I’m 73 years old. I am usually able to care for myself daily. Right now my situation involves incontinence emergencies. I’m a urology patient expecting to be scheduled for Axonics Therapy surgery in the next couple of weeks. At that point I will need more intensive care on an hourly basis as I recover. I will need someone strong enough to assist me if I faint or fall which has happened recently. I prefer female middle aged. I weigh 115 lbs.
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Good luck to you
If you can afford this, you can afford to provide decent pay and conditions to a carer.
It would be unusual to be able to arrange for "emergency care" ahead of time, as you can imagine. Call some agencies such as Visiting Angels and the like to discuss options with them.
While you might find some agencies and ads on AgingCare site, do remember that we here are just a bunch of caregivers giving advice on a forum.
Since you haven’t had the surgery yet, get a hold of a caregiving company and arrange for someone to be there on 24/7 until you’re stable again. It’s all right. It’s OK to have someone around to help. They might be able to do other things in the house to help you while they are there.
Unless you are moving in a live-in caregiver or hiring one to work set hours, you're out of luck.
No one in this line of work is going to keep their schedule free and not take work in case you may need help sometime.
Homecare does not work like that.
If you fall call 911. That's what it's for. Honestly though, if you are incontinent, about to have surgery, often feels faint, and is a fall risk you should have someone living with you who can help. Or consider assisted living.
OR perhaps you'll want to go to a rehabilitation facility to be cared for by medical professionals.
I think you should look at hiring someone on a regular basis. Prepare now for your needs. Don’t wait for an emergency to occur and risk the possibility of not having any help.
Best wishes to you.
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