My father (93) wants to remain in his home. What services are available?

Does your Dad have long term care insurance? Is he a Veteran that served during war time? a caregiver from 9 to 3 or 10 till 4 would be idea? I do not know what state you are in? In Florida we have a site care.com that people can say what they need and those that are caregivers reply.

Companion care usually requires a three hour minimum amount of hours. They can do minor cleanup meal prep, laundry and remind him to take his medicine. They can not set up medication. You will need to do that. If his memory is failing, be aware of his safety. He may get to a point that he can't live independently for safety reasons.

Diane, I agree with Pam above, you would need to call a caregiver Agency to see what is available to help your Dad. Maybe he would need someone in the mornings to make sure he eats breakfast, gets a shower, takes his morning pills, plus do some very light housekeeping if Dad doesn't do it himself. And to get lunch ready for him, and then leave something for him to heat up for dinner or to eat cold. He could also get Meals On Wheels, if it is available in your area.

I had Agency caregivers for my Dad and it cost in my area around $28 per hour. Eventually Dad needed more hours each day, thus it was costing him over $400 per day. No over-night service as Dad would sleep through the night as the evening caregiver would help Dad upstairs, help with his shower, and make sure Dad was safely tucked in bed before he/she left.

Eventually to save money, Dad wanted to move to Independent/Assisted Living. He had caregivers only in the mornings but in the evenings he would forget to take his pills, even with me calling to remind him. The caregivers would tell me they think maybe Dad was forgetting he already took his pills and would take them again [even when using an AM/PM pillbox] or not take pills at all at night.

Eventually I had to use an Assisted Living option where the Independent Living complex would come in twice a day to give Dad his pills.

Call your local homecare provider agency. This service will be paid out-of-pocket unless it is ordered by an MD.