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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP,

While you are in town make sure to have grab bars installed around the toilet and shower etc.

Make sure Dad has the taller toilet installed in his home.

Understand there is absolutely no way an 89 year old woman can get a man off the toilet who has a broken arm.

I'd tell DAd you are going to temporarily hire caregivers to help him in the morning with getting dressed etc.  Tell Dad that you see it as a short term thing and that his girl friend does not feel up to the physical demands.[/quote]

Make sure you lock up his valuables too.

We had caregivers for my father, and they stole several nice things from him -- an antique gold wristwatch, some small jewelry that had been my mom's, a few antique silver pieces. He has a lot of stuff, so didn't notice it until later. It rubbed all of us the wrong way, but by the time we discovered the thefts, it was too late to trace them to any one caregiver.  I wish we'd thought to lock up his stuff. He was upset about the watch because it had been his father's, and of course he was sad about my mom's jewelry. I wish we'd put it all into a safe deposit box, and boxed up the sterling and anything small and of value and put in boxes in the attic where the caregivers couldn't pocket it. [/quote]

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