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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.
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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.
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Can I privately hire a 24 hour home care aide on my own and not thru an agency. Would I still be able to write this off on taxes, and would I give the aide a 1099 to pay her taxes?
Yes, you can hire an "independent contractor", be it a friend, relative, or someone you found on a website. Be sure to have an employment contract that states what hours the person works, what is the hourly rate, what are the duties, and who would be responsible for the payroll taxes. Here is more information https://www.agingcare.com/articles/personal-care-agreements-compensate-family-caregivers-181562.htm
Yes, at tax time you would need to give the caregiver a 1099. As for writing the cost off on taxes, you would need to contact the IRS or a CPA to see what are the rules.
Please note, if you hire outside of an Agency, you would need to place a "workman's comp" rider onto your homeowner's insurance.... this is in case the caregiver becomes injured on the job [such as hurting his/her back].
If you use an Agency for a 24-hour shift they would have either 2 or 3 shifts within that 24 hours. The overnight shift is required to be fully awake. Then when the next shift takes over, the overnight shift can go home and get a good night [day] sleep.
I wouldn't, I don't trust going that route whatsoever. With elder abuse on the rise, you never know what kind of person you're letting in the home of your vulnerable love one. I would only use an agency because it's safer that way and more guaranteed you're getting someone qualified and reputable. By only hiring through an agency, you can always ask the agency about the worker and see if there's anything you need to know about them. You can also see if there have been any complaints against the worker.
I'll give you another good example of why this is a good idea:
One time and agency actually fired someone just because one of the patients said the worker stole from him. Come to find out when I was falsely accused, I figured out how the worker who was fired may have been wrongfully fired due to false accusation. Agencies will fire a worker anytime there's a major concern. I think the situation in my town should've been investigated if it wasn't. It could've saved that lady her job. When I was eventually falsely accused, I was able to contact the agency can let them in on what happened and my suspicion that the worker they supposedly fired may have been wrongfully fired over a false accusation. I was able to suggest that they reconsider this worker and possibly restore her job there. This is why I only trust caregivers from actual licensed agencies. If they're not from an agency, I won't even consider them
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.
Yes, at tax time you would need to give the caregiver a 1099. As for writing the cost off on taxes, you would need to contact the IRS or a CPA to see what are the rules.
Please note, if you hire outside of an Agency, you would need to place a "workman's comp" rider onto your homeowner's insurance.... this is in case the caregiver becomes injured on the job [such as hurting his/her back].
If you use an Agency for a 24-hour shift they would have either 2 or 3 shifts within that 24 hours. The overnight shift is required to be fully awake. Then when the next shift takes over, the overnight shift can go home and get a good night [day] sleep.
I'll give you another good example of why this is a good idea:
One time and agency actually fired someone just because one of the patients said the worker stole from him. Come to find out when I was falsely accused, I figured out how the worker who was fired may have been wrongfully fired due to false accusation. Agencies will fire a worker anytime there's a major concern. I think the situation in my town should've been investigated if it wasn't. It could've saved that lady her job. When I was eventually falsely accused, I was able to contact the agency can let them in on what happened and my suspicion that the worker they supposedly fired may have been wrongfully fired over a false accusation. I was able to suggest that they reconsider this worker and possibly restore her job there. This is why I only trust caregivers from actual licensed agencies. If they're not from an agency, I won't even consider them