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Edith, I don't have any questions but am just passing along my experience for your consideration. I think HHC aides involves tradeoffs. When my mom first came home from rehab after her stroke we had 24 hour care and the gal was a neatnik (good) who rearranged everything in her house (bad). I don't think we would have thought to ask a question of the agency to the effect that "do you take it upon yourself to rearrange her house? " I got M from her who was excellent in many ways (She got me to AZ, went with me for DBS surgeries)(good) but would disappear without notifying me when the after surgery tune-ups became too routine.(not good). Once she brought her husband's??? illegitimate child (he is an abstinence speaker for Bush) to my house which I didn't mind, but no agency would allow. I had J on recommendation from people in the complex who was reliable but bossy. Presently I have K 4 hrs one day a week. She only pretends to work, but like M, I really really like her. When my mom went into hospice we had 24 hr care and the day she died I was at her house around 11AM, had to go home to rest and asked to be called if mom's condition changed. At 4PM my brother arrived from the Sacramento area and called to tell me she had died. I couldn't close her eyes or mouth, so it was very upsetting. Still don't know why I wasn't called. I wish you luck no matter how many questions you have. It is surprising the things that come up. That is why it is awful to be so vulnerable. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Meg Duggan" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 7:47 AM Subject: Re: Home Health Care Aides >I don't have it electronically - but we have a whole checklist. Also a > thing to help you decide on individual vs company etc... Send me your > regular address and I will put a copy in the mail. > [log in to unmask] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Edith Love > Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 3:23 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Home Health Care Aides > > > Has anyone developed a list of questions to ask potential health Home > Health > Care aides? If affirmative, would you be willing to share your > information? > > Thank you in advance for your efforts. > > E > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn