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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?
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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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You make the decisions now while you can as to what your future will be. If you have not had a nice little session with an Elder Care Attorney to select someone to be POA for Health and Finances. Do that. Get all the rest of your "Legal Ducks in a row"
You need to complete Advance Directives as to what your medical care should entail if you are not able to say anything. Your POA for Health should be aware of these choices.
If your home is not accessible and you plan on staying in your home make modifications now. If you can not make modifications look into a continuing Care Community so that you will be able to get the care you need and not have to move to another facility. If you want to remain at home plan on hiring caregivers. That could be hourly to begin with but you may need 24/7 care later on. (might want to check the pro's and con's and compare prices of a caregiver VS living in a community with Assisted Living. Might surprise you that a facility may be less expensive when you factor in ALL expenses to having a home. Keep in mind the more care that is involved the more expensive. So Independent Living facility will be the least expensive, Assisted Living a bit more, Memory Care would be more. Skilled Nursing the most expensive although some of the costs will be covered by insurance.)
You can hire a Care Manager that will go with you to doctor appointments
dlawrence...stop feeling sorry for yourself and do something about it as others are trying to tell you. My spouse and i are basically coming into that situation in a few years and have no problem researching possibilities of AL if one of us goes first. Financial situations are always a factor but rest assured there is something out there can fit your situation. Get up and find it...if you cant get up then find someone who can help.
As said, you have asked tuis question before and gotten answers. Most being that it maybe time to go into some type of Senior living. If your husband is still with you, may be time to place him. If you have no money, Medicaid may help with the cost of his care.
I suggest you call the Office of Aging to evaluate your situation. You may want to talk to an Elder Lawyer too.
Not much more we can say to help you other than what was suggested in the other 2 posts you made. Good Luck.
P.S. I noted in the last 2 posts, you never responded to our suggestions.
You've asked a form of this question several times. Sell your home, if you own one, and move into Assisted Living. Many, many elders are in the same position as you and move into AL later in life where they can get care and accommodations, meals, activities and companionship all in one place. Start the ball rolling now.
You will need to get yourself into safe care sooner than later if that is at all financially possible. You will eventually, for all things that require executive function, be dependent on a Licensed Fiduciary. These are typically appointed by courts in the case of people who become a ward of the state due to having no family and very pressing needs.
I would have a consult with an Elder Law Attorney and with your Banker (an executive appointment if you have funds) to get options.
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.
If you have not had a nice little session with an Elder Care Attorney to select someone to be POA for Health and Finances. Do that. Get all the rest of your "Legal Ducks in a row"
You need to complete Advance Directives as to what your medical care should entail if you are not able to say anything. Your POA for Health should be aware of these choices.
If your home is not accessible and you plan on staying in your home make modifications now.
If you can not make modifications look into a continuing Care Community so that you will be able to get the care you need and not have to move to another facility.
If you want to remain at home plan on hiring caregivers. That could be hourly to begin with but you may need 24/7 care later on.
(might want to check the pro's and con's and compare prices of a caregiver VS living in a community with Assisted Living. Might surprise you that a facility may be less expensive when you factor in ALL expenses to having a home. Keep in mind the more care that is involved the more expensive. So Independent Living facility will be the least expensive, Assisted Living a bit more, Memory Care would be more. Skilled Nursing the most expensive although some of the costs will be covered by insurance.)
You can hire a Care Manager that will go with you to doctor appointments
I suggest you call the Office of Aging to evaluate your situation. You may want to talk to an Elder Lawyer too.
Not much more we can say to help you other than what was suggested in the other 2 posts you made. Good Luck.
P.S. I noted in the last 2 posts, you never responded to our suggestions.
I would have a consult with an Elder Law Attorney and with your Banker (an executive appointment if you have funds) to get options.