Different country, but my Mum had similar problems with getting help aftre Dad had a stroke. The basic problem seems to be lack of supervision. Many helpers seemed to think their job was to smile nicely and pat hands, not help with bathing. One organiser said 'I trust my ladies" but didn't know where they were.... well-meaning but dumb. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn