Lorenzo’s House is a nonprofit organization that provides support to carepartners of loved ones living with younger-onset dementia by matching them with other carepartners who have similar lived experience as them. This peer-to-peer support match gives each person seeking support a chance to ask personal questions and express their worries and frustrations, while receiving encouragement and support from someone who is uniquely familiar with the challenges that they may face.
By requesting to be matched with a Carepartner Connection (both individuals are referred to as a “Participant”) through Lorenzo’s House and/or
http://www.lorenzoshouse.org (the “Website”), you expressly indicate that you understand and agree with the following:
- The relationships established among any of the Participants are founded, and should be based, solely on psychosocial support and are not intended to be substitutes for professional treatment, advice or diagnosis.
- Lorenzo's House may refer you to other agencies if Lorenzo's House personnel cannot find the appropriate match for the you
- Carepartner Connections do not provide support as licensed medical or mental health/healthcare professionals. No Participant may recommend or endorse any specific medical or non-medical tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions, or other information to another Participant or otherwise give “medical’ advice to another Participant. Further, no Participant should ever construe anything relayed to them by any other Participant as medical advice, recommendation or opinion. Under no circumstance should any Participant solicit or offer professional, financial, medical, or other similar advice or assistance from or to, respectively, another Participant.
- You will always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding any medical condition, whether it be yours or another person’s. You will not disregard professional medical advice you have received from your doctors or delay in seeking professional medical advice because of a communication with another Participant or any Lorenzo's House officer, director, employee, or volunteer or because of something you have read on the Website.
- The content on the Website is only to be read and or used for informational purposes and is not intended to be a substitute for professional treatment, advice, or diagnosis. If at any time you have reason to believe you or a loved one may have a medical emergency or feel that you or a loved one need medical attention, please either call 911, go to the emergency room, and/or call your or their doctor, as appropriate, immediately.
- The information you provide to Lorenzo's House will only be used as described in Lorenzo's House’s Privacy Policy (www.lorenzoshouse.org/privacy-policy) and you consent to all actions taken by Lorenzo's House with respect to your information in compliance with Lorenzo's House’s Privacy Policy.
We at Lorenzo’s House are excited that you have found your way to our support community and look forward to the relationship that we will share with you.
PARENTS OR GUARDIANS OF MINORS (UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE)
If the Participant is a minor (child under the age of 18 years) the undersigned parent and/or natural guardian or legal guardian of such participant does hereby represent that they are, in fact, acting in such capacity and agrees that they have read these terms and conditions and understand the policies of Lorenzo’s House laid out herein.
