I have home health care. I have for about 7 years. Susan, my daughter, now provides the home health care for me and a lady with MS.

She does a lot of the house work, she goes to the store for us, and helps us do light yardwork. She isn't suppose to take us anywhere anymore. All of the health care companies here in this town did away with that due to high cost of insurance.

There are places here in town that provide the transportation though too. I don't use it. Susan takes me a lot of times on her own time. With the transportation, it's at their pace and I hear people say they have to sat places longer until the van gets back to get them.

You can call your local Social Service office and they should be able to give you the names of the companies that provide the services.

Susan's one client lives out in the county but she still drives out there every day to take care of her. I don't think that would be an issue for you if you are elegible for the home health care.

When Dad was bedridden, a nurse also came twice a week to check on him and I believe they do for Susans' other client since she has went down hill so much.

There are a lot of programs out there to help, you just have to go looking.

Ada