Am 66 years old and am going to have a total replacement reversal shoulder surgrey. I'll need someone to help me bathe, dess and take me to appointments. My son will be able to take care of me, but he would need to be paid or send him appication so he can be my care giver. Last year I had a shoulder surgey on my right shoulder and I applied for a caregiver, but no one showed so I paid my son to do what he could.
Ask your Doctor if you can get in-home therapy. With that comes an side who will help with bathing a vouple of times a week.
The only program that helps with maybe paying a LO to care for you is Medicaid and its income based. It will take some time once the application is filled out to get help. Call your Office of Aging to see if they have or know of any resources.
I would discuss your needs with your doctor.
If you cannot afford to pay son for help I would ask doctor for some rehab placement after surgery so you can get PT, OT, and all you need for recovery until you are safe to return home.
Sadly, as you can imagine for us ALL, when the need for surgery arrives, we often have to rely on family to get up early, come to our house before work, assist with checking on us, getting us showered/dressed. Making us a lunch. And then coming back after work as well. All family, friends, neighbors pitch in in these circumstances, or we attempt to get some paid help. I understand the difficulties in this, but the Federal Government cannot conceivably serve each one of us through our temporary illnesses. They are there when we are permanently disabled to help us with placement and care to the best of your State's ability after assessment of need and lack of assets.
Do access cwillie's posting.
Speak with doctor about your needs.
Wishing you good luck. So hard to be immobilized this way.