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I actually know plenty of "demented" seniors who are very happy, relatively healthy and look like they could pose for a commercial for "happy aging". We don't TALK about them because they ARE happy and healthy and not driving us up the wall with craziness.
I really wonder what I am going to be like in my dotage. Kind of hope I don't get one. I'm already so crazy it's just going to be a tiny slip in one of the cogs in my head and I'm going to be running naked down the streets singing show tunes.
My grandmothers were adorable to the day they died.
What gets me is the commercial that says, “Dad made us promise to keep mom at home.” I know this sounds rude, terrible, etc. & makes me sound like a @*# but Dad should’ve stayed alive to keep her at home & see how well that works.
It doesn’t make you sound rude, it’s spot on! Those promises are made in naivety not knowing what could be coming, and the ads certainly aren’t going to spill those beans!
Still a newbie at this, but I have gotten some good use out of “reading” the 36 hour day audiobook. Remembering to go where they are rather than struggling to bring them into your reality seems to be key. Since implementing the tactics I’ve been able to bring mom from crying to laughing in a matter of minutes several times. It helps if you already have a skewed since of reality to begin with. Research “theatre of the absurd” and go with it.
Just make ale sure to carve out real reality time away so you keep a reality string that will guide you out of the rabbit hole when you go to far in or for too long.
When I saw those caregivers all smiley and happy I felt terrible. When I first started this journey with my mom, I saw those and I felt terrible because I was getting frustrated, upset and everything else you can think of which was everything that commercial caregiver wasn't. I didn't even focus on the LO with the disease because all I saw was someone handling everything Perfect! So not the truth.
I still remember the one commercial where Grandmother was coming to live with daughter, son-in-law, and children. It was a bank advertisement about loans so one's parents could live with them by either adding onto the house or remodeling the basement, etc.
Toward the end of the commercial where everyone was hugging each other smiling, Grandma was heading to her car dressed in tennis clothes, to get her tennis racket. SAY WHAT ????
I always yell at the TV when those come on. They make it look so easy. Elder is always docile and smiling. Where is the one that will wake you up at 2am to remind you they don't want oatmeal for breakfast? Or the one who just placed their used Depends on their head? Or the one who made a racist comment to someone in the store?
Oh boy do I agree! When folks moved in we had to "buy" their car as neither of them had a DL, and it needed insured and they liked being driven around in it, as does my FIL by the way.. (and brag about it..LOL. ) Mom still refers to it as "her car" and gets snarky sometimes about our running it 3 or 4 times a month so it stays useable. Today hubs found a big leak under it.. so of to the garage it will go this week.. and mom says.. wait for it.. "Well it's your car" This is just one example of her passive aggressive behavior.. lets show THAT on TV !
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.
And besides, those happy pleasant seniors are probably just what yours look like to outsiders.
I really wonder what I am going to be like in my dotage. Kind of hope I don't get one. I'm already so crazy it's just going to be a tiny slip in one of the cogs in my head and I'm going to be running naked down the streets singing show tunes.
My grandmothers were adorable to the day they died.
Just make ale sure to carve out real reality time away so you keep a reality string that will guide you out of the rabbit hole when you go to far in or for too long.
Toward the end of the commercial where everyone was hugging each other smiling, Grandma was heading to her car dressed in tennis clothes, to get her tennis racket. SAY WHAT ????
"I did Daddy for 7 years. But nobody told us about a thing called Alzheimer's."
That one kills me......