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Your profile doesn't say if your mom has dementia. Getting your mom a caregiver without her consent could go several different ways depending on whether she has dementia or not but I'll assume she doesn't.
Your mom has the right to be informed about her own healthcare. I'm assuming that you want to get her a caregiver because you think she'll refuse a caregiver if you bring it up to her? She may need a caregiver but she has the right to refuse one. However, if you think she could benefit from a caregiver you can try to talk her into it. It may take several conversations.
If your mom refuses a caregiver and you bring one in anyway you're putting that caregiver in an uncomfortable situation. You may be hoping that once the caregiver gets there your mom will accept it and let the caregiver do her job but I know many people who will also slam the door on the caregiver's face or send them away after they've been there for 15 minutes.
Your best bet is to get your mom on board with having a caregiver. Tell your mom that the caregiver can give her a nice, hot, soapy shower with perfumed soaps. That the caregiver will massage her back and give her feet a good rub with silky lotion. Tell your mom that the caregiver will fix her a delicious lunch and then have lunch with her. But make sure you can fulfill these promises.
If your mom continues to refuse the idea then give up but don't go behind her back and hire on anyway.
If you're filling the role of caregiver your mom will probably never agree to hiring a caregiver. Maybe you need to step back so she realizes she needs outside help.
When my Mom was in the hospital after a bad fall the doctor said she needs to have a caregiver there to help. So I scrambled and the Agency was able to send over 3 shifts of caregivers. It did NOT go smoothly. The caregivers were great, Mom was in a huge sniff. No amount of talking would appease her. It was her house and no strangers were going to come in.
By day 3 Mom [97] shooed out a caregiver, saying to the caregiver that her husband [my Dad, who was in his 90's] and her daughter [me, also a senior citizen] could take care of her. Earth to Mom, no we can't !!!!
You could try telling Mom that the caregiver is there for you, yourself, to help you with Mom's care. Whatever you do, Mom should be paying for this cost, not you.
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.
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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.
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.
Your mom has the right to be informed about her own healthcare. I'm assuming that you want to get her a caregiver because you think she'll refuse a caregiver if you bring it up to her? She may need a caregiver but she has the right to refuse one. However, if you think she could benefit from a caregiver you can try to talk her into it. It may take several conversations.
If your mom refuses a caregiver and you bring one in anyway you're putting that caregiver in an uncomfortable situation. You may be hoping that once the caregiver gets there your mom will accept it and let the caregiver do her job but I know many people who will also slam the door on the caregiver's face or send them away after they've been there for 15 minutes.
Your best bet is to get your mom on board with having a caregiver. Tell your mom that the caregiver can give her a nice, hot, soapy shower with perfumed soaps. That the caregiver will massage her back and give her feet a good rub with silky lotion. Tell your mom that the caregiver will fix her a delicious lunch and then have lunch with her. But make sure you can fulfill these promises.
If your mom continues to refuse the idea then give up but don't go behind her back and hire on anyway.
When my Mom was in the hospital after a bad fall the doctor said she needs to have a caregiver there to help. So I scrambled and the Agency was able to send over 3 shifts of caregivers. It did NOT go smoothly. The caregivers were great, Mom was in a huge sniff. No amount of talking would appease her. It was her house and no strangers were going to come in.
By day 3 Mom [97] shooed out a caregiver, saying to the caregiver that her husband [my Dad, who was in his 90's] and her daughter [me, also a senior citizen] could take care of her. Earth to Mom, no we can't !!!!
You could try telling Mom that the caregiver is there for you, yourself, to help you with Mom's care. Whatever you do, Mom should be paying for this cost, not you.