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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.
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I'm interested to hear the answers to this one! I've been the caretaker for my dad for the past 5 years. It had a devastating effect on my work and personal life. I would love to hear if there was some relief. My dad has some money. But, he has it all tied up to be divided evenly after he dies. I could really use some now!
comment-as a caregiver for my wife--something has to be done to support staying at home (buying meals,house keeping, etc) to avoid the excessive cost of assisted living--this would also reduce medicaid funding--i have been told to divorce my wife of 56 years or innitiate SPOUSAL REFUSAL if nursing home care becomes an option
The system is so screwd up! You have to wait until you are dirt broke before you can get help and then you wind up being another person or family that soley relies on the govt. You would think they try to offer something to prevent that from happened.
I would love this also. I gave up my job, friends and family to move from Chicago to Florida to take care of my Dad. I didn't really think of the things that I was giving up at the time because I wanted to be there for him. Now that I'm here, I am wondering if I made the right decision for myself. I lost my income and when traveling down here both cars broke down and are still broke down. I wish that there was some type of help for caregivers that take care of our seniors. I think that I recently read somewhere that Japanese people are required to do this. I know that I'm rambling but I'm here to say that I know where all of you are coming from. Hang in there. Something good is going to happen for all of us.
If your Dad has his money all tied up, then he probably has a lawyer who drew up the necessary documents. Is he is only physically impaired then perhaps you could go with him to his lawyer and have some adjustments made. Perhaps some of his assets could be moved to a trust fund to be used to pay his expenses and to pay you a salary as his caregiver. The residue of the trust fund would be divided according to his will. If he is not mentally competent to make any legal changes to his finances, perhaps you could talk to the other beneficiaries of his will, and ask them to contribute financially to his care. Even if you are only supervising his care by home-aides or in a nursing home, you are still doing work that would otherwise need to be handled by a case-manager - for a fee. You could ask to be paid a reasonable fee for acting as case-manager. A good estate lawyer or elder-care lawyer could tell you what you can legally and reasonably ask for - but make sure you bring them a good written description of what you do for your father, what his assets are, and what the costs are to you both in money and in time. Lawyers charge $400/hour and more, so you want to make efficient use of your lawyer's time, and reading takes less time than listening.
I know there's a bill waiting to raise the medicaid look back to10 years! My Attorney told me about it. He said it has too many loop holes in it right now to be signed but the revised one will soon be in the works...What they are trying to do is force people to buy long term health insurance!
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.
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.
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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.
has a lawyer who drew up the necessary documents.
Is he is only physically impaired then perhaps you
could go with him to his lawyer and have some
adjustments made. Perhaps some of his
assets could be moved to a trust fund to
be used to pay his expenses and to pay
you a salary as his caregiver. The residue
of the trust fund would be divided according
to his will.
If he is not mentally competent to make
any legal changes to his finances, perhaps
you could talk to the other beneficiaries
of his will, and ask them to contribute
financially to his care. Even if you
are only supervising his care by
home-aides or in a nursing home,
you are still doing work that would
otherwise need to be handled by
a case-manager - for a fee. You
could ask to be paid a reasonable
fee for acting as case-manager.
A good estate lawyer or elder-care lawyer
could tell you what you can legally
and reasonably ask for - but make
sure you bring them a good written
description of what you do for your
father, what his assets are, and what
the costs are to you both in money
and in time. Lawyers charge $400/hour and more,
so you want to make efficient use of
your lawyer's time, and reading takes
less time than listening.