My father has cancer and heart disease. As sh*tty as that is, he also has some psychological issues in addition to being more confrontational and uncooperative than Archie Bunker. Needless to say he is uncooperative towards everything. We need some sort of free social worker program as we can't afford to pay for one. We have contacted the county social services department numerous times pleading for help and they have been beyond negligent and unhelpful, basically told us they can't help and blamed it on state law for their reasoning not to help. Suggested we call looney bin to evaluate him but all we really need is a social worker to come in and document and provide guidance instead of subjecting all of us to that trauma.
Any insight on programs providing free in-home social worker services? With the county social services agency continual refusal to help us, it really took a toll on our will to obtain help. Thx for reading.
What are your father's needs that aren't currently being met? - whether because he doesn't have access to services or is rejecting support.
Sounds like you’ve gone to your local department of aging and they determined they can’t help him. Is this because any program they offer requires participation on his part and he refuses?
Is he Medicaid? He may have a case worker you can call for a resource.
Do you mean a social worker as in therapist (LC-SW) for counseling for his psychological issues?
If he is insured search for a SW in your area then call his insurance company’s Customer Service rep to find out if that visit will be covered. Then you can take him to the visit.
This is an anonymous forum. No one is going to recognize your details. You'll get better advice if you are more specific.
You say "provide any resources that they could" about social services, but - like what?
You want social services to come to your home and do an assessment of... what? Your father's living situation? Is he at risk of anything?
Do you need documentation that your father is uncooperative with your attempts at care so no one will say your didnt try to get him help?
Do you need a "needs assessment" so that you know what level of care he needs?
Do you need to know what resources are available to him?
Do you need for someone else to take over his care?
We are happy to help.