Adult Family Homes, Frequent Questions.
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 private facilities accredited by the State of Washington with a maximum capacity of six residents.
We are worried about placing our family member in a Elderly Care Facility and we are feeling confused and guilty about doing this.
This is very common and many people feel this way when confronted with this very hard decision. Rest assured, looking after the protection of your loved one is a adoring gesture.
Eventually, dangerous falls and other issues have to finally be acknowledged and tackled by the family or guardian. It's rather a intimidating task for families to care for an senior person and can be distracting from family, activities, children, and jobs. This is also true if their cherished one also has special needs and services required. Many times the responsibility is positioned on one family member who then suffers burnout. Often the best answer is to put a member of the family in a safe and professional home style environment where care is focused on the needs 24 hours a day.
How do you know which kind of care facility to place my family member in?
There are three basic types:
Assisted Living Facilities are for individuals who are basically 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 seniors who do not yet need an adult family home. They can be ambulatory and can simply walk to elevators, the lunchroom, and activities that are provided and don't need watching while sleeping at night. They live as independently as is feasible in an apartment placement. Assisted living facilities are typically not licensed to provide nursing care.
Adult Family Homes or Personal Care Homes are for many who are forgetful, may fall, need help with keeping in mind things, need assistance with activities of daily living, need monitoring or supervision throughout the day and during the night, or who need more intensive help and health care. When elderly people require 24-hour specialized care and they're in danger for injuring themselves they should think about moving to an Adult Family Home which includes both day and night professional licensed treatment.
Nursing Homes are for those that require more advanced or specialized treatment in which a typical Adult Family Home cannot usually provide. A person who has been diagnosed by a physician to truly have a condition that will require skilled medical facilities (i.e., they may be a danger to themselves or others or have a debilitating condition) would be a prospect for a nursing home.
How can I tell which degree of assistance they require?
You can find qualified assessors that can do an assessment for an average cost of $300. An examination is required for legal reasons to ascertain your loved one's health care needs and develop a care plan based on the examination. You can e mail us and we'll provide you with information on how to contact our assessor.
Is it the responsibility of family members to make doctor consultations, grab and deliver medications, and transport, etc?
We are able to make doctor consultations and can help arrange the appointment with the family but the family would transport the patient or arrange for transportation. This is standard for most homes because of insurance restrictions. We have a visiting home doctor who cares for most of the residents in the home. The patient may register with the home doctor if indeed they want.
Just how many caregivers work at iCare Adult Family Home? Is there 24 hour care?
A caregiver is always required to be in the home as per State regulations. At iCare Adult Family Home we have two (2) caregivers on duty 24 hours per day and seven days a week. During the third shift one caregiver is permitted to rest. Our caregivers are always near by and able to provide one on one assistance for all activities of daily living.
What specific training do your caregivers have for this work?
iCare Adult Family Home personnel and providers have to pass the following training:
• Fundamentals of Health 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 selected?
We diligently look for dependable, caring, trustworthy, patient, and conscientious employees to care for our clients. Our caregivers have been carefully screened for education, experience, and police arrest records.
How long have you been providing home care?
iCare Adult Family Home has been providing high quality treatment locally for nearly 14 years now.
Are you licensed and hold professional insurance?
We are completely licensed and also have standard liability insurance coverage as required by the State of Washington.
How much should it cost to be cared for at iCare Adult Family Home?
Fees are derived from the amount of attention and services required.
Can you accept Medicare or Medicaid?
Yes, we do accept Medicare or Medicaid and LONG-TERM Insurance.
What's your practice on a private pay resident’s changing to Medicaid?
When a private pay resident converts to Medicaid the resident can continue to stay. We require that the Check out this site patient or the family provides two months advance notice. All residents will continue to stay in a private room and will continue to have the same level of care.
What if I have to cancel services can I permanently remove the patient at any time?
Canceling services is not a problem especially in an instance of a crisis. We'd be grateful if you'll let us know in advance.
Are all sleeping rooms private?
We have six (6) private rooms. Five private one bedrooms 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 protection and security all bathrooms and walk in showers have safety bars and grab rails to permit 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 hours are between eight in the morning and nine at night.
Are there televisions in the patient rooms? What about internet and cable connections?
TV's and cable connection with all the Prime channels including HBO and Wi-fi are included.