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Task Rabbit It is a app - Place your debit or credit card and set Up an account - call Home Depot Order a AC Mobil Unit and ask someone from Task rabbit to pick it up at Home Depot and bring it to your Mother and set it up for her . I did this Last year for my Dad .
Go on Nextdoor.com and make a request for help with a low-cost or free (used) unit and help installing it. The people on that intranet are your actual neighbors and not anonymous.
So your mom is 66? Is she on oxygen? Is she mobile? does she drive?
If she is truly caught with no resources, have her call APS. Adult Protective Services. If she is truly in need they will have suggestions.
I’ve heard they are investigating and providing resources for the truly at risk. Since she has a daughter who will take her in until the problem is solved, she has resources many in extreme heat don’t have.
Has she called for AC service yet?
Is she computer literate, have a credit card? she could set up the task rabbit account and no it isn’t free. it’s a possible way to get a job done when there is no one else to do it.
Tell her to drink water and loosen her clothes.
The extreme heat can addle the brain at any age unless one is accustomed. I’m not insensitive to extreme heat but mom doesn’t sound like she is being reasonable. Perhaps there is a reason for that.
Take a nice slow breath yourself and let us know how it works out.
I would call Home Depot, Lowes even WalMart to see if they will deliver and install. Fans are usually given out for free but not A/Cs. In the meantime, get a fan and blow it over ice.
"One final way to cool a room down is to use ice alongside your fans. It might look like a strange solution, but it can be very effective for cooling the air quickly. Position a shallow bowl of ice, ice packs or a frozen hot water bottle behind your fan, and it will soon spread the cool temperatures around your room." I read the ice can be put in front to. If you have a humifier that would help with humidity.
Keep doors and drapes closed. The hotest part of the day will be about 5/6pm.
I don’t know of any resources that help with these situations other than Go Fund Me pages and possibly a church that has outreach ministries for the elderly.
Many cities have an emergency line. Like 311 or other such number. That might help. (I just googled it and the number in Houston is 311) Many cities also have cooling centers for Seniors. You could call the NON EMERGENCY number and see if the call center is aware of any help that might be available.
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.
If she is truly caught with no resources, have her call APS. Adult Protective Services. If she is truly in need they will have suggestions.
I’ve heard they are investigating and providing resources for the truly at risk. Since she has a daughter who will take her in until the problem is solved, she has resources many in extreme heat don’t have.
Has she called for AC service yet?
Is she computer literate, have a credit card? she could set up the task rabbit account and no it isn’t free. it’s a possible way to get a job done when there is no one else to do it.
Tell her to drink water and loosen her clothes.
The extreme heat can addle the brain at any age unless one is accustomed. I’m not insensitive to extreme heat but mom doesn’t sound like she is being reasonable.
Perhaps there is a reason for that.
Take a nice slow breath yourself and let us know how it works out.
"One final way to cool a room down is to use ice alongside your fans. It might look like a strange solution, but it can be very effective for cooling the air quickly. Position a shallow bowl of ice, ice packs or a frozen hot water bottle behind your fan, and it will soon spread the cool temperatures around your room." I read the ice can be put in front to. If you have a humifier that would help with humidity.
Keep doors and drapes closed. The hotest part of the day will be about 5/6pm.
Many cities also have cooling centers for Seniors.
You could call the NON EMERGENCY number and see if the call center is aware of any help that might be available.