How much info should you give out?

debodun

debodun

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I thought I'd try "A Place For Mom" website to try to find a suitable senior housing facility in my area. The problem I had was that they ask for too much personal info before they will even lat you use their Web site and have a disclaimer that they reserve the right to contact you by phone and/or email. Sheesh! That's all I need is to get more annoying phone calls and emails.
 

debodun said:
I thought I'd try "A Place For Mom" website to try to find a suitable senior housing facility in my area. The problem I had was that they ask for too much personal info before they will even lat you use their Web site and have a disclaimer that they reserve the right to contact you by phone and/or email. Sheesh! That's all I need is to get more annoying phone calls and emails.
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I have replied to similar web sites and yes they will follow up with phone calls and email, but it's not a bad idea because they will invite you to lunch or dinner at their facility and give you a tour, even offer to pick you up and take you back home I have gone to several for a nice lunch with wine and entertainment. This is when they will discuss the various costs. The personal info that they ask for is to PRE SCREEN potential residents'
 
I'm skeptical of websites that ask for information before they will let you in at all (except maybe your zip code, I get that). I do not provide any information to those sites. To me, that kind of thing is very offputting, and I do not trust websites who request info like that. Back when I was looking for insurance several years ago, I discovered that many companies would not provide any information AT ALL before you gave them all kinds of personal information, so I dealt with a broker I knew instead. IMHO, it is just plain dangerous to provide all kinds of personal info to a website you do not even know is legitimate.
 

I wouldn't give them the information until I was serious about making the move.

Deb, IMO you should try to look at this as a series of changes over several years and not just go from a big house to an independent living situation. I would focus on getting rid of things that won't fit into a standard two bedroom apartment, then look into selling your house and make a move to a typical apartment complex. That will make the transition into a smaller apartment at an independent or assisted living complex easier.

Sort of like the old line about how do you eat an elephant, one bite at a time.

Good luck!
 
If you do a Google search for Senior Living, Continuing Care, assisted living etc. you will very shortly be contacted by a multitude of facilities particularly if you do no more than give your zip code. There is a great deal of competition for those SENIOR DOLLARS and they are aggressive marketers of their respective facilities and services .It's not all bad though because it's a no cost way to find out what it will cost for the care we may eventually need and what is available. I prefer to make the decision for myself rather than leave it to some one else to decide where to put these old bones.
 
debodun said:
I thought I'd try "A Place For Mom" website to try to find a suitable senior housing facility in my area. The problem I had was that they ask for too much personal info before they will even lat you use their Web site and have a disclaimer that they reserve the right to contact you by phone and/or email. Sheesh! That's all I need is to get more annoying phone calls and emails.
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I'm with you - it is very annoying to be asked for all your personal info before they will give you any information at all. And why isn't there "A Place for Dad"?

Sorry, I'm a little cranky today..:(
 
I've gone to sites like that, even the one you wrote about. I just leave the site rather than give that info. But then I wasn't seriously looking for a place, just curious.
 
Before searching for any "services" on the Internet, I search for Reviews or Complaints about that "service". In the case of A Place for Mom, I quickly found several...here is just one which explains what this company really does.

http://ascamformom.blogspot.com/2010/04/truth-behind-place-for-mom.html

Virtually ANY personal information you place on the Internet becomes available for any number of entities to view....and, use. Personally, before I would put anything on the Internet, in such a situation, I would call their 800 number and speak directly with a representative.
 

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