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Do social services have the rights to put an elderly person in a home without that persons permission?
Q. My elderly grandma as been in hospital 2 weeks & the doctor agreed to let her home. However the family as been arguing over aftercare arrangements & 1 family involved social services. Social services will be placing my grandma in a residential home but she doesnt want to! Are they aloud to do this? What action can we take to stop this?
Asked by LJC - Thu Jun 11 12:48:10 2009 - - 5 Answers - 2 Comments

A. Even if your grandma gave the family member who wants to put her into a home a medical power of attorney, she can revoke that if she is of sound mind. There is a concern about who will provide adequate care for your grandmother when she comes home from the hospital. Depending on her conditions, provisions can be made for home care. Contact your local senior services office to ask what sort of support they can offer. Does someone need to be with your grandmother all the time? If so, can the ones who want to help her stay at home take turns? Social service people in the hospital seem to want to push the elderly into nursing homes right away. It makes you wonder whether the nursing homes are giving them commissions. When the… [cont.]
Answered by Pascha - Thu Jun 11 12:59:50 2009

Are there any services that clean fish tanks?
Q. Im planning on getting fish are there any services that come to your home to clean out fish tanks and change water? My spouse will be home and he is in a wheel chair. I am away on business most of the time so please dont call me lazy.
Asked by MiA - Thu Apr 29 19:52:16 2010 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Yes. Most areas have at least one tank maintenance company. Check with your local fish store as they might provide the service, or know of reputable people/companies. If they don't know, check your yellow pages for "aquarium maintenance." Always hire licensed businesses, or people you know. You want a real business as they have insurance to cover damages if anything goes wrong. It usually is under a $1 per gallon for freshwater, and over a $1 per gallon for saltwater depending on reef, FOWLR, etc, but may vary per area. We have a lot of them here, so prices are very competitive, and other areas with only one might cost more. (On top of residential customers, we also have many casinos and businesses with aquariums that provide the… [cont.]
Answered by TheRav1n - Thu Apr 29 20:00:14 2010

What is the best way to market my remailing services to Rv'ers and other travelers?
Q. I have started a small, inexpensive remailing service for RV'ers and other travelers, which includes emailing services...what is the best (and inexpensive) way to market my services to this target market?
Asked by billings_kitty - Wed Jul 28 12:31:28 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Buy ad space on woodalls, Good sam club, Reserve America, Boondocking.com and other magazine and web page places that deal with camping and rv life.
Answered by chris w - Wed Jul 28 16:51:16 2010