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Call APS. Tell APS that your mother is a senior at risk and the reasons you believe that to be the case. Ask that they visit and open a case. Let them know that your mother will not act in her own protection nor allows others to do so.
Careful now. They will suggest you become guardian and indeed may help you to get temporary guardianship quickly. Watch what you wish for. This leaves you responsible to manage her and all her business affairs as well as make applications to Medicaid (if needed) and etc. As well as leaves you with record keeping on all this. This is difficult enough to manage for a cooperative senior; I know having done it. If you don't wish to have guardianship tell them you have not the time, knowledge nor wearwithall to do this and tell them you would request state guardianship. Again, under watching what you wish for, at that point you nor anyone else is able to interfere in choices the state makes for placement and management of her assets.
Well even with a medical diagnosis of dementia, in the State of Nevada, it's not possible even for the POA to pull them in Memory Care when they don't want to go. They have to do something harmful to themselves or others. Currently the father lives at home with 24/7 care. It's a challenge for the caregivers for sure.
A person with Dementia can no longer make informed decisions. So a POA makes them for them. I just picked an AL and placed my Mom. None of them want to leave what is familiar to them. But when there is no one to care for them, the decision needs to be made to place them.
A person with dementia may be so advanced that this is no longer his or her decision. That person who is POA or guardian or conservator will have to make the decision for the person with advanced dementia as they are no longer capable of such complicated decision making.
You say this is a friend of yours. A few questions for your friend. Is she or anyone POA? If there is a medical diagnosis and particularly if a doctor has said she needs 24/7 care the POA can place your friends mom in a facility at the care level that is appropriate for her needs. that cold be a Skilled Nursing facility or Memory Care. The mom does not have to "agree" to be placed in Memory Care. Once she has been declared incompetent and POA is in effect the POA has a duty to see that she is safe and cared for. If no one is POA then Guardianship is necessary. A family member can become Guardian, in some cases a close friend has been appointed Guardian. If there is no one that wants to become Guardian the Courts step in and a Guardian is appointed by the Court. All decisions then are made by the Court appointed Guardian and if there is family they have little to nothing to say about the care.
Your profile says the Mom has dementia. Does she have a medical diagnosis? Or is this an opinion? Does she have a PoA? If not, you may want to contact social services for her county and see what guidance they give you. If you live together with your Mom I'm not sure what APS will do if they are called. Just because you live with her doesn't make you her caregiver automatically. If your Mom has a medical diagnosis of dementia and does have a PoA, then the PoA decides that she goes into a facility. Whether she physically resists is another piece of the puzzle. This is why it may be best to go the ER > hospital > facility route.
Your friend can call adult protective services (APS) and report her mom as a vulnerable adult living alone. Does the mom have funds to pay for a NH? Is she incompetent, have a diagnosis of dementia? If she is deemed competent, she can choose to not go to a NH?
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.
Tell APS that your mother is a senior at risk and the reasons you believe that to be the case. Ask that they visit and open a case. Let them know that your mother will not act in her own protection nor allows others to do so.
Careful now. They will suggest you become guardian and indeed may help you to get temporary guardianship quickly. Watch what you wish for. This leaves you responsible to manage her and all her business affairs as well as make applications to Medicaid (if needed) and etc. As well as leaves you with record keeping on all this. This is difficult enough to manage for a cooperative senior; I know having done it. If you don't wish to have guardianship tell them you have not the time, knowledge nor wearwithall to do this and tell them you would request state guardianship. Again, under watching what you wish for, at that point you nor anyone else is able to interfere in choices the state makes for placement and management of her assets.
It's a challenge for the caregivers for sure.
A few questions for your friend.
Is she or anyone POA?
If there is a medical diagnosis and particularly if a doctor has said she needs 24/7 care the POA can place your friends mom in a facility at the care level that is appropriate for her needs. that cold be a Skilled Nursing facility or Memory Care.
The mom does not have to "agree" to be placed in Memory Care. Once she has been declared incompetent and POA is in effect the POA has a duty to see that she is safe and cared for.
If no one is POA then Guardianship is necessary.
A family member can become Guardian, in some cases a close friend has been appointed Guardian. If there is no one that wants to become Guardian the Courts step in and a Guardian is appointed by the Court. All decisions then are made by the Court appointed Guardian and if there is family they have little to nothing to say about the care.