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.
You may need the help of a dietician as well. There is SO much sugar hidden in foods today (people get overly worked up sometimes about salt, but don't realize how much sugar has been slipped into various foods as well. It's a cheap filler and is addictive - wonder why so many people might be overweight? Read the ingredients of what you buy!!!)
This page is geared for diabetics, but has a nice list of potential foods for a bedtime snack:
https://diabetesendocare.com/which-are-the-best-bedtime-snacks-for-diabetes/
AGAIN, you need to be very aware of food items that sugar has been added to. Like salt, some sugar is okay in certain items, but sugar is cheap and they add it to so many foods (peanut butter can be good, but not if you buy the kind with ANY sugar in it!!!!) READ the ingredients (my mom used to have to do this for salt when my dad had heart surgery - now it's sugar we have to watch out for!) ESPECIALLY suspect are all those "fat free" or "reduced fat" items. Removing the fat makes thing unpalatable, so they ADD SUGAR!
I can't list everything that has added sugar, you need to read the ingredients (watch for anything -ose, such as sucrose, maltose, dextrose, etc.) Even better, buy as little "processed" foods as possible. Start with fresh (or frozen) meat, fruits and veggies and cook them up yourself - no prepackaged stuff. Even those "healthy" promoted granola bars are loaded with sugar and hydrogenated** fats!!! GET RID OF IT ALL! Whenever possible, cook/make food items from scratch.
(**I added this as it is one of the things that led to my cholesterol being too high. Ditched those "healthy" things and all is good!)
He ordered a fasting blood test, but she can not fast! So we did it regular as her doctor advised. I don't know how that would show her blood glucose or A1C!
All her siblings are diabetic. But in past her blood sugar was normal(last year). She is hypoglycemic for sure even during the day! I catch myself feeding her constantly every 2 hours if she's not asleep! What else I could do? I truly don't know.
Make time somehow to watch and learn from Dr Eric Berg how to Reverse bad health issues like Diabetes, for instance.
I hope and pray you can watch, learn and change both of your diets for Better!
Shalom! 💜🕊💜
If she is diabetic and is experiencing lows at night as verified by a glucometer this is something you Must address with her doctor, she may need her medication adjusted and and a consult with a dietitian.
https://www.mdedge.com/diabeteshub/article/111861/diabetes/endocrinologist-links-nighttime-hypoglycemia-many-ills
For the hypoglycemia issue, you might try giving her cheese or another protein at bedtime, which will last in her system longer through the night.
Yes, it seems Mom needs round the clock care. Without a decent nights sleep caregiving is hard enough. Plus with your physical problems.
"This is the 3rd year I'm caring for her and she's declining as expected. She is the sweetest, most considerate and loving woman I've seen, but it's getting very difficult since I have a back injury as well which needs surgery soon! She doesn't speak english and that makes it harder to find a place for her. I will try to care for her until I can't anymore physically. She is truly an angel. I can't leave an angel in those nursing homes."
and
"...have sciatica, herniated disks and knee issues on top of that and can't hire anyone now(due to the Covid-19)! Its extremely difficult. I used to walk with her to the park but now due to the tear in my knee, I can't!"
Are also having to wake up every 2 hours when she does? Have you been able to hire any help yet?
What is the plan for if (when?) she needs a lot of physical assistance? Will you be able to hire daytime and nighttime caregivers for that? It sounds like with your physical problems that it would be a bad idea for you to take on any of the physical parts of caregiving. When will you have surgery for your back injury?
Since you apparently will not consider placing your mother in a facility ("I can't leave an angel in those nursing homes"), I hope you will also not consider sacrificing your own physical health for her.