[eweissenbach]

My wife and I cared for my father with numerous health issues for the last three years of his life. I helped him get ready for bed, got him up, toileted, and dressed in the morning, and my wife fed him three meals and cared for him, including insulin shots and dressing sores. In order to give my wife time for herself, we advertised for and hired a local woman (retired LPN) for twenty dollars an hour (early 2000’s) three afternoons a week. My father had Medicare and Med Supplement plan F, which paid for all his professional medical care and hospice the last month of his life. My father’s social security covered his outside care and reimbursed my wife for her commitment. We found the experience very fulfilling and gave my dad a lot of happiness under the circumstances.