He expects me to do everything for him, I am at wits end now. I am currently trying to get my disability due to my chronic depression and I also look after my 74 yr old father, I do every thing from cooking to running errands and he refuses to look after him self, I have no help from my brothers who all live far away from me. he has a tendency to yell at me for not doing things to suit him, he has several health issues, diabetic, chf, copd, a-fib, heart attack, asthma, bi-polar, and a bit of hard of hearing. he is verbally and emotionally abusive with me, and very controlling. he follows me all through Walmart not giving me time to just be without him for a bit. I need help or find out how the state can help me since he will not nor cant really take care of him self properly anymore, he is apt to burn down the house since we heat with just wood in winter.
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The fact that he follows you when you are shopping tells me he could be afraid to be alone. Thus, if he loses track of you, he may feel like he will never see you again.
Any chance of a senior center day care that he could join for a couple days during the week. This will direct his mind to other things, and by the time you pick him up, he will be too tired to yell, hopefully.
Otherwise, as the others above had posted, sounds like it is time for your Dad to live in assisted living/nursing home.
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