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And activity..I also need transportation for him. I'd like there's days a week all day . I need to run errands. Get some things done. And time for me. He on a fixed social security and I'm his caregiver. Do they have a waiver ?
Check your local senior center, they will have all the answers about day programs and transportation. These programs are run at the county level and there are wide differences from county to county.
Where I live there is a dementia club that my mom goes to for three days a week. It is about 6 hours long and Handy Dart (a bus service in Canada) comes and picks her up and drops her off. They do lots of walking and they dance to music in the park. True story lol and when I get videos of her dancing and people telling me how well she is doing in the club....I can't tell you how nice it is to hear good news about her instead of bad news!!! The social aspect has been better for her than any medication she could ever take. There may be something like this in your area check with your social worker or a community office that may know about these sorts of programs.
Are you associated with a church? In addition to the suggestions above? My congregation held several months of a "dementia friendly" program so we could understand and interact more positively with our elders with dementia. Some of our church programs shifted to have activities for those with dementia - so they aren't so housebound. These are free and volunteers help with transportation.
Also, some of us volunteer to visit home bound people for socializing and the caregiver for the lady I visit with uses the time to get in a quick errand.
Churches also might be a link to other community options for you.
My friend is hired to visit an old lady, take her shopping etc. a couple days a week. I'd check into that if I were you. care website might be a place to startl But my friend got her job from a referral from the woman who does Meals on Wheels.
Your profile says Dad has dementia. The program my husband participated in was ideal. It was an adult day health program. He went 3 days a week in winter and 2 in summer. A van came and picked him up and brought him home. Good social stimulation, a light breakfast, a hot lunch, games, programs, activities.
Can Dad pay privately for this kind of service? Most of these places accept Medicaid payments, and some offer "scholarships" for low-income folks.
My husband also bowled with a senior league he hooked up with through the local senior center. I took him at first but a woman on the league discovered he lived near her and she picked him up. He was the only one on the league with dementia and they were all very patient with him, and protective.
His other social activity was golf once a week (during out short summer) set up by a local rehabilitation facility. All of the players were handicapped in some way, and each was paired up with a volunteer. It was awesome and really helped him feel like he had a little "normal" life.
I think you are so right to be looking for some social interaction for your father. If it can be something that frees up your time, so much the better! Good luck!
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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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.
Also, some of us volunteer to visit home bound people for socializing and the caregiver for the lady I visit with uses the time to get in a quick errand.
Churches also might be a link to other community options for you.
Can Dad pay privately for this kind of service? Most of these places accept Medicaid payments, and some offer "scholarships" for low-income folks.
My husband also bowled with a senior league he hooked up with through the local senior center. I took him at first but a woman on the league discovered he lived near her and she picked him up. He was the only one on the league with dementia and they were all very patient with him, and protective.
His other social activity was golf once a week (during out short summer) set up by a local rehabilitation facility. All of the players were handicapped in some way, and each was paired up with a volunteer. It was awesome and really helped him feel like he had a little "normal" life.
I think you are so right to be looking for some social interaction for your father. If it can be something that frees up your time, so much the better! Good luck!