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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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No one can "take" a POA. It has to be designated by the person needing a POA, and signed in front of a lawyer(at least those are the best and most sought after ones.) And if your mother is not mentally competent, no one can be her POA's as she has to be mentally competent to be able to designate someone and sign any legal papers. So someone may have to file with the courts for guardianship if need be, though that can cost thousands of dollars. You may want to talk to an attorney if you believe that something was not done on the up and up with your mother.
If your Mother does not currently have a PoA assigned, and she has mild memory or cognitive impairment, then a certified elder law attorney (CELA) will interview her privately to assess her "capacity" (and it is a pretty low bar in my experience). So, she may still be able to assign a PoA herself in this way. Once this is done, she should have a cognitive and memory test by her primary doctor so that her capacity is in her medical records.
If she is beyond being able to assign a PoA then any family member could pursue guardianship for her through the courts (like a grandchild) but as was stated by another responder, it can be very expensive. Also, if the judge perceives there to be family in-fighting, s/he may award guardianship to a neutral 3rd party (non-relative). It can vary by state and county.
NO ONE TAKES POA. It is not TAKEN. It is GIVEN. The elder asks a family member or a good friend to do it for him or her. It is a VERY TOUGH job and it requires expertise and expert record keeping. The POA is not at liberty to discuss POA with other relatives. Other relatives, if they suspect abuse can contact APS. They will investigate and if they see evidence of same can ask a court to examine the POA for wrongdoing and record keeping.
If the elder would prefer the grandchild act in her behalf then that is her business and hers alone. If her dementia is well advanced then she cannot make a POA. The person conferring POA must be in their right mind enough to understand what they are doing.
If you suspect foul play here then you should contact APS and give your evidence of why. If you get no satisfaction and wish to apply for guardianship (which will trump POA) then see an attorney. Know that it will be costly for you to do such a case. If you suspect that there is elder abuse by the grandchild then see the elder law attorney to find out how to have the POA examined before the court; a judge can ask for the record keeping.
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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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.
And if your mother is not mentally competent, no one can be her POA's as she has to be mentally competent to be able to designate someone and sign any legal papers.
So someone may have to file with the courts for guardianship if need be, though that can cost thousands of dollars.
You may want to talk to an attorney if you believe that something was not done on the up and up with your mother.
If she is beyond being able to assign a PoA then any family member could pursue guardianship for her through the courts (like a grandchild) but as was stated by another responder, it can be very expensive. Also, if the judge perceives there to be family in-fighting, s/he may award guardianship to a neutral 3rd party (non-relative). It can vary by state and county.
It is not TAKEN. It is GIVEN. The elder asks a family member or a good friend to do it for him or her.
It is a VERY TOUGH job and it requires expertise and expert record keeping. The POA is not at liberty to discuss POA with other relatives. Other relatives, if they suspect abuse can contact APS. They will investigate and if they see evidence of same can ask a court to examine the POA for wrongdoing and record keeping.
If the elder would prefer the grandchild act in her behalf then that is her business and hers alone.
If her dementia is well advanced then she cannot make a POA. The person conferring POA must be in their right mind enough to understand what they are doing.
If you suspect foul play here then you should contact APS and give your evidence of why.
If you get no satisfaction and wish to apply for guardianship (which will trump POA) then see an attorney. Know that it will be costly for you to do such a case.
If you suspect that there is elder abuse by the grandchild then see the elder law attorney to find out how to have the POA examined before the court; a judge can ask for the record keeping.