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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.
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.
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The person that has power of attorney does not purchase items that are needed and also leaves an elderly person (bed ridden) alone. Is this illegal? What can be done?
Let us ask you some questions in order to answer this very brief post: 1. How old is the elder being left alone 2. Is the elder being left alone completely demented? That is would it be impossible for him to call for help on the telephone, to call 911 or to call the person who lives with him? 3. What relationship is the POA to the elder? 4. Does the POA live with the elder? If so, for how long. 5. Other than this elder being alone, what other signs of neglect are you seeing. 6. Most importantly, what relationship are YOU to the elder you are so worried about. Have you offered help? Do you dislike the POA? If so, why? Is the POA a relative of yours?
Now, often people will post us these brief questions and we knock ourselves out with answers to find that we have no facts; they were purposely or inadvertently withheld from us. IF in your heart of hearts you feel that this elder is being neglected and is unsafe currently, and you have honestly brought your concerns to the POA, then feel free to call APS in your area and ask that wellness checks be done. Tell them your concerns and supply them with evidence of unsafe treatment.
Is the person having care withheld or refusing care? I would discuss with POA in a concerned matter and you may get a better understanding of the situation. If the person is of sound mind, they have the right to refuse care until it becomes dire and unsafe. Perhaps the POA is respecting their wishes or doesn't know the amount of power they have in the situation.
If POA is deliberately withholding care for personal gains then do call APS.
Report the situation to Adult Protective Services in the county where the vulnerable adult lives as a person in need to assistance. The POA isn’t the only one who can help a person, just the one with medical and/or health care decision making authority when the person can no longer do so for themselves. For example, I was my dad’s POA, never really used for much, and plenty of others helped him with things he needed
It fully depends on the cognition of the elder. If they can call for help and understand a dangerous situation, they do not need to be watched 24/7.
FYI, being POA does NOT mean you are required to be a caregiver for the principal, this is a common misconception of what being POA means. And depending on the type of POA it might not even give them the ability to do certain things.
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.
1. How old is the elder being left alone
2. Is the elder being left alone completely demented? That is would it be impossible for him to call for help on the telephone, to call 911 or to call the person who lives with him?
3. What relationship is the POA to the elder?
4. Does the POA live with the elder? If so, for how long.
5. Other than this elder being alone, what other signs of neglect are you seeing.
6. Most importantly, what relationship are YOU to the elder you are so worried about.
Have you offered help? Do you dislike the POA? If so, why? Is the POA a relative of yours?
Now, often people will post us these brief questions and we knock ourselves out with answers to find that we have no facts; they were purposely or inadvertently withheld from us.
IF in your heart of hearts you feel that this elder is being neglected and is unsafe currently, and you have honestly brought your concerns to the POA, then feel free to call APS in your area and ask that wellness checks be done. Tell them your concerns and supply them with evidence of unsafe treatment.
If POA is deliberately withholding care for personal gains then do call APS.
FYI, being POA does NOT mean you are required to be a caregiver for the principal, this is a common misconception of what being POA means. And depending on the type of POA it might not even give them the ability to do certain things.