Are you sure you want to exit? Your progress will be lost.
Who are you caring for?
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?
Acknowledgment of Disclosures and Authorization
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 acknowledge and authorize
✔
I consent to the collection of my consumer health data.*
✔
I consent to the sharing of my consumer health data with qualified home care agencies.*
*If I am consenting on behalf of someone else, I have the proper authorization to do so. By clicking Get My Results, you agree to our Privacy Policy. You also consent to receive calls and texts, which may be autodialed, from us and our customer communities. Your consent is not a condition to using our service. Please visit our Terms of Use. for information about our privacy practices.
Mostly Independent
Your loved one may not require home care or assisted living services at this time. However, continue to monitor their condition for changes and consider occasional in-home care services for help as needed.
Remember, this assessment is not a substitute for professional advice.
Share a few details and we will match you to trusted home care in your area:
I was going to suggest one of the shower chairs that extends over the side of the tub, out into the bathroom. Your mother can sit down on it, scoot over, move one leg at a time with your assistance if necessary, then sit entirely while she's taking a shower.
However, I'm confused as to a "lung hose connection". Do you mean she's on oxygen.
Also, does she have a special narrow tub? Tubs are standards unless they custom made for rich folks or are adaptive tubs for people with mobility issues. Can you describe this narrow tub a bit more? Is it a standard size bathtub or something else?
It is an old claw type bath tub, sides are very high and deep and narrow. Also that was a typo : (long hose connection) was what it should have been. Thank you very much for the quick response to my question! The support is much appreciated!
I did find that some of the bath chairs have legs that can be raised. However, I don't know how high that would make them or whether they would be high enough to allow someone to sit down and easily slide over the chari into a clawfoot tub.
What I would do is take measurements of the tub's height, from the floor to the rim, then either check online or call local DME suppliers to get heights of the chairs. In our area hospitals usually have their own DME division.
If you can't find any that are high enough, and are handy with a saw and screwdriver, you could make steps to get up to the bath chair that extends over the side of a tub. They've have to be very broad though, and best with low risers so that height from one step would be very much I think there should also be some way to anchor them, or clamp them to something, so there's no slippage.
There might even be that kind of slips; DME suppliers might have some. Or a company that specializes in assistive devices and retrofitting might be able to make some steps.
My father made some baby steps for my mother. The risers were only about 2.5 to 3", so she could easily climb on them. However, if they were ever redone, I'd make them much wider.
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.
However, I'm confused as to a "lung hose connection". Do you mean she's on oxygen.
Also, does she have a special narrow tub? Tubs are standards unless they custom made for rich folks or are adaptive tubs for people with mobility issues. Can you describe this narrow tub a bit more? Is it a standard size bathtub or something else?
What I would do is take measurements of the tub's height, from the floor to the rim, then either check online or call local DME suppliers to get heights of the chairs. In our area hospitals usually have their own DME division.
If you can't find any that are high enough, and are handy with a saw and screwdriver, you could make steps to get up to the bath chair that extends over the side of a tub. They've have to be very broad though, and best with low risers so that height from one step would be very much I think there should also be some way to anchor them, or clamp them to something, so there's no slippage.
There might even be that kind of slips; DME suppliers might have some. Or a company that specializes in assistive devices and retrofitting might be able to make some steps.
My father made some baby steps for my mother. The risers were only about 2.5 to 3", so she could easily climb on them. However, if they were ever redone, I'd make them much wider.
Someone asked a similar question about bathing and I answered here:
https://www.agingcare.com/questions/caregiving-the-copd-patient-187664.htm?cpage=0&cm=533124#533124