My mom had home services for a bit... But they are in the tight spot of being too rich to qualify for much help, but health care costs so much, that they will be beggard if they get " too much" help and he lives "too long"
Also, he is such a -insert curse word- So, if he doesn't get his way he will refuse to eat. He refuses to do much exercise, he never does as much as he should. My mom and sis did get him to do some therapy for his tongue and mouth (he had cancer of the base of the tongue some odd years back), but he will not do the exercises that he is told to do. He will only do the work when the therapist is in front of him, but the fussing and nastiness that eminates from him, when he is forced to go or participate in these things is so draining that my mom and sis said the 6 month stint, and then a 2 month stint of therapy was all that they could handle.
He threats are also so bad... If he doesn't want to be there for the therapist he will threaten to hitchhike to someplace else. He is moble enough to get himself into trouble or killed.....
My mom and I let him walk two blocks today by himself when he had another fit.... But luckily everything worked out.
He is seeing an old friend today, he can remember that, but he keeps forgetting why the friend is here, and when we are meeting him.
Anyway, I will ask my mom, but I think they have already "used up" their home health services. And though it was very helpful, and the only way to get him moving again, it was not respote care for my mom. He throws a fit if she leaves his sight.
