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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has your dad’s illness involved a hospital? What you need is a social worker, and hospitals have them. A social worker can help you figure out what if anything can be paid for by your parents’ insurance.

Unfortunately there’s no way to get home health aides without money. So if you don’t have it, you need to try to work whatever insurance policies are active. [/quote]

Yes, he was in the hospital twice.  They do have Medicare A & B and a supplemental. I’ll look into that. Thanks [/quote]

NP. That insurance will pay for rehab but not caregiver support or home health aides. Could you afford a few hours of private duty caregiving (whatever the agency’s minimum hour requirement is) and select the hours that would be most beneficial, in terms of your parents’ daily routine? For example, perhaps someone can come in the morning, help him bathe/toilet/get dressed, and prepare and serve breakfast. You could also get your dad one of those life alert necklaces. And as PP said, you can Google a list of adult day care programs in your community.

Unfortunately, there’s not a lot of other options, if any. Meals on Wheels can be good, and you can check out your county’s office on aging for any free resources.[/quote]

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