Scorp in crisis

My 55 YO Scorp male and his brother are in the midst of dealing with a family crisis. Both of their parents are very elderly and are in need of lots of care. They are trying to find them suitable living, which gives them the care they need and the whole process is really stressing them out.

Having been through this recently with my own parents, I've tried to offer whatever assistance I can. Whether that be advice or suggestions or helping by cooking meals, doing laundry, whatever. Of course, as a Virgo female, all my instincts tell me is to nuture, nurture, nurture. But that doesn't seem to be helping. For the most part, he will decline my offers of help. Sometimes he will get really down and "whiny" and I will just try and comfort him but mostly he will just shut down. I've tried to respond by being strong and telling him that I'll step in and help them work through this but he usually tunes me out. Mostly, I'm just giving him space and letting him deal with things himself but then I get all these middle of the night phone calls from him, all stressed out.

I just don't know how to help him? I've made it very clear to him that I want to do whatever I can to help, whether it be just comfort (which includes sex if he wants), assistance in dealing with the process, etc. He knows that I am here for him but he just doesn't respond.

So, what do you Scorps need when you are dealing with a crisis? Space? Comfort? Strength?

Scorps don't openly ask for help, CJ. They see it as a weakness. So they'll do all this hinting around instead. You just have to learn to take the cues. A combination of giving him space and comforting him should do the trick. When he calls you stressed out, he just needs to vent. That's where the comfort comes in. He sees this as his responsibility, so even though he's upset about it, it doesn't mean he wants you to take over and help in the actual process. He just needs you to listen. When he's not responding, that's your cue to bow out and give him space, but I would still recommend letting him know you're thinking of him, that you're still there, etc. during these times, either by just dropping an email or sending a card.