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Your loved one may not require home care or assisted living services at this time. However, continue to monitor their condition for changes and consider occasional in-home care services for help as needed.
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I see on the map that Cypress is right near Houston. Call the Lighthouse for the Blind. They have a location in Houston. She doesn't need OT - OT is short term - but rather she needs a supportive community of others who have learned how to do this and can teach her how to function with vision loss.
There are a number of Lighthouse for the Blind organizations in Texas. Please reach out to them. They teach people with varying stages of blindness on how to navigate everyday living. I believe it’s exactly what you’re needing for your mom. Wishing you both well.
You might contact associations or organizations that specifically address blindness to determine what alternate options might be available, say for phones or other means of communication.
It might be wise to consider learning Braille.
I might also check with the local police to find out if it's appropriate to have a locked key box so someone can get in if she needs help but has trouble reaching a door, and/or if she falls or something happens to her.
A life alert pendant might also be a good consideration.
These are backup alternatives in case you're not available, and might provide her with more confidence.
In the meantime, in her home (or yours), begin removing trip hazards, clear pathways, put up grab bars as handholds and arrange furniture along paths so she has something to grab onto or sit down in if she loses her balance. One of the primary assessments for balance is through sight, and when it's gone, other senses have to compensate. As we grow older, balance may become more of an issue.
If she takes immersion baths, consider whether or not they would still be appropriate or if no rinse shampoo and soap would be more better and safer. Along that line, remove anything that might be unhealthy or dangerous if lift out, and accidentally accessed, such as cleaning products, ointments or medicine.
If baths will still be on the agenda, and you don't have an over-the-tub extension chair, I'd get one. And put up grab bars not only in the tub and shower area, but all through the bath along the path from a hall into each area of the bathroom.
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:
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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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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 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.
It might be wise to consider learning Braille.
I might also check with the local police to find out if it's appropriate to have a locked key box so someone can get in if she needs help but has trouble reaching a door, and/or if she falls or something happens to her.
A life alert pendant might also be a good consideration.
These are backup alternatives in case you're not available, and might provide her with more confidence.
In the meantime, in her home (or yours), begin removing trip hazards, clear pathways, put up grab bars as handholds and arrange furniture along paths so she has something to grab onto or sit down in if she loses her balance. One of the primary assessments for balance is through sight, and when it's gone, other senses have to compensate. As we grow older, balance may become more of an issue.
If she takes immersion baths, consider whether or not they would still be appropriate or if no rinse shampoo and soap would be more better and safer. Along that line, remove anything that might be unhealthy or dangerous if lift out, and accidentally accessed, such as cleaning products, ointments or medicine.
If baths will still be on the agenda, and you don't have an over-the-tub extension chair, I'd get one. And put up grab bars not only in the tub and shower area, but all through the bath along the path from a hall into each area of the bathroom.