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I am caring for my mother Jane, who is 93 years old, living in independent living with age-related decline, alzheimer's / dementia, arthritis, heart disease and osteoporosis.
How is your poor mother getting by living alone at 93 with dementia, and 1 hour a day of care????? It's time to quit thinking of getting paid to drive to help her out on weekends and get her suitable 24/7 care right away!
With all your mother has going on with her health(per your profile)she certainly SHOULDN'T be living by herself, with little to no care. And the fact that you apparently only go twice a month to "care" for her, and now want to get paid for your gas for only a 100 mile round trip twice a month, sounds to me a bit petty. You have much BIGGER fish to fry than getting reimbursed for gas. How about getting your mother place in the appropriate facility in the city where you live where you can just drive across town to visit and she will receive the 24/7 care that she really requires and deserves at this time? That seems like the more appropriate next step, don't you think?
No not really. If you are a POA you can make charges according to what your attorney written POA stipulates. Otherwise you cannot charge her anything that she herself doesn't agree to pay, and isn't willing to pay you. If she does want to pay you and can afford to do so then you should attend an attorney together to write up a contract. At that point you would be responsible for keeping careful records of these payments so they don't come across as gifting which could make her ineligible for help with her care when/if needed in future.
I would keep all gas receipts and at the end of each month add up the miles and charge the 2024 reimbursement rate. Staple to a dated note that says it's for caregiving activity and include a copy of how it was reimbursed (check, cash). Have your Mom sign it and keep it on file.
Jane, it reads as though your mother’s Independent Living is 50 miles away, and you go there and back twice a month. So 200 miles a month. To be honest, if M is 93, has ‘age-related decline, dementia, arthritis, heart disease and osteoporosis’, and gets only 30 hours a month of care (paid by her insurance), your fuel costs seem the least of the worries.
How is M coping in Independent Living with all these problems?
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.
I am caring for my mother Jane, who is 93 years old, living in independent living with age-related decline, alzheimer's / dementia, arthritis, heart disease and osteoporosis.
How is your poor mother getting by living alone at 93 with dementia, and 1 hour a day of care????? It's time to quit thinking of getting paid to drive to help her out on weekends and get her suitable 24/7 care right away!
Good grief.
And the fact that you apparently only go twice a month to "care" for her, and now want to get paid for your gas for only a 100 mile round trip twice a month, sounds to me a bit petty.
You have much BIGGER fish to fry than getting reimbursed for gas. How about getting your mother place in the appropriate facility in the city where you live where you can just drive across town to visit and she will receive the 24/7 care that she really requires and deserves at this time?
That seems like the more appropriate next step, don't you think?
How is M coping in Independent Living with all these problems?