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
[email protected] 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 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.
We visited several facilities AL/MC with spa like atmosphere which were beautiful however, I needed to separate from what I thought was great if I lived there to what he would benefit from. They had a theater, pool, nightly happy hours, baby grand etc. These things mean nothing to him
Even though they had MC, if he needed a high level of care, he’d need to go to nursing home or I think if behavior worsen they would dismiss him
The strong contender is a MC only facility dealing only with the different forms of dementia . Staff and director are well versed in best practices. residents won’t be removed and individual care plans are evaluated 4x a year or more. They come furnished and director purchases new bedding etc and will decorate it based on his interests at no charge if you wish. You could choose to furnish it yourself if that would make your loved one more comfortable. They are designed thoughtfully with dementia needs at the forefront. There is no level of care cost as in Al/MC It’s inclusive with the exception of Depends (my husband doesn’t need need yet). The welcome pets and have an enclosed yard with walking paths that they can utilize whenever. The downside for me is it’s located in our old neighborhood which is 2 1/2 hours from our retirement home which will be a trek. I do have family about 40 min away and it’s in King of Prussia PA with a lot of amenities and hotels for my visits.
it is the most difficult decision if my life. I wish you well in this process but hope you will consider a MC placement.
memory care is best for dementia that’s going to progress …and there are some great ones with private room and bath… they’re more experienced dealing with dementia and frontal lobe is difficult !!!
If it gets bad later, move then as the loved one won't remember any way once the dementia is bad.
Live for the moment and
Go for the Best place for now, as no one knows the future so choose the place that will make the loved one the happiest now.
I'd be leery of this ''the only time there are problems are if the individual wanders.''
No, he needs memory care. It's a huge difference in care, and the AL's dining facilities aren't going to be of much value when he gets kicked out -- and he will.
Please get him the right kind of care for what ails him.
In a few cases when my brother was in ALF some of the residents needed another level of care. In some instances it was leaving the facility, but in many it was calling out, being in their rooms and/or disruptive to the entire communal setting. They had to be moved to memory care. In some cases the Resident counsel itself requested intervention; that is the elders in each cottage got together in their monthly meeting and petitioned. The staff was always aware when a resident needed more, and reported it, as they were responsible for care in each cottage.
If this place is housing patients unable to understand and live within certain boundaries with other more well residents, they are affected the atmosphere of the entire place.
There were times at my brother's ALF when the facility did all they could to accomodate keeping people in the lower needs areas because of cost factors; the families could not afford the increases in cost. It didn't usually work out. There may be others out there with better experiences. At my brother's place some time after his death (I was still in contact with his friend there) the facility did make one of the cottages a higher level of care, a locked cottage, and with more staff, as an intermediate care cottage. This was a good answer to be certain for all involved; it was a VERY dedicated facility overall in my opinion.
What happens if they call and say...we can no longer safely care for XXX.
Where would you have them transferred to? Look at that place again.
There is a slight possibility that wandering might not be a problem but other things that a person with dementia might do can put themselves or other residents at risk.
Ask the facility that you are considering how many residents over the past 10 years have had to leave because of wandering or other unsafe or unacceptable reasons.