Any ideas on care?

Question

I have an uncle, he is about 55 and he has parkinsons disease, he has no insurance and we live in Idaho. He has to take alot of medicine. He always forgets to take his medicine, and he confuses himself on which meds to take. He is constantly having hallucinations. My dad, mom, brother, my cousin, and I are my Uncle's only family. My parents are always working, my cousin, brother and I go to school. We were thinking of hiring a person to take care of him, but it was priced at $1000 a week, and we cannot afford that, plus we live in a tiny town and we would have to hire someone from a city 200 miles away. My uncle also will not go to a nursing home or anything like it, he is extremely attached to the house, it was where he was born and raised. There was something like a necklace/bracelet that when he needs help he pushes the button, but we are afraid he would always push it because he just wants company. My family goes down there as much as we can, but he always wants more. Any Ideas?

We cannot afford to have someone come and take care of him constantly. My uncle never remembers to pay his bills or anything. He is always just wanting someone to come and take care of him. My dad thinks he fakes having hallucinations and stuff just for attention. I don't think so but i don't know what to do. My uncle will call my dad and ask him to come down because he is terrified and having hallucinations, and when my dad gets there my uncle is still scared, but then he is fine after 5 min. my dad thinks he is faking it all, so when my dad comes home he just yells and gets angry because of it. My cousin tried living at my uncles house, but my uncle won't let him have a life. He will call every half hour to see when he is coming home. Is there anything we can do?

Answer 1

Call his doctor and ask what services are available. You don't have to be indigent to get care at home. You might also try the Social Security Office and see what benefits he's eligible for. Is he a Veteran? If so, call the VA and ask them as well. Where did he work? He may be eligible for some benefit programs depending on how long he worked there. You'll be amazed at what you'll find; you just have to do some homework.

Call Visiting Nurse Association - they can make sure he gets his meds.

Answer 2

You should check with your social services. Ours has a nursing program that helps in situations like this. They even set up their medications so that he wouldn't mess them up or forget to take them.
Our social services charges very minimal fees to the family because most of their funding comes from the county and state.
It may be worth looking into.
Good luck.

Answer 3

it seems that something has to be done. He obviously is not compitent to care for himself. Out of love you should look into whatever it takes to keep him safe. Even as he is attached to the house a nursing home may be the way to go.

Answer 4

Have you heard of Yoga. Parkinson disease can be cured by yoga. it is an ancient indian science where a person is cured by breathing exercises.get some details on the net.