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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?
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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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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:
If your father has Alzheimer's as you mention in your profile if you do not think it is safe for him to return home then you must express your concerns to the Social Worker and the Discharge Planner. Give them good valid reasons why you do not think it is safe for him or your mother for him to return home. This is if you feel that Memory Care or AL is the appropriate place for him.
You can hire privately or hire through an agency. there are pro's and con's for each. How much care do your parents need? How advanced is dad's dementia?
You mention in your profile that dad is 62. If this is correct this could be a very long process. My Husband was diagnosed at about that age and he survived for about 12 years.
Get recommendations. Know the difference between agency care (more costly but more vetted in so far as background checks).
Ask the agency for what they do as far as vetting people. If hiring for yourself ask for and CAREFULLY CHECK references IN PERSON. Carefully discuss with applicates the needs and expectations and check carefully and frequently.
Hope others have lots to add to the list, but if you have lived a while you know all about hiring folks, whether to put in a faucet or paint the house. In the case of elder care you need to know even MORE about the license or lack of, the training, the ability to deal with issues. Interview extensively and carefully.
If you don't think dad can do his ADLs and mom can't care for him, tell the staff where he currently is that it would be an unsafe discharge. Do not take on the caregiving - tell them you can not do it and neither can your mom. Be firm. This could be short term until he does more work and gets stronger or better able to do ADLs or it might be more appropriate to be long term. I have no idea since I don't know the details of his conditions. Sounds like he has an awful lot going on for someone of 62.
I found home care for my mom when she lived with me by asking around. First I had a cleaning lady and private caregivers when our needs were smaller. Then I signed on with a private agency run by someone I know and they all worked out perfectly for us. So many wonderful women we were lucky to have helping mom. A couple of the younger ones were not great but weren't a problem either. I found the middle aged women to be much better with mom.
Provide us more information about your parents so we can respond to your need. Where are you? Can you be there? How old are you? Do you have other siblings (that can help/support the family unit)? We cannot respond with no information.
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").
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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.
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.
Give them good valid reasons why you do not think it is safe for him or your mother for him to return home.
This is if you feel that Memory Care or AL is the appropriate place for him.
You can hire privately or hire through an agency.
there are pro's and con's for each.
How much care do your parents need?
How advanced is dad's dementia?
You mention in your profile that dad is 62. If this is correct this could be a very long process. My Husband was diagnosed at about that age and he survived for about 12 years.
A bit more info might help
Know the difference between agency care (more costly but more vetted in so far as background checks).
Ask the agency for what they do as far as vetting people.
If hiring for yourself ask for and CAREFULLY CHECK references IN PERSON.
Carefully discuss with applicates the needs and expectations and check carefully and frequently.
Hope others have lots to add to the list, but if you have lived a while you know all about hiring folks, whether to put in a faucet or paint the house. In the case of elder care you need to know even MORE about the license or lack of, the training, the ability to deal with issues. Interview extensively and carefully.
I found home care for my mom when she lived with me by asking around. First I had a cleaning lady and private caregivers when our needs were smaller. Then I signed on with a private agency run by someone I know and they all worked out perfectly for us. So many wonderful women we were lucky to have helping mom. A couple of the younger ones were not great but weren't a problem either. I found the middle aged women to be much better with mom.
Best of luck.
Where are you?
Can you be there?
How old are you?
Do you have other siblings (that can help/support the family unit)?
We cannot respond with no information.