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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.
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I've noticed that people get responses to their questions at a breakneck pace (like 7 responses in the first minute). Can anybody give me insight into the success of Agingcare.com's forums?
I too am a nurse. I work in home healthcare, mainly in rehab. I also cared for my dad in my home for 5 years. He died last May. I wasn't sure I still belonged here after he died but I was reassured that I was still welcome so I come back to share experience and strength with others who are still caregivers.
I was on another caregiving website that had a lot less people and very, very slow response time. The people were great but the website really just went nowhere and was shut down. Then I found Aging Care and was very grateful. You're right, the response time is phenomenal. I hope you come back and let us get to know you.
i tried to follow an ac article link the other day that led to more links and soon i realized id read every article on here months ago. its all good, man. caregiving is a wonderful calling, study every aspect of it. if your a male you have stereotypes to overcome. do it with brute knowlege.
Thanks assandache and no rest. I was a little worried I wouldn't be welcome.
And yes, I have become very attached to the people I care for. In professional discussion there is such resistance to using terms like "friendship" and "love." I think it's ridiculous. You see someone for an hour a day, for five days a week, for years on end, and you're not friends? Of course my patients have been my friends. (And, by the way, I loved them like friends, and they drove me up the wall like friends.)
Mike your experience can be very valuable to others. As you care for people in their homes, you become attached to them..... and the loss of them adds to your other losses in life....... This site is good when you need to have someone listen!
Thanks norestfortheweary. I'll add to my profile. I just wasn't sure what to put. Though I cared for my father for 6 years when he was disabled from a stroke and, eventually lung cancer, he died a decade ago. I'm now an RN who has worked extensively in homecare-- mostly chronic diseases like diabetes, heart failure and COPD.
I understand that caregivers are people who are, at once, generally giving and in need of support themselves. It's a perfect combination for a forum like this one. Nonetheless, the numbers of responses here are astonishing. I saw one thread that got several hundred posts in just a few hours.
Caregivers helping caregivers......... Even though most of us are going through a lot.... it makes us feel good to help ease others problems by our experiences. It is great to "vent" when we need to. Also if you add your profile, it helps anyone give better advice if they know your situation. Welcome Mike!
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.
I too am a nurse. I work in home healthcare, mainly in rehab. I also cared for my dad in my home for 5 years. He died last May. I wasn't sure I still belonged here after he died but I was reassured that I was still welcome so I come back to share experience and strength with others who are still caregivers.
I was on another caregiving website that had a lot less people and very, very slow response time. The people were great but the website really just went nowhere and was shut down. Then I found Aging Care and was very grateful. You're right, the response time is phenomenal. I hope you come back and let us get to know you.
if your a male you have stereotypes to overcome. do it with brute knowlege.
And yes, I have become very attached to the people I care for. In professional discussion there is such resistance to using terms like "friendship" and "love." I think it's ridiculous. You see someone for an hour a day, for five days a week, for years on end, and you're not friends? Of course my patients have been my friends. (And, by the way, I loved them like friends, and they drove me up the wall like friends.)
I understand that caregivers are people who are, at once, generally giving and in need of support themselves. It's a perfect combination for a forum like this one. Nonetheless, the numbers of responses here are astonishing. I saw one thread that got several hundred posts in just a few hours.