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Consider in home hospice. You will have people coming around weekly.
We had RN's, CNA's, Social Workers, and Chaplains coming around.
There are personal alarm providers. Annual fee I believe. With pendant or watch type that can be pressed if needed. Could your DH could press a pendant?
The Red Cross appears to offer a daily welfare call. I expect they could call family, neighbours or even Police if calls go ununswered & a physical welfare check was needed.
I would call your local council & ask about Welfare Check Services.
Excellent ideas about Hospice. They too may offer welfare checks. But also, may have other resources to help you both. I sincerely hope so.
You can also let the fire dept. know that you have someone in your home that is immobile and can't speak, so in case of a fire or other emergency they will already be aware.
They used to have stickers that you could place in your window to alert them that there was a vulnerable person in the home, but with as crazy as this world has gotten, I don't believe that you'd actually want to advertise that.
Is your husband under hospice care? If not, I'm sure he would qualify for their care now, and they would have a nurse coming at least once a week to start, aides to come bathe your husband at least twice a week, so that would extra eyes on you both.
Also they would supply any needed equipment, supplies and medications and you would have access to their chaplain, social worker, and volunteers, so more eyes there as well. And it's all covered 100% under your husbands Medicare.
So I would call the hospice agency of your choice today and have them come out to do an assessment on your husband.
You won't regret it.