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Your best bet is to call the various professional home health care Agencies in your area and ask them is this something they can handle. And what is the hourly rate. The rate will be higher than normal for last minute requests as it is harder to fill the time slots.
2) fill out the paperwork as above and have it on file. That way when an emergency arises those papers are completed. Now the challenge with that is moms care will change with time. But most of the info, emergency contacts etc will stay the same. And mom won't have met an outside professional. That's why I like #1 better personally.
So just two ideas to get closer to having that emergency support. Good luck.
I called Comfort Keepers (a local agency) and they came for a home visit. So the paperwork was done anytime I needed someone to come and care for my mother.
I also went to the closest residential facility that takes respite care. They also did a home visit and I prepared the paperwork.
That way if there was an emergency, I had backup help (from 2 different sources). They had all of my mother's updated medical info. etc. and were a phone call away if I needed help. I would suggest this to anyone. My mother (when she lived with us) could not be left alone at all so even if my husband and I were invited to the neighbor's for dinner we needed someone to come into the home.
Good luck!
Another thing to think about is having a key box on the front door so that a caregiver can get access to your Mom should there be an emergency and you aren't there. The big box hardware stores sells a variety of different front door key boxes, or you can buy one from a locksmith who can show you how the box works, some are tricky to set up.... you would need to give the code to the caregiving Agency.
Only other comment is, call SYNERGY HomeCare too. I happen to be biased toward them.
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