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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well it’s not their job either. This is why your dad should have saved more money- to hire the help his daughter was unable or unwilling to give.[/quote]

You didn't read the whole thread. I organized the appropriate help for him. Aides every 2 days, a nurse twice a day and a cleaner once a week.

My Dad cancelled the aides behind my back. I reinstated the help but, sadly, my Dad kept cancelling the aides.

His cleaner left and he refused to hire a new one.

His nurse continued to look after him until he was taken to hospital and died there. He liked his nurse.[/quote]

OP, you did a lot for your father. Don't let the crazy PPs bring you down.   I can't believe a PP is faulting you because you couldn't get your dad to move into an assisted living facility. That's a huge issue in many families--the elderly don't want to give up on their homes, even when they could be better be taken care of in another setting. There's no guarantee you could have convinced your father to move into that kind of care setting even if you were around.  Deteriorating condition or not, an elderly parent is an adult who can make their own choices.[/quote]

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