Hello,
A year ago my 74 year old father had a severe stroke. He was in the hospital for about two months and went to a rehab facility where he was suppose to get intense rehab. The first rehab facility didn’t do much for him. He then went to a short term place and received amazing help but could only stay for two weeks. He was then transferred to two other places. I need to get him out of the place where he is now it’s awful. I’m considering to just bring him home, but I need to know what resources are out there to help me. I’m 37 and have two small boys. I can take care of him but not 24 hours like he needs. I can pay for a few hours a day but not 24. What services are available to me? I’m in Illinois and I have nobody to turn to or get any help from.
Senior Centers are also good sources of information.
And sometimes older elected representatives have brochures specifically for seniors, outlining resources available to them. I used to get these brochures at the Area Agency on Aging as well as local community senior expos, but the AAA expos in my area were D/C'ed, and the Senior Centers aren't holding them now b/c of the pandemic.
Your father's at an age that might have brought him into service during the Vietnam "War". Is he a Veteran? If so, see my answer in this post, and adapt it to your circumstances to see if the VA can help:
https://www.agingcare.com/questions/is-there-any-type-of-grant-for-a-80yr-old-retired-va-vet-for-home-modification-and-in-home-family-ca-464426.htm?orderby=recent&page=1�
Good luck.
This is the link for Chicago's Area Agency on Aging, which might be a useful place to start.
But where you really need to start is a clear-eyed, worked-out schedule of your father's care needs. What actually has to happen in any given 24 hour period for his wellbeing to be adequately taken care of?
If he's in a nursing home you're unhappy with, I can quite understand your instinct that he must be better off living with you - but that just ain't necessarily so. Why the two moves after the successful intensive rehab? And what are the main issues now?