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Which best describes their mobility?
How well are they maintaining their hygiene?
How are they managing their medications?
Does their living environment pose any safety concerns?
Fall risks, spoiled food, or other threats to wellbeing
Are they experiencing any memory loss?
Which best describes your loved one's social life?
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Help for what? Getting her moved to you? In home care caregivers provided by the state? FYI Medicaid will not provide her 24 hour care at home so what do you want help getting in place?
Son, that is so common where an elder doesn't want to downsize into a senior facility.
Usually what one needs to do is if Mom falls or isn't feeling well, then either have 911 or a friend/neighbor take her to the ER.... from there she might go to stay in Rehab.... and then you can place Mom into Independent Living or Assisted Living depending on what she can or cannot do. That is when we need to use "theraputic fibs" such as telling Mom she needs more Rehab but she is being moved to Assisted Living, but in reality she is going to stay there.
Where Mom moves depends on if she can budget the cost. Assisted Living is around $6k per month [depends on location]. Nursing Homes run around $10k per month as it is a higher skilled facility. Many newer Assisted Living feels like one is living in a hotel :)
Or would Mom accept caregivers at home to help her out? Or would she be like my Mom, shooing them out on the 3rd day? Caregivers run between $20-$30 per hour. My Dad liked the caregivers he had as they were a good match for him, similar childhood and would laugh at his jokes.
If Mom cannot budget any of these, then she would need to sign up for Medicaid [which is different from Medicare]. Medicaid will pay for room, board, and care at a nursing home.
Mother has mobility issues, according to your profile. What things does she need help with? Getting out of bed? Getting to the bathroom? Making meals? Showering? Personal hygiene? Taking her medications?
What do you mean by taking care of herself? And how do you know she can't?
I suggest calling the Area Agency on Aging that serves her area and ask them about getting a needs assessment for mom. That would be an objective determination of what kind of help she needs, whether she can safely live on her own, etc. A problem with needs assessments is that the elders tend to exaggerate their abilities. "Oh certainly I can get my own lunch," when that is simply not true. So ideally there is someone with her for the interview, who knows what really happens in her home. Does she have a good friend or some relative in the area that could play that role? But even if it has to be just her there, I urge an objective needs assessment.
My mother had mobility issues and also mild cognitive impairment. We extended the length of time she could stay in her apartment by arranging Meals on Wheels, a housekeeper to clean and do laundry, and a visiting nurse to manage her medications. This probably gave her a few more years on her own. As dementia developed there came a point where she could not safely live alone. She moved in with a daughter for a year, and then spent the last couple of years of her life in a nursing home. This is why I ask what you mean by "incapable of taking care of herself" -- often it is not all or nothing.
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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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.
Usually what one needs to do is if Mom falls or isn't feeling well, then either have 911 or a friend/neighbor take her to the ER.... from there she might go to stay in Rehab.... and then you can place Mom into Independent Living or Assisted Living depending on what she can or cannot do. That is when we need to use "theraputic fibs" such as telling Mom she needs more Rehab but she is being moved to Assisted Living, but in reality she is going to stay there.
Where Mom moves depends on if she can budget the cost. Assisted Living is around $6k per month [depends on location]. Nursing Homes run around $10k per month as it is a higher skilled facility. Many newer Assisted Living feels like one is living in a hotel :)
Or would Mom accept caregivers at home to help her out? Or would she be like my Mom, shooing them out on the 3rd day? Caregivers run between $20-$30 per hour. My Dad liked the caregivers he had as they were a good match for him, similar childhood and would laugh at his jokes.
If Mom cannot budget any of these, then she would need to sign up for Medicaid [which is different from Medicare]. Medicaid will pay for room, board, and care at a nursing home.
What do you mean by taking care of herself? And how do you know she can't?
I suggest calling the Area Agency on Aging that serves her area and ask them about getting a needs assessment for mom. That would be an objective determination of what kind of help she needs, whether she can safely live on her own, etc. A problem with needs assessments is that the elders tend to exaggerate their abilities. "Oh certainly I can get my own lunch," when that is simply not true. So ideally there is someone with her for the interview, who knows what really happens in her home. Does she have a good friend or some relative in the area that could play that role? But even if it has to be just her there, I urge an objective needs assessment.
My mother had mobility issues and also mild cognitive impairment. We extended the length of time she could stay in her apartment by arranging Meals on Wheels, a housekeeper to clean and do laundry, and a visiting nurse to manage her medications. This probably gave her a few more years on her own. As dementia developed there came a point where she could not safely live alone. She moved in with a daughter for a year, and then spent the last couple of years of her life in a nursing home. This is why I ask what you mean by "incapable of taking care of herself" -- often it is not all or nothing.