HELP FOR MY FATHER posted by Rebecca @ 02:52 PM June 27, 2008

Rebecca — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:52:43 -0000

Hi msmulv103! Man oh Man... dealing with our dads! Its hard to see them gently and sometimes not so gently running out of battery. It sounds to me like its time to have an 'assessment' done of your dad by a social worker from your local area agency on aging.

Here's why I say this. My best friend's dad has Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) too., as well as a weird blood disease, and probably other stuff too. He's 85 too I think. Anyway it was starting to get to the point where he just couldn't do certain stuff and not remembering things. They contacted their local town council on aging who hooked them up with the area agency on aging social worker. They came out to visit (no cost) and evaluate and it turns out that there are all sorts of services that he can get now pretty much for free. They also have great advice!

Have you tried anything like this yet? Let us know how its going!

HELP FOR MY FATHER posted by Missy @ 12:35 PM June 26, 2008

Missy — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:35:29 -0000

Let us know how it goes! Also let us know if you find a different solution. I'm sure loads of other folks would find your experience helpful!

HELP FOR MY FATHER posted by msmulvi03 @ 02:06 AM June 26, 2008

msmulvi03 — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:06:54 -0000

thanks i will give this a try,but the real work is getting him to change routine.

HELP FOR MY FATHER posted by Missy @ 06:26 PM June 25, 2008

Missy — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:26:38 -0000

Hello!

Laura gave you a good suggestion! I'm also wondering if it would work to have a hook or something near the door so that your dad can get in the routine of placing his keys and card holder there. Another option with keys is to make serveral sets. I'm not sure that would work with a card holder, though.

Missy

HELP FOR MY FATHER posted by LauraL @ 06:16 PM June 25, 2008

LauraL — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:16:45 -0000

Hello MS! So glad you've found us.

Losing his keys does sound like a real problem. I'm not sure what the card holder is, but is it possible to acqquire for him one of those retractable key chains that he can attach to his belt loop? That would keep his keys on him at all times if it's part of his routing in dressing every morning.

Good luck, and I'm sure others here will have some more suggestions for you!

~LauraL

HELP FOR MY FATHER posted by MSBMULVI03 @ 06:00 PM June 25, 2008

MSBMULVI03 — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:00:33 -0000