satisfy it. This is in FL, and this is a single person -- so not sure what happens when one is married. Please see an attorney -- a first consult may be free and if not will be a lot less expensive than $22K.
I'm very sorry for your loss. I think it would be worthwhile to get a legal consultation. Contact your local Office on Aging, your state Attorney General, and/or AARP.
Is the home only in your name? If it is not and his name is on the deed, the facility will probably file a claim against his estate (there is a certain time limit to do this).
If the funds aren't there to pay this debt, and the home is the only asset, it would need to be sold and whatever it fetches would go to pay on/off the debt. If you go through probate and have a lawyer, he/she may be able to negotiate with the facility a lower amount owed, sadly
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.
Sounds like you were divorcing? Did you sign the agreement before you planned to get a divorce or after you planned to get a divorce? If after you planned on getting one, a lawyer told you to sign it?
If you can't afford to pay, you can't afford to pay. The worst I could see happening is the NH putting a lien on your house that will need to be satisfied when and if you sell the house. I would ask a lawyer.
This doesn’t seem right to me, and I’d check with a lawyer before assuming that Cover’s answer is correct.
Is the home only in your name? If it is not and his name is on the deed, the facility will probably file a claim against his estate (there is a certain time limit to do this).
If the funds aren't there to pay this debt, and the home is the only asset, it would need to be sold and whatever it fetches would go to pay on/off the debt. If you go through probate and have a lawyer, he/she may be able to negotiate with the facility a lower amount owed, sadly
When it comes down to it it is a business.