GoldenEggs
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My father in law is finally back home, after a 2 month recuperation stay in a convalescent home for breaking his ankle. He is not 100% back to his normal activities. We're supposed to get a nurse to assist with bathing/grooming and a physical therapist to help him get back to full mobility and this is covered under the insurance until he is able to return to his normal activities. By the way, he will be turning 96 this year. Before his accident, he was pretty active, going to the senior center everyday and I made sure he continued his exercises.
Putting him in a home is NOT an option, because of costs, financials and emotional. Unforunately, we are also unable to afford a part time nurse. (Another reason why I need to get our website bringing in the sales and our apartment issues fixed so it is profitable!) We've looked into Medicare/Medical and it doesn't make sense right now since he has a really good pension. I'm trying to figure out what other options are available for low cost assisted home care or even caregiver relief but from someone with a medical background.
My husband and I are pretty limited in how far and how long we can travel or just even go out. We have limited family/friends that we can rely upon, especially right now, since my f-i-l needs more than just someone sitting with him.
In my ideal world, we would have a student nurse/physical therapist assisting us with him and the student would receive internship or school credit. I was part of an AmeriCorps program for service-learning that provided this kind of training but it was for existing businesses and not for personal needs. I'm also thinking there may be a greater need for this in a couple of years but does anyone know it is exists already? What are the other options out there?
Putting him in a home is NOT an option, because of costs, financials and emotional. Unforunately, we are also unable to afford a part time nurse. (Another reason why I need to get our website bringing in the sales and our apartment issues fixed so it is profitable!) We've looked into Medicare/Medical and it doesn't make sense right now since he has a really good pension. I'm trying to figure out what other options are available for low cost assisted home care or even caregiver relief but from someone with a medical background.
My husband and I are pretty limited in how far and how long we can travel or just even go out. We have limited family/friends that we can rely upon, especially right now, since my f-i-l needs more than just someone sitting with him.
In my ideal world, we would have a student nurse/physical therapist assisting us with him and the student would receive internship or school credit. I was part of an AmeriCorps program for service-learning that provided this kind of training but it was for existing businesses and not for personal needs. I'm also thinking there may be a greater need for this in a couple of years but does anyone know it is exists already? What are the other options out there?
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