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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?
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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’re writing about a facility, consider that a facility has three shifts of caregivers and other medical personnel on duty 27/7/365. While facilities may be understaffed, it’s still preferable to one or two people in a private home who may be stressed, burned out and exhausted from caring for this person. These facilities adhere to safety regulations. If the person is a flight risk, there are locked doors and alarms. Medical Care is available if needed and there is no need to leave the facility unless it’s an emergency. They also are completely handicap accessible. Should a person fall, there are staff trained in how to get them up without hurting themselves, or the resident. The staff is trained in how to care for a person with dementia. They can go home at the end of their shift and return the next day. This doesn’t happen when you’re living with the person you care for.
While it might seem like a wonderful idea at first to promise to care for someone with dementia in your or their home, a large percentage of people who post on this site write that if they’d known how difficult it would be, they never would have taken on the caregiving responsibility.
It really depends on the agency itself. I've had experience with only 2, plus 2 out of state that my grandmother and dad were in finally after caregiver burnt out. The last one my aunt was in for 4 weeks was specifically Memory Care, and was excellent. I was so thankful. It gave me time to recover, and just enjoy visits with my aunt.
If on the other hand you mean how do hired caregivers cope with home environments, it is about training and experience. It can take time to find the right personality fit with your loved one, and you do need to be careful in choosing your agency, but generally these people know their job and do it well.
Would you like to say a little more about the situation you're dealing with?
It is impossible. One-on-one care will not be available in a facility unless you hire a private caregiver to spend 24 hours with the resident. Though like said, there are advantages to memory care living. There is more than one caregiver watching the resident, those that work eight hour shifts so are able to refresh before the next shift.
There are falls and other accidents at home even with one-on-one care. Falls happen in facilities too. There are more socialization opportunities in a facility that are not available at home. There are options for day care if at home, but often the elder will refuse to go.
There are certainly benefits of either location. Sit down with that list and compare the benefits. Caring for a person with dementia in the home is very hard work that no one but a caregiver understands. Weigh the options, then make a decision. Have other resources lined up before taking the responsibility of home care on.
My dad has been in memory care for 2 years now. The place does seem short-staffed however my dad is always clean & dressed and his room is always clean. It is a locked facility so that issue is covered. He receives basic medical care and medication management within the facility. Luckily it is one block from a regional hospital so quick transport for emergency. At the facility he receives daily structure, regular nutritious meals, activities on most days including exercises, and help with things like showering and shaving. Before moving there he was living with my mom in a completely unstructured environment. Due to depression, my mom had stopped cooking, cleaning, even shopping for food on a regular basis, and had closed off from all friends years ago. Dad was receiving essentially no oversight or care and mom had actually become verbally abusive toward him. I am an only child and had no other option for his care as my parents had/have no support system. I am very grateful for my dad's memory care facility, they were a lifeline when things were very bleak. The staff at the facility works 8 hour shifts and there are different people to shower & dress him, prepare & serve food, administer medications, provide daily activities, etc. The food is surprisingly good, too, which is a plus. My dad seems very aware that he is receiving good care.
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").
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.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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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.
While it might seem like a wonderful idea at first to promise to care for someone with dementia in your or their home, a large percentage of people who post on this site write that if they’d known how difficult it would be, they never would have taken on the caregiving responsibility.
Would you like to say a little more about the situation you're dealing with?
There are falls and other accidents at home even with one-on-one care. Falls happen in facilities too. There are more socialization opportunities in a facility that are not available at home. There are options for day care if at home, but often the elder will refuse to go.
There are certainly benefits of either location. Sit down with that list and compare the benefits. Caring for a person with dementia in the home is very hard work that no one but a caregiver understands. Weigh the options, then make a decision. Have other resources lined up before taking the responsibility of home care on.