Welcome!
We created this site for the families of our aging loved ones. Our goal is to make it easy to share our experiences, knowledge and feelings with others who also look after aging loved ones.
We have a few general guidelines – most of which are common sense – which will help ensure everyone can participate and benefit from using this site. (the legalese guidelines are at the bottom if you really want to read them.)
· Please join the community – A ‘Join’ link is in the top right corner. As a member you can ask questions and contribute comments and ideas. The more the merrier!
· Share – The best use of this site is to share; our experiences, our stories, our knowledge and our resources.
· Be nice – Eldercare can be a very sensitive topic. After all this is our parents we’re talking about. These can be very emotional issues for people so please bear that in mind and be supportive to one another.
· Respect others – Remember there are lots of opinions out there so please be respectful when disagreeing or debating other members.
· Remember – You will see a lot of comments on the site. Some will come from professionals, some from knowledgeable individuals. But *always* consult your own doctors, attorneys, financial advisors before taking actions.
· Don’t post offensive material – obscenities, inappropriate photos, links to offensive web sites. They will be removed and your permissions on the site may be revoked.
· Don’t post comments that are not related to the discussion topic.
· Don’t put advertisements in your posts or include lots of links in any one post.
Pretty basic, right? We look forward to seeing you soon in the community ;)
<and now for the legalese…>
A Place for Family Community Guidelines
A Place for Family is an online community in which members can ask and answer questions on a wide range of topics about eldercare as well as the process of finding eldercare for a loved one. People can also create profiles and share facts, opinions and personal experiences to help others. A Place for Mom is not a publisher of content supplied by third parties and users of the Site. Accordingly, A Place for Mom has no more editorial control over such content than does a public library, bookstore, or newsstand. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including information providers and users, are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and not A Place for Mom. In many instances, the content available through this Site represents the opinions and judgments of the respective information providers or users. A Place for Mom does not endorse, and is not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice or statement made on the site by any third party. These guidelines are to help in making the community a safe and useful place for eldercare information. Your use of A Place for Family is subject to these Community Guidelines and the A Place for Mom Terms of Service.
What to do
- FILL OUT A COMPLETE PROFILE
Let the community know who you are (and what you are interested in. Upload a photo and link to your blog or other sites that you find interesting. A full and rich profile will lend more credibility to your questions and answers and it's just fun to do.
- BE CONSIDERATE
The community is made up of many types of people, with different backgrounds, knowledge and beliefs; please be considerate of others and do not attack other community members. Be respectful at all times.
- SHARE YOUR SOURCES
The Web is a great resource for information, so when you use online sources, share where you found your information.
- MODERATE YOUR CONTENT
Please help us keep the content in the community on-topic and relevant. When asking, answering or just looking around, if you see informative or high quality content give it a 5 star rating. Similarly, for content that is off-topic, not relevant or just plain spam, please click on the ‘Report Abuse’ link and tell us about it.
- CATEGORIZE CONTENT CORRECTLY
Content must be categorized in the appropriate category. A Place for Mom reserves the right to re-categorize or remove questions it determines to be categorized incorrectly.
- BE CAUTIOUS
Do not share your personal, private information such as social security number with any member.
What NOT to do
- YOU MAY NOT POST CONTENT OR LINKS:
- To exploit, solicit or harm minors.
- That are violent, racist, incendiary, or otherwise objectionable.
- That are abusive, threatening, harassing, defamatory, libelous, fraudulent, invasive of another's privacy, or belligerent against any individual or groups of individuals for any reason.
- That violates federal, state or local law.
- That contains profane, obscene, vulgar or sexually explicit language.
- That glorifies self-harm, suicide, anorexia, bulimia, or any other practice that is clearly unhealthy or harmful.
- For commercial or advertising purposes, including classified ads.
- To vent your frustrations, rant, or make derogatory statements.
- To post personal ads or your own or others' personal information.
- That violates the A Place for Family Guidelines or the A Place for Mom Terms of Service in any manner.
- That is copyrighted. Examples include a company logo.
- In fields that aren't intended for that content. Example: Putting an address in a name field.
- That are disparaging of any firm, person, company or healthcare provider.
- That impersonates any business, person or entity.
- That contains viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment or venue.
- MULTIPLE PROFILES ARE PROHIBITED
Each individual can only have one profile and account. Members who use different profiles to ask and answer their own questions or disturb the community risk having their accounts deactivated.
- NO COMMERCIAL POSTINGS OR ACTIVITY
A Place for Family’s purpose is to share experiences and exchange opinions. You may not post URLs or content for the sole purpose of soliciting business or for the sole purpose of directing commercial activity to a non-A Place for Mom site. The URLs or content must be of relevance and pertain to the question at hand.
- DO NOT VIOLATE THE LAW
A Place for Family is a place where families and eldercare professionals can exchange information.
- NO REPEAT POSTINGS
You may not post similar or identical postings. This also applies if you are including the same commercial URL on all of your postings for the purpose of directing commercial activity to a non-A Place for Mom site. Multiple identical postings, even if legitimate, may be considered spam.
- USE THE ‘Report Abuse’ TOOL CAREFULLY
You may not use the ‘Report Abuse’ link for purposes other than reporting a violation of the A Place for Family Guidelines or the A Place for Mom Terms of Service. You may not report abuse for posts that you personally disagree with, or by people you personally dislike.
- NO HACKING
You may not promote or redirect traffic to third-party sites, post links to sites that force the download of a virus, programs, or other content, in any way interfere or disrupt the A Place for Family service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations connected to A Place for Mom.
- NO TRADING OF PRIVATE INFORMATION
You may not upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any content or initiate communications which include information that you do not have the right to disclose or make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as insider information, passwords or proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements).
- DON'T DO FRAUD
You may not falsely state, impersonate, or otherwise misrepresent your identity, including but not limited to the use of a pseudonym, or misrepresenting your current or previous positions and qualifications, or your affiliations with a person or entity, past or present.
- RESPECT THE COPYRIGHT
You may not post content that is copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to third party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless you are the owner of such rights or have permission from their rightful owner to post the material. A Place for Mom does not evaluate or guarantee the accuracy of any A Place for Family content.
- RESPECT THE A PLACE FOR FAMILY COMMUNITY
Every member is entitled to share their opinion on A Place for Family. Do not insult other members because you strongly disagree with their views or for any other reason. Do not engage in hateful discussions, venting or ranting or use inappropriate language. We respect everyone’s right to free speech but do not tolerate stalking, threats, harassment or inappropriate self promotion.
Response to Violations of A Place for Family Guidelines
A Place for Mom does not edit the content of profiles, questions, answers, or comments in A Place for Family. However, we reserve the right to remove content that we determine, at our sole discretion, to be inappropriate and/or in violation of the A Place for Family Guidelines or the A Place for Mom Terms of Service. Depending on the level of offense, you may risk deactivation of your A Place for Mom account and consequently everything associated with it. If you are unsure whether your content is appropriate or consistent with these policies, please do not post it in A Place for Family.
We reserve the right to modify these guidelines at any time without notification.