Having a Parent Institutionalized

[AlleinaufderWelt]

Dont know if this is the right forum for this, but I couldn't find anything closer to this topic.
I am 34 years old, live in Colorado and my "father" is severely mentally ill. He has been harassing me (phone calls, frivolous law suits, slander, etc.) ever since I moved back to Colorado from abroad.
He is 63 years old, lives alone with about 30 cats (animal hoarder) which he never lets outside, does not take good care of himself, does not eat right, has ruined the rental property he now lives in with the cats and dousing the carpet with soapy water (OCD). This is not the first dwelling he has ruined with his "rituals". He was evicted from his last apartment for not paying the rent. He gets SSI.
My question: can I have him committed against his will? How do I do this? Does my older brother have to be involved?
Thanks,
Ryan M.

[vickash]

Dont know if this is the right forum for this, but I couldn't find anything closer to this topic.
I am 34 years old, live in Colorado and my "father" is severely mentally ill. He has been harassing me (phone calls, frivolous law suits, slander, etc.) ever since I moved back to Colorado from abroad.
He is 63 years old, lives alone with about 30 cats (animal hoarder) which he never lets outside, does not take good care of himself, does not eat right, has ruined the rental property he now lives in with the cats and dousing the carpet with soapy water (OCD). This is not the first dwelling he has ruined with his "rituals". He was evicted from his last apartment for not paying the rent. He gets SSI.
My question: can I have him committed against his will? How do I do this? Does my older brother have to be involved?
Thanks,
Ryan M.

have you spoke to his doctor about his condition/ sometimes they can help
you get him evaluated. If he isn't seeing a doctor call your health dept. and explain you are concerned about his health they should be able to help. he may have to go into adult care facility. he may be suffering from dementia .

[aaron]

You can approach community mental health for your county, to see if they can assist. You can also look into initiating guardianship proceedings, but given his apparent state of mind if you do that you may want to get help from a lawyer (as I'm assuming he'll be angry and would oppose the petition).

[AlleinaufderWelt]

Here is some more information that may shed more light on the situation:
He was getting counseling when I first came back to live here (2 years ago). He apparently does not get counseling any more as I work directly across the street where he used to go and have not seen his car there for over a year now. The mental health office ("Centennial Mental Health") and the counselor's office are the same.
I have had reservations about approaching them as long as he is in counseling there, but apparently he no longer goes there.