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I. How We Work in Washington. Based on your preferenceswe 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 312017we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
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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 companyincluding the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division800 5th AvenueSte. 2000Seattle98104 or 800-551-4636.
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jacobsonbob Asked April 2012
Is it standard practice for a nursing home to charge a fee for "incontinence care" if a patient has a bladder-control issue?
My mother became a resident in a nursing home a little over a month ago. She has short-term memory issuessome difficulty walkingand some difficulty getting to the bathroom on time because of a "weak bladder". When we received the current chargeswe found there was a $15 charge for "incontinence care"and over the course of the month it added up to $330. It seems that for the $7620 a month basic chargethis kind of care should be included. I thought that considering that this is one of the reasons a person may end up in a nursing careit would simply be included. When my father saw the billhe said it was a "rip-off" and I feel it is insult added to injury. What experience do others have?
In additiona resident is expected to ask for help to get to the bathroomas they do not like it when my mother simply goes on her own. If she has to wait for someone to help herthis increases the chances of an "accident" and to me it just seems the nursing home profits from it.
ThanksBob
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I agree that:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferenceswe 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. 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.
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 312017we 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 usyou 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 companyincluding the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division800 5th AvenueSte. 2000Seattle98104 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 informationas 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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APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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If I want a paper copyI 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 servicesunless 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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as I thought they would. I once discussed an issue with the Social Worker Mgr. and she finally told me that Nursing Homes don't provide one on one service and if we want my Mom to have more thorough care I can hire a private nurse or CNA.
My mother can not walk anymore and needs full assistance to be moved to and from her bed and to be changed. I feel sorry for the elderly because they are at the mercy of the $9 an hour employees and many don't have as much empathy and desire to go above and beyondplus most nursing homes are severally understaffed.
includes room and board. We are expected to pay $8-10 a day for
incontinence supplies! Geezzit seems that nursing homes most certainly
have the upper hand in everything. You either agree or they won't accept
your parent.
facilities are usually not paid for by medicare. so your $7600 or so may be for room and board and nothing else. Which also means they can charge for 'incontinence products' medicationlaundry etc that and anything insurance cannot. Be sure to read your contract it should have been outlined there. I used to pay for my moms only because she didn't like what the facility had to offer not because I had too. because I wanted to. Again check your addmission paperwork as you should have received a list of whats included and what you could be charged for. It is mandortory here if CALIF.