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:
A lot of research is pointing towards a genetic link, however, your own lifestyle is also predictive. It doesn't really matter what type of dementia one gets, it is always fatal at this point in time, and wondering what you can do to change your DNA is pointless (unless you are invitro).
Lifestyles are inherited. We have a lot more control over our genetic expression than most of us realize. For example, we all have cancer cells. But our lifestyle affects our genetic expression, which in turn affects the likelihood of our getting chronic diseases.
Depends. My mom was having mini strokes that just kept shutting pieces of her brain down, which resulted in dementia. The issue is genetic. My ex-mil is diagnosed w long term memory loss, and her mom had hardening of arteries and dementia. Tendency is genetic but lifestyle is also determinant factor. I can see definite difference in me and my sibs, and in my ex (we are now close friends) and his sibs. I have tried to stay healthy all my adult life and so has ex. Sibs smoked, drank hard liquor, and did not eat healthy. We have very different qual of life.
My husband played football from about 3rd grade, through grade school, highschool and college. Also for 2 years as a semi-pro. He was also a heavy drinker all his life. Now suffers from heavy-duty alz/dementia. One of my sons was in a horrific accident about 30 years ago, suffered severe head injury and has suffered from short-term memory loss ever since. Doctors say in both cases it's a result of head trauma, not heredity. But my other 5 kids (all over 50) are very cognizant of it and staying aware, just in case.
Yes. My disease CADASIL is "genetic dominant", so everybody has a 50-50 chance although we appear to have a high penetrance variation. Contact a genetic counselor for good info.
I've always assumed the tendency toward having Alzheimer's is inherited. This has been born out by the fact that my husband's father had Alzheimer's. Now, my husband and one of his other two brothers has it.
The youngest case of CADASIL (my disease) was a 6 year old boy who stroked. My husband had an uncle with Alzheimer's who smoked and spent the last ten years in a VA nursing home, My husband is 66 and showing bad signs. His MRI showed a lesion in his brain stem in the Pontine Segment after 50 years of life. For those of you who watched the movie, "Lorenzo's Oil", you would have to agree. There is nature and there is nurture and there is injury (head injuries bring on dementia). It is always wise to know that there are many factors including abuse and will to live, diet, weight, blood pressure, blood sugar, socialization, spiritual belief and family support... which affect the strength of our telomeres. There are NO absolutes at this point. I have early VaD. Medicine, doctors and institutions scare me, not death. So I chose to live in Panama.
I read "still Alice" as I've seen my mom losing her ability to be independent and in AL. I cried one day and laughed another, but even tho the book was based on several subjects, it could all be true for some. ( in one way or another) I do believe it's hereditary since my gram had it, now my mom. Had two aunts who died in a car crash in their 50's, so don't know if they were candidates. Had 5 uncles of whom one had brain damage and dementia. (he was attacked when driving a cab.). They try so hard to be "normal" and to not accept that they need our help. Mom is 18 1/2 years older than me, I pray I can take care of her needs before I MIGHT need help myself. Hugs to all. I appreciate this sight so much!!
I am no expert on this, however I recently saw the movie 'Still Alice' and found it very informative. Again, I don't know how much of the movie was factual, but you can read about it online. It was very interesting to see how that particular hereditary type of early onset Alzheimer's appears, how it can be tested for and the data regarding how it is passed on to the next generation. I hope this is helpful to you.
Kudos Why Not Give a Hug! Having been a paid companion/friend to two ladies in asst living that have dementia at two different levels, and listening to the tortures of my mil and fil from cancer, etc., I have decided as you have. Don't think it will be Panama, because we still have a horse, donkey, dog, and 4 indoor cats, but SOMEWHERE that everyone I know isn't dealing with doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, etc....
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 do believe it's hereditary since my gram had it, now my mom. Had two aunts who died in a car crash in their 50's, so don't know if they were candidates.
Had 5 uncles of whom one had brain damage and dementia. (he was attacked when driving a cab.). They try so hard to be "normal" and to not accept that they need our help. Mom is 18 1/2 years older than me, I pray I can take care of her needs before I MIGHT need help myself. Hugs to all. I appreciate this sight so much!!
See All Answers