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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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Details are kind of sparse there, Lrainey. First of all, this is a forum for people to share ideas on caregiving. We aren’t a health care agency.
If you are looking for advice on how to hire a caregiver, call Medicare/Medicaid and the supplemental insurance company. You can also speak with Dad’s doctor and see if they can advise on an agency with a good reputation they’ve heard of. There is also your local Area Agency on Aging (google for the phone number) to call for their advice.
Are you your dad's caregiver, and/or are you looking for a caregiver for him? I see that you work fulltime and that he is now living independently.
What level of care does he require?
What is his primary impairment that requires a caregiver? For example, does he have mobility problems, hearing loss, dementia, COPD -- what makes him meed a caregiver?
Explain your situation in a little more detail, and probably someone here can share similar experience or direct you to an appropriate resource.
If you are looking to find a caregiver in your area, click on "Find Care" on the Blue ribbon at the top of this website. You also need to determine what your Dad's current and future needs are/might be based on his health/medical issues or disease problems.
The Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) are a series of basic activities performed by individuals on a daily basis necessary for independent living at home or in the community. There are many variations on the definition of the activities of daily living, but most organizations agree there are 5 basic categories: Personal hygiene, Dressing, Eating, Toileting, and Transferring/Mobility.
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) are actions that are important to being able to live independently, but are not necessarily required activities on a daily basis. The instrumental activities are not as noticeable as the Activities of Daily Living when it comes to loss of functioning, but functional ability for IADLs is generally lost prior to ADLs. IADLs can help determine with greater detail the level of assistance required by an elderly or disabled person. The IADLs include:
1. Basic communication skills - such as using a regular phone, mobile phone, email, or the Internet 2. Transportation - either by driving oneself, arranging rides, or the ability to use public transportation 3. Meal preparation - meal planning, cooking, clean up, storage, and the ability to safely use kitchen equipment and utensils 4. Shopping - the ability to make appropriate food and clothing purchase decisions 5. Housework - doing laundry, washing dishes, dusting, vacuuming, and maintaining a hygienic place of residence 6. Managing medications - taking accurate dosages at the appropriate times, managing re-fills, and avoiding conflicts 7. Managing personal finances - operating within a budget, writing checks, paying bills, and avoiding scams
ADL (Activities of Daily Living/Self-Care) https://www.sageminder.com/Portals/0/pdf/ADLforweb.pdf?ver=2016-06-27-134001-457
IADL (Instrumental Activities of Daily Living/Measures of Independence) https://www.sageminder.com/Portals/0/pdf/Assessment%20of%20IADLs1.pdf?ver=2016-06-27-134001-457
Thanks, your answer really helped me. During this time, I learned about such services. Many of them don't provide due attention to the elderly. So I found several options. Here's one of them https://www.devotedhc.com such. I looked at the reviews and I liked it, but one fact confuses me. Could these reviews be fake?
Now I'm in a similar situation and I also need advice. I was in search of a good care home for my nan. She's great, and I love her very much, butI didn't find the right one. My employee told me that their grandma also needed constant care and they sign an agreement with the home care service. John said that he and his wife are very pleased. I'm in confusion. Should I call them?
If you have all the money in the world, call up an agency. There are plenty of them. It will cost you a pretty penny though. Otherwise you'll have to do leg work. Go to the local senior center and hit up people for a lead, go to the local hospital and randomly ask nurses if they know of anyone looking for extra shifts. Just ask around. That's what I did when we need a bit of help. It took a while but we found someone good and she costs a quarter of what the agencies wanted to charge.
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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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 are looking for advice on how to hire a caregiver, call Medicare/Medicaid and the supplemental insurance company. You can also speak with Dad’s doctor and see if they can advise on an agency with a good reputation they’ve heard of. There is also your local Area Agency on Aging (google for the phone number) to call for their advice.
What level of care does he require?
What is his primary impairment that requires a caregiver? For example, does he have mobility problems, hearing loss, dementia, COPD -- what makes him meed a caregiver?
Explain your situation in a little more detail, and probably someone here can share similar experience or direct you to an appropriate resource.
The Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) are a series of basic activities performed by individuals on a daily basis necessary for independent living at home or in the community. There are many variations on the definition of the activities of daily living, but most organizations agree there are 5 basic categories: Personal hygiene, Dressing, Eating, Toileting, and Transferring/Mobility.
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) are actions that are important to being able to live independently, but are not necessarily required activities on a daily basis. The instrumental activities are not as noticeable as the Activities of Daily Living when it comes to loss of functioning, but functional ability for IADLs is generally lost prior to ADLs. IADLs can help determine with greater detail the level of assistance required by an elderly or disabled person. The IADLs include:
1. Basic communication skills - such as using a regular phone, mobile phone, email, or the Internet
2. Transportation - either by driving oneself, arranging rides, or the ability to use public transportation
3. Meal preparation - meal planning, cooking, clean up, storage, and the ability to safely use kitchen equipment and utensils
4. Shopping - the ability to make appropriate food and clothing purchase decisions
5. Housework - doing laundry, washing dishes, dusting, vacuuming, and maintaining a hygienic place of residence
6. Managing medications - taking accurate dosages at the appropriate times, managing re-fills, and avoiding conflicts
7. Managing personal finances - operating within a budget, writing checks, paying bills, and avoiding scams
Copy & Paste URL to your browser:
https://www.agingcare.com/articles/activities-of-daily-living-why-this-measure-matters-186853.htm
ADL (Activities of Daily Living/Self-Care) https://www.sageminder.com/Portals/0/pdf/ADLforweb.pdf?ver=2016-06-27-134001-457
IADL (Instrumental Activities of Daily Living/Measures of Independence) https://www.sageminder.com/Portals/0/pdf/Assessment%20of%20IADLs1.pdf?ver=2016-06-27-134001-457
Geriatric Mood Scale (Depression Screen) https://www.sageminder.com/Portals/0/pdf/Geriatric%20Mood%20Scale.pdf?ver=2016-06-27-134001-457
https://www.payingforseniorcare.com/longtermcare/activities-of-daily-living.html
http://www.agis.com/Document/3/assessing-your-loved-ones-needs.aspx
Hope that these help you to assess what assistance your Dad needs now and in the future. Good Luck.