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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 80 year old dad has dementia and was recently hospitalized, had surgery and is now home recovering. My mother is taking care of him, but English is not her native language and a lot of information is lost in communication between her and the doctor visits. I live across the country and my siblings live 30-60 mins away from my parents and work during normal hours. Dad has a lot of follow up visits with his primary doctor, specialists, physical therapy, lab work, etc sometimes in person, sometimes telemed. Trying to manage all the appointments and taking care of my dad is causing a lot of stress for my mom. Is there a service that can help manage all of the appointments so that mom knows where to be and when? Would also be helpful if there were translation services.[b] Something like a personal assistant or case manager for dad? Does something like this exist?[/b][/quote]

Geriatric case management exists and might be what you are looking for. In what city or town does your father live?[/quote]

OP here, thank you for the input! Someone mentioned case management, so I wanted to ground truth that. My parents are Vietnamese and live in the Bay Area if California. Although they speak English they would understand better if they & the doctors could converse in Vietnamese. Is geriatric case management or medical case management through a private company? If so, any reputable ones out there?

I like the FaceTime/ phone call idea once they are at their appointment, I just worry that the appointments may conflict with my own meetings.

And yes, I can already see the frustration in the closest sibling to my parents. I think there is a lot of resentment that is growing in just the past week from feeling like I’m not helping out. I was hoping this case management would help alleviate the pressure and stress on sibling, too.

For those siblings who have replied that live closest to parents, what can I do from afar that would help?[/quote]

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