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Who are you caring for?
Which best describes their mobility?
How well are they maintaining their hygiene?
How are they managing their medications?
Does their living environment pose any safety concerns?
Fall risks, spoiled food, or other threats to wellbeing
Are they experiencing any memory loss?
Which best describes your loved one's social life?
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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. D.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.
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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 would say no. A&A is for offsetting Medical cost. You get it because your care cost out do your income. Do you need to tell them where every penny you receive goes? Did you not get a booklet telling you what u can and can't do?
I didn't get any info on what to do. And Mom's medical costs did not exceed her SS, IRA and private pensions benefits. I just applied when I heard about it. Completed application, sent in my dad's paperwork to the VA. He didn't receive a regular VA pension. They asked about her assets and real estate.
If you receive this VA pension benefit, you should put the money toward care services to help maintain your quality of life. That could mean using this VA aid for assisted living or for a nursing home, if you believe either of those environments will benefit you. However, if you’d prefer to stay in your home, you can put your Aid & Attendance benefits toward home care services.
With home care services, professionals visit your home and perform tasks such as bathing, grooming, meal preparation, laundry, and light housekeeping. These tasks help you maintain a good quality of life while staying in a clean, tidy environment. You may find you prefer home care over an assisted living community or a nursing home because you receive care while you’re in a familiar place.
**************************** You were assigned a field officer when you were awarded your benefits. Call that person or your local VA office to get your question answered. The above info was taken from the internet; we on the forum are not qualified to answer such questions as if you can use part of your A&A benefits to pay your rent. Those benefits are intended to be used 'toward home care services', as stated above, but only a VA officer can tell you 100% for certain one way or another.
My Mom received A&A. I had it deposited into a separate account. I wrote checks to pay for medical co-pays, prescriptions, the shower ladies who helped her shower 3 times a week, and for her aide who stayed overnight when she couldn't stay alone and for the aide who came M-F to fix her lunch. i kept good records but I was never asked any questions or asked for receipts.
I was visited MANY times by the VA field examiner on behalf of my mother who rec'd A&A benefits! He even interviewed her to make sure she was being properly cared for in the ALF! He called, visited, sent me questionnaires, forms, all sorts of things for YEARS! I had to have a separate account too and be designated the Federal Fiduciary for her funds.
My father gets A&A. I was told recently by the VA examiner who was doing the annual review, that I can use his A&A benefits for anything that benefitted him, the veteran. I use it now for part of his nursing home care but when he lived at home I've used it to pay caregivers, home insurance, home repairs, groceries, medical expenses, etc. I've had to do reviews and show bank statements and it's always been fine. So depending on who the vet is, you or a parent, that will determine your answer.
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.
D.
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.
If you receive this VA pension benefit, you should put the money toward care services to help maintain your quality of life. That could mean using this VA aid for assisted living or for a nursing home, if you believe either of those environments will benefit you. However, if you’d prefer to stay in your home, you can put your Aid & Attendance benefits toward home care services.
With home care services, professionals visit your home and perform tasks such as bathing, grooming, meal preparation, laundry, and light housekeeping. These tasks help you maintain a good quality of life while staying in a clean, tidy environment. You may find you prefer home care over an assisted living community or a nursing home because you receive care while you’re in a familiar place.
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You were assigned a field officer when you were awarded your benefits. Call that person or your local VA office to get your question answered. The above info was taken from the internet; we on the forum are not qualified to answer such questions as if you can use part of your A&A benefits to pay your rent. Those benefits are intended to be used 'toward home care services', as stated above, but only a VA officer can tell you 100% for certain one way or another.
Good luck.