Just a thought or two - is it possible that you can do some of the monitoring of your father by phone instead of going over every day, and does the community have home visit services to check up on the disabled and/or very elderly?

Reason I ask is that the Cleveland suburb in which we live has a very active Department on Aging/Disability. For the past year, we've been having a monthly housekeeping visit for $5. I keep up with it otherwise, but it's nice to have a young person who can really scrub up a storm in areas that don't need to be done as often as the usual.

If your dad is able to fully understand what his docs say to him when he does have an appointment, does the community offer transportation for the disabled/elderly to/from doctors appointments, prescription pick-up, and even certain days for shopping?

Sheltiemom