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My 93 ( now 94) year old father with many other chronic health issues, had a pacemaker placed last late spring 2025. His surgery went very well, and his recovery was very fast (and that despite the fact that he has significant mobility issues and compensated by using his arm strength).
Know that we were told post surgery he just wouldn’t be able to raise that arm above his head for six weeks. After surgery, it was revealed that he would not be able to pull himself up with that arm, lift much using that arm, twist or raise that arm for six weeks. He would need to not sleep on his left side for six weeks. A raised potty chair that fit over the toilet and extra help getting up from a seated position for a while and he was fine.
I would suggest you ask all questions ahead of time, so you know what to expect and can provide for whatever helps in your situation. Blessings on continued good health!
My 94-year-old friend had a pacemaker implanted about three weeks ago. She bounced back very quickly: within 72 hours, she was back at home, and a day or two after that, back to her normal routine. She complained a bit at first of itching and soreness, but even that has resolved. Of course, individuals vary, and my friend has a history of recovering quickly from surgery. This was one instance, though, where I think the right decision was to go ahead with the procedure.
The procedure was simple for my mother at 89 but it took longer for her to recover than we expected. She wouldn’t do PT or use the walker recommended. About 3 months later she had a fall and we moved her to AL. She’s done really well since the move, but to be honest, she has said to me that she wishes she didn’t get the pacemaker because she now realizes that was when she was meant to die her natural death. She said she doesn’t want a replacement battery when this one wears out -I didn’t have the heart to tell her that the battery is supposed to last 10-15 years! She’ll be 91 soon.
FYI she had one in person follow-up appointment and all other checks are remote via the transmitter in her bedroom that came with the device.
My mother was dying and had a DNR. There was no health proxy and my father as her next of kin and who has dementia overrode her DNR and gave permission for the pacemaker. My sisters and I wanted our mother to have a natural death. She was 93 at the time and we really felt it was her time to die. . She had severe arthritis and was in a lot of pain and had mobility issues, her heart could not sustain life without the pacemaker. . She wouldn’t have had to go into a nursing home for 9 months and die there like she did. instead she just lingered for two more years.
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.
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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.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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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.
Know that we were told post surgery he just wouldn’t be able to raise that arm above his head for six weeks. After surgery, it was revealed that he would not be able to pull himself up with that arm, lift much using that arm, twist or raise that arm for six weeks. He would need to not sleep on his left side for six weeks. A raised potty chair that fit over the toilet and extra help getting up from a seated position for a while and he was fine.
I would suggest you ask all questions ahead of time, so you know what to expect and can provide for whatever helps in your situation. Blessings on continued good health!
FYI she had one in person follow-up appointment and all other checks are remote via the transmitter in her bedroom that came with the device.
It was implanted while she was under anesthesia. She came through the procedure fine.
She went to rehab for a few weeks and came home. She lived on for two years with it. She died from heart failure a month short of her 95th birthday.
I hope it all goes well.