This is my first time posting. My step-father fell a few weeks ago and tore his lung and broke his nose. The tear in his lung caused him to bleed internally. While in the hospital, he was diagnosed as a type ii diabetic. On thanksgiving he was sent home - no one ever mentioned the diabetes to any of us (only to him, once, when he was medicated), no care instructions were given and he was still bleeding internally - which we were not made aware of. He collapsed 3 days later in the arms of my mother and my boyfriend who were helping him to bed. We had to have paramedics come and he returned to the hospital. The care he has received has been horrific. While in the hospital the second time, he needed to be recesitated because no one was monitoring his oxygen levels. He was in icu for 4 days on a respirator and still remains in the hospital on oxygen. They want to discharge him now. He can't walk, he can't eat - he's been immobile for 16 days and they want to send him home. We can't care for him the way he needs to be cared for. He needs physical therapy and general ambilitory care. We don't want to put him into a nursing home. We would like him to be home with some in-home care for a couple of weeks to help him return to his physical state before the fall. He's not an old man - only 64. I need help finding out where to start looking for in-home care. Here's the clincher: they have no insurance, he's not 65 until july and medi-cal is pending but, not definate. If you can help, please post your reply. Thanks for listening.