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[quote=Anonymous]My dad is turning 90 in August. He lives 2k miles away from me but my brother lives near him. He is very stubborn and full twice last week, on the 2nd my brother forced him to go to the hospital and he has been there ever since.  He is likely going to be released to rehab this week.  No injuries but he was in heart failure because he ignored months of chest pain thinking it was COPD.

I didn't realize but had not been letting my brother in his house and things were not good.

He is clearly in need of a lot of assistance but wants to stay at home. We have cleaners coming to do a deep clean this week. But I guess I am just looking for next steps, feeling overwhelmed 😕

My mom passed in 2007 and he has been alone since then. His hearing aides dont appear to be providing much help so I think he hasnt been understanding what his doctors are telling him.

Any suggestions and advice about next steps and type of care out there (in general terms since he lives far away). Luckily money is not an issue for him.[/quote]

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