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How are they managing their medications?
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Loveyou2, the person in the position to legally help manage the finances is their financial PoA. You profile provides lots of good info about your parents. They seem very independent are becoming less so. You can have a casual conversation with them and explain how you can help simplify daily living by paying bills online and setting up auto BillPay, etc. Show them what this looks like on a phone or laptop so they can see you trust it, and explain how it ensures their critical expenses get paid and policies don't lapse, etc. Or, they may be very resistant to it, which is very common and requires a different strategy, needing the direct management of the financial PoA.
Hopefully you (or a trusted person) is currently their durable PoA. When me and my husband were discovering the extent of his parents' cognitive issues, one of us would take them out of the house on a ruse, the other would go into the house and make sure mail was being collected and opened (no), bills were being paid (no), things looked like they were under control (no). I found literally dozens of boxes of blank checks that they must have kept ordering thinking they were out but just not remembering where they stashed them. Their checkbook registers were completely screwed up and the bank statement indicated $930 in overdrafts. My MIL twice told me her "purse was stolen" (it wasn't, she misplaced it) and that my stepFIL had withdrawn $1500 in cash at the bank in the grocery store and he was "pickpocketed" (no, he wasn't). It was spiraling out of control pretty fast and my stepFIL was very resistant to help but MIL allowed it since my hubs was her durable PoA. I strongly recommend you have that chat with them and see where it stands. Also, their driving abilities needs to be watched very closely so they can be kept safe, as well as others on the road. I wish you all the best -- let us know how it goes!
To legally take over their finances requires you to be named their general durable (financial) POA. They would have to agree to that and it can be done with an elder care attorney, preferably. You would become their fiduciary which means all of the financial decisions must be made in their best interest. It becomes effective on the date it is signed. Discuss with them the benefits of your managing their finances.
But don't stop there. Create a healthcare POA also which will allow you make their medical decisions when they are unable to.
If you are already their POA, you already have the authority to manage their finances.
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.
Hopefully you (or a trusted person) is currently their durable PoA. When me and my husband were discovering the extent of his parents' cognitive issues, one of us would take them out of the house on a ruse, the other would go into the house and make sure mail was being collected and opened (no), bills were being paid (no), things looked like they were under control (no). I found literally dozens of boxes of blank checks that they must have kept ordering thinking they were out but just not remembering where they stashed them. Their checkbook registers were completely screwed up and the bank statement indicated $930 in overdrafts. My MIL twice told me her "purse was stolen" (it wasn't, she misplaced it) and that my stepFIL had withdrawn $1500 in cash at the bank in the grocery store and he was "pickpocketed" (no, he wasn't). It was spiraling out of control pretty fast and my stepFIL was very resistant to help but MIL allowed it since my hubs was her durable PoA. I strongly recommend you have that chat with them and see where it stands. Also, their driving abilities needs to be watched very closely so they can be kept safe, as well as others on the road. I wish you all the best -- let us know how it goes!
But don't stop there. Create a healthcare POA also which will allow you make their medical decisions when they are unable to.
If you are already their POA, you already have the authority to manage their finances.