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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.
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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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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If you've been caring for her for years why haven't you been compensated already? Is she a friend or a family member?
I understand your wanting to be paid for the work you do but if you began this job with the agreement that you would not charge her for your services it's going to be very difficult to go to her now and request to be paid.
What's changed that you would want to start getting paid after working for free for years?
I'm not blaming you for wanting to be paid. If you're working for her you should be paid. I'm just curious as to why you would work for free for years.
Yes, the lady you are caring for should be paying you for all your hard work. If she is able to do that, you would need to prepare an employment agreement just in case in the future the lady needs to apply for Medicaid. Medicaid wouldn't allow her to pay for time cared in the past. Curious, why were you working for free? Is this lady a relative?
And please note, vast majority of grown children do not get paid for taking care of their own parents and grandparents unless the relative can pay them.
Now, your client could contact Medicaid and see if she can apply and be accepted. If she is accepted, she could check to see if she has a caregiver that the caregiver be paid. You would need to take classes and be certified with a caregiving Agency. Medicaid usually pays minimum wage for a few hours each week. Not all States offer this program.
Rolande, my gosh how many years have you gone without being paid. How do you buy things for yourself? Or do you dig into your own savings and retirement? Gas money is nice, but would she pay for auto insurance and any repairs?
That is one thing our elder relatives don't understand. When we don't have income it hurts us greatly as we aren't adding into Medicare, Social Security, we don't have vacation pay, we don't have sick pay, we don't have health insurance unless we are on Medicare ourselves, we can't add to our 401(k) or savings account. We find ourselves in debt. Now what?
We might think well maybe Auntie will give us the house... maybe not if she runs out of self paying funds and has to go onto Medicaid to get her care.... then Medicaid will take the equity from the house [it has to be sold] to pay for her care once she has passed.
I never knew how complex all of this was until I started to help do things for my own very aging parents, Mom refused caregivers in the house.
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 understand your wanting to be paid for the work you do but if you began this job with the agreement that you would not charge her for your services it's going to be very difficult to go to her now and request to be paid.
What's changed that you would want to start getting paid after working for free for years?
I'm not blaming you for wanting to be paid. If you're working for her you should be paid. I'm just curious as to why you would work for free for years.
And please note, vast majority of grown children do not get paid for taking care of their own parents and grandparents unless the relative can pay them.
Now, your client could contact Medicaid and see if she can apply and be accepted. If she is accepted, she could check to see if she has a caregiver that the caregiver be paid. You would need to take classes and be certified with a caregiving Agency. Medicaid usually pays minimum wage for a few hours each week. Not all States offer this program.
That is one thing our elder relatives don't understand. When we don't have income it hurts us greatly as we aren't adding into Medicare, Social Security, we don't have vacation pay, we don't have sick pay, we don't have health insurance unless we are on Medicare ourselves, we can't add to our 401(k) or savings account. We find ourselves in debt. Now what?
We might think well maybe Auntie will give us the house... maybe not if she runs out of self paying funds and has to go onto Medicaid to get her care.... then Medicaid will take the equity from the house [it has to be sold] to pay for her care once she has passed.
I never knew how complex all of this was until I started to help do things for my own very aging parents, Mom refused caregivers in the house.