My 85yo Dad is currently in hospital recovering from a broken hip, which has been compounded by a spell of delirium and contracting Covid. He also has Parkinsons, which is normally quite well managed. I'm told he's beginning to improve and they are talking in terms of discharge in a week or so, with 24 hour care in place.
We are going to be asked to decide between a spell in a care home or live-in care at home. Home is a small one bedroom flat in a sheltered housing complex. I'm struggling to visualise how live-in care would work. Clearly there is nowhere for a carer to sleep. So it would have to be two shifts and I guess the night time carer would occupy the living room while he sleeps.
I feel dad would probably say he wants to be at home, but I'm reality may be really uncomfortable with someone sitting among all his personal stuff while he's asleep. He's quite neurotic about things like strangers rifling through his financial paperwork.
I also have no handle on the relative costs and how much I would still need to take responsibility for in either scenario. Before his fall I was doing a weekly shop, handling paperwork and generally keeping him company at least a couple of times a week. But not doing any personal care.
Experience and tips would be very welcome.