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[quote=Anonymous]Rehab professional here with my own rapidly aging parents. I don't know the ages and diagnoses of your parents, but I can tell you from professional and personal experience that this is the time in life where things get very expensive if people want to maintain any quality of life at home or in a facility. There is going to be a lot of labor, money, and stress involved to keep them going with any independence. Admitting this, at least to yourself if they are unable to accept it, will help you to see what is beyond your ability and allow you to not put your own health and finances in jeopardy as you go through the process. 
Home health PT, OT and SLP can only do so much and their goal will be to get your parent as independent as they can be and then train caregivers/aids to perform the tasks safely and then discharge. Being in a rural area makes finding reliable caregivers difficult even if money is available. Plan to spend money above what home health agencies pay to find and retain reliable caregivers, and start looking for assisted living facilities for when they need almost 24-hour care. I'm sorry, it's just hard.
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