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[quote=Anonymous]My FIL has advanced Parkinson’s, and cannot walk. He’s been declining for years, and about 2-3 years ago my husband and I forced his parents to hire in home help (we live far away and both work full time, my husband helps as much as he can but can only go back once a quarter). They hired help, and things are tolerable now, although FIL refuses to consider a nursing home. A few things - if he falls, and your mom can’t get him up (this should be every time he falls - she should NOT lift him), your mom can call 911, explain that it is NOT an emergency, describe what happened, and paramedics will come lift him off the floor. Hospice has a program for people with long term illnesses, my in laws get bathing help a few times a week, a nurse comes in to check in once a week, and they have a respite care facility that my in laws refuse to use. They could use the respite care a few times a year for 5 nights for free if they would do it. [/quote]
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