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Dear Lynn Lowe: I'm surprised to hear you say that in home services are scarce in Florida. Have your parents checked with the local county Visiting Nurse Association? When I worked as a nurse with the VNA in Florida many services were available not the least of which were homemakers who spent a couple of hours helping the patient with bath and dressing, changing linens, doing personal laundry, cleaning as needed for patient's comfort, preparing a meal and doing some grocery shopping. Nursing assistants gave enemas as ordered. RN checked patient and meds regularly. Now they even have physiotherapists and occupational therapists on staff. Florida is full of private nursing organizations which isn't surprising as FLA has always been full of retirees which means old people which means sicknesses which means nursing needed. Check it out. Medicare pays a lot of the care bill. Barbara Yacos, RN <[log in to unmask]>