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[–] chillpanzee@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

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I was shocked when I learned what the monthly cut for referral services like "A Place for Mom" is. After going through this with a parent, my #1 advice is to avoid every single place they recommend. Their "recommendation" is entirely based on how much money they get from the facility. And these kinds of referral "services" are increasingly being offered as a workplace benefit for a lot of people. It's not the scummiest part of that economic sector, but it is straight up payola masquerading as healthcare advice, and should be illegal.

We used a recommended provider for a few months and it was a nightmare. We eventually moved to a facility A Place for Mom "couldn't recommend" but was recommended by a hospice nurse. It was about half the price and 100x better.