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How are they managing their medications?
Does their living environment pose any safety concerns?
Fall risks, spoiled food, or other threats to wellbeing
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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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Where are you hoping to find money to look after yourself, there is no magic pot of gold unless you win the lottery. People work, live responsibly, save as much as they are able and thankfully in developed countries there is a social safety net that provides a modest pension after we retire. If that is not sufficient there are further opportunities for subsidized housing and (in the USA) medicaid is available to pay for skilled care for those who are truly penniless. Beyond that people have come up with various plans to stretch their money such as renting out rooms or pooling their resources by living "golden girls" style with friends.
Too many people do no planning at all so good for you for thinking ahead. First, get all your important paperwork in order. Choose people who can make financial decisions for you if you become incapacitated (Financial Power of Attorney) and health care decisions for you when you cannot speak for yourself. (Health Care Power of Attorney or Health Care Proxy.) Fill out a living will stating what you would like to have happen if you have a terminal illness. This may also be called a POLST or MOLST. Your doctor will have information on this. Sign HIPAA forms allowing someone to get access to your medical files .
Meet with an Estate lawyer if you have assets you would like to organize. You may want to explore a will or a trust.
We put together a file that contains digital copies of the wills, POA, health care proxy and living wills. It also has files for Contacts (Doctors, friends, family), Accounts to Pay, Asset Accounts and how to access accounts online. (We use LastPass on the computer so that's a short list!) . It also lists the location of all the important documents like all the insurance policies (home/car/life/health), birth certificates, marriage certificate, deed, car title, loan papers and tax returns. We gave a thumbdrive with all that information to our son in case he needs to take over in an emergency and we update it every year.
Are you a US Veteran? Investigate the programs you may be eligible for when you can no longer do your own bathing, dressing, transferring, toileting or eating. Make sure your discharge papers are easy to find and you've signed the additional POA required by the Veterans Administration.
Then, concentrate on now. Healthy aging is like a stool with three legs. You need good nutrition, exercise and socialization. Stay connected with other people. Make sure you eat enough protein and vegetables and avoid sugar. Do you drink more than one alcoholic drink every day or smoke? Cut back or quit. Make a conscious effort to enjoy your life.
When we are 80, my husband and I plan to live in an independent senior living community. The ones we like provide some meals, socialization and opportunities for exercise. Investigate independent senior living near you. Some are very affordable or even subsidized. Many have waiting lists so look well before you need one.
If you have no one you can think of who can be your POA or medical POA, speak to a lawyer or a social worker about your options. And try to get out there and make more social connections. There are a lot of people who are alone. Maybe you can band together and become your own 'family'. But you have to reach out. No one is going to come to your house and get you.
Take good care of yourself! Plan for the future but don't forget to live for today!
Your profile says you are caring for someone. Are you expecting an inheritance of some nature? Do you have assets of your own and just want to make them work for your future?
Marcia has given you some excellent, well thought out advice. It would be helpful to know more about your age, general health and circumstances for ideas that may be more specific.
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.
Meet with an Estate lawyer if you have assets you would like to organize. You may want to explore a will or a trust.
We put together a file that contains digital copies of the wills, POA, health care proxy and living wills. It also has files for Contacts (Doctors, friends, family), Accounts to Pay, Asset Accounts and how to access accounts online. (We use LastPass on the computer so that's a short list!) . It also lists the location of all the important documents like all the insurance policies (home/car/life/health), birth certificates, marriage certificate, deed, car title, loan papers and tax returns. We gave a thumbdrive with all that information to our son in case he needs to take over in an emergency and we update it every year.
Are you a US Veteran? Investigate the programs you may be eligible for when you can no longer do your own bathing, dressing, transferring, toileting or eating. Make sure your discharge papers are easy to find and you've signed the additional POA required by the Veterans Administration.
Then, concentrate on now. Healthy aging is like a stool with three legs. You need good nutrition, exercise and socialization. Stay connected with other people. Make sure you eat enough protein and vegetables and avoid sugar. Do you drink more than one alcoholic drink every day or smoke? Cut back or quit. Make a conscious effort to enjoy your life.
When we are 80, my husband and I plan to live in an independent senior living community. The ones we like provide some meals, socialization and opportunities for exercise. Investigate independent senior living near you. Some are very affordable or even subsidized. Many have waiting lists so look well before you need one.
If you have no one you can think of who can be your POA or medical POA, speak to a lawyer or a social worker about your options. And try to get out there and make more social connections. There are a lot of people who are alone. Maybe you can band together and become your own 'family'. But you have to reach out. No one is going to come to your house and get you.
Take good care of yourself! Plan for the future but don't forget to live for today!
Marcia has given you some excellent, well thought out advice. It would be helpful to know more about your age, general health and circumstances for ideas that may be more specific.