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How are they managing their medications?
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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.
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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.
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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.
Remember, this assessment is not a substitute for professional advice.
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EX: P/U @ 1:00pm for 1:30pm appt. apx. 1 hour;does driver stay or leave? P/U @ 2:30pm for 3:pm drive home. Can friend/relative go with person to assist in walking to building? What if Dr. appt. goes over one hour?
Jenny, your profile says that you are caring for someone living at home. I'm assuming that whoever is doing the caregiving doesn't drive, so you are calling a cab?
In that case, someone should arrange the cab in advance and go with the patient. Talk to the cab company BEFOREHAND about the availability of getting another cab to pick up after the appointment. Alternatively, call the doctor's office and ask what cab companies they use for patients who need transport.
My mom is in a NH; we have her transported by ambulette to any appointments (very rare) that she has. I meet her there; they send an aide to assist with wheelchair and bathroom. The ambulette drops her and we call when the appointment is over.
Jenny, sorry no one has answered your question. We really need more information. Example, who is the driver? A relative, friend, or private hire?
If this is a private hire, it would be very expensive to have the taxi cab sit and wait. One never knows when going to a doctor appointment if the doctor is running on schedule or behind schedule.... thus it is better to wait until the end of the appointment and call for a cab. Yes, I realize it could be 15-20 minutes wait for the cab to arrive, but there isn't much one can do about that.
In our experience with assisted living, the driver gets you to the appointment on time, does not assist, does not wait. Then you call for pick up and that means waiting two hours to actually get picked up. So, we would meet mom at the doctor's office, stay with her for the appointment and take her back.
I made some calls a year or so ago to various private transport companies as well as the public transport agency which provides point to point service.
The former will wait, BUT they charge you for that waiting time, and the cost quickly adds up. I calculated that I would need to spend about $100 just to get transportation for cataract surgery.
On the other hand, the local public transit company charged $1.00 each way, would drop me off anywhere within a 10 mile radius of my home and would return at an approximate time without having been called. The limitation is obviously the 10 mile radius.
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.
In that case, someone should arrange the cab in advance and go with the patient. Talk to the cab company BEFOREHAND about the availability of getting another cab to pick up after the appointment. Alternatively, call the doctor's office and ask what cab companies they use for patients who need transport.
My mom is in a NH; we have her transported by ambulette to any appointments (very rare) that she has. I meet her there; they send an aide to assist with wheelchair and bathroom. The ambulette drops her and we call when the appointment is over.
If this is a private hire, it would be very expensive to have the taxi cab sit and wait. One never knows when going to a doctor appointment if the doctor is running on schedule or behind schedule.... thus it is better to wait until the end of the appointment and call for a cab. Yes, I realize it could be 15-20 minutes wait for the cab to arrive, but there isn't much one can do about that.
The former will wait, BUT they charge you for that waiting time, and the cost quickly adds up. I calculated that I would need to spend about $100 just to get transportation for cataract surgery.
On the other hand, the local public transit company charged $1.00 each way, would drop me off anywhere within a 10 mile radius of my home and would return at an approximate time without having been called. The limitation is obviously the 10 mile radius.
So it pays to shop around.