Adult Family Homes, Your Questions Answered.
What are Adult Family Homes or Personal Care Homes?
Adult Family Homes, or sometimes called Personal Care Homes, are one of the living plans available to older persons and others who cannot comfortably or safely live alone. They are really private facilities certified by the State of Washington with a maximum capacity of six residents.
We are worried about placing our family member in a Long Term Care Facility and we are feeling confused and guilty about doing so.
This is quite typical and many people feel this way when confronted with this very difficult decision. Rest assured, caring for the security of your beloved is a caring gesture.
Eventually, dangerous falls and other issues have to finally be recognized and addressed by the family or guardian. It's rather a daunting task for family members to care for an senior person and can be distracting from family, activities, children, and their occupations. This is also true if their cherished one also requires special needs and services. Often the responsibility is put on one relative who then suffers burnout. Usually the best solution is to place a family member in a safe and professional home style environment where care is focused on their needs 24 hours per day.
How do I know which kind of care facility to place my family member in?
There are three basic types:
Assisted Living Facilities are for people who are generally in most ways independent and who are fully cognizant but may need some assistance with everyday living activities. Assisted living is a desired place for elderly people who do not yet need an adult family home. They may be ambulatory and can easily walk to elevators, the lunchroom, and activities that are provided , nor need watching during sleep at night. They live as independently as is possible in an apartment setting. Assisted living facilities are often not licensed to provide nursing care.
Adult Family Homes or Personal Care Homes are for individuals who are forgetful, may fall, need help with remembering things, need need help with activities of daily living, need monitoring or guidance during the day and at night, or who need more intensive help and health care. When seniors require 24-hour specialized care and they're at risk for injuring themselves they should think about moving to an Adult Family Home which has both 24 hour professional licensed health care.
Nursing Homes are for seniors that require more advanced or specialized attention in which a typical Adult Family Home cannot usually provide. Someone who has been determined by a physician to truly have a condition that requires skilled medical facilities (i.e., these are a hazard to themselves or others or have a debilitating condition) would be a prospect for a nursing home.
How can I tell which level of assistance they require?
There are qualified assessors who are able to do an assessment for the average cost of $300. An evaluation is required for legal reasons to ascertain your loved one's treatment needs and create a treatment plan predicated on the diagnosis. You can contact us and we will give you information about how to contact our assessor.
Is it the responsibility of family to make doctor consultations, pick up and deliver medications, and transport, etc?
We are able to make doctor sessions and can help arrange the session with the family but the family would transport the resident or request transportation. That is standard for nearly all homes because of insurance limitations. We have a visiting home doctor who cares for the majority of the residents in the home. The resident may register with the home doctor if they choose.
How many caregivers work at iCare Adult Family Home? Is there 24 hour health care?
A caregiver is always required to be on duty at the home as per State regulations. At iCare Adult Family Home we've two (2) caregivers working around the clock and 7 days a week. During the third shift one caregiver is allowed to sleep. Our caregivers are always close by and able to provide 1- on -1 assistance for everyone activities of everyday living.
What specific training do your caregivers have to perform this work?
iCare Adult Family Home staff and providers have to undergo the following training:
• Fundamentals of Care Giving
• Home Care Aide Certiï¬cation / CNA
• Continuing Education equivalent to 12 hours every year
• Nurse Delegation
• Mental Health and Dementia
• Food Handling
• Diabetes
• CPR / First Aid
How are your staff members selected?
We diligently seek out dependable, caring, trustworthy, patient, and conscientious people to work with our clients. Our caregivers have been carefully screened for education, experience, and police arrest records.
How long have you been providing home health care?
iCare Adult Family Home has been providing high quality health care locally for almost 14 years now.
Are you licensed and hold professional insurance?
We are completely licensed and have general liability insurance coverage as required by the State of Washington.
How much will it cost to be cared for at iCare Adult Family Home?
Fees are derived from the amount of attention and services required.
Do you accept Medicare or Medicaid?
Yes, we do accept Medicare or Medicaid and Long Term Insurance.
What's your policy on a private pay resident’s conversion to Medicaid?
Whenever a private pay resident converts to Medicaid the patient can continue to stay. We require that the resident or the family will give two months prior notice. All residents will continue to remain in an exclusive room and can continue to receive the same degree of care.
What if I need to cancel services may I permanently remove the patient at any time?
Canceling services is not an issue especially in a case of a crisis. We would be grateful if you'll tell us in advance.
Are all sleeping rooms here private?
We have six (6) private rooms. Five private one sleeping rooms and one private double bedroom with private bathroom.
Just how many bathrooms are inside the house?
iCare Adult Family Home has three full bathrooms.
Are the bathrooms handicap accessible?
For our resident’s safety and coverage all bathrooms and walk in showers have safety bars and grab rails to enable residents to safely enter and leave the bath and shower areas.
What is your visitations policy?
We have an open door policy and the visiting times are between eight in the morning and nine at night.
Are there TV sets in the resident rooms? What about internet and cable connections?
Television sets and cable connection with all the Premium channels including HBO and Wi-fi are included.