re: Any recourse for someone who refuses to take care of a family member??

I'll ask the obvious question.

how do you know so much about their situation if you only see them maybe once a year.

maybe he is happy, maybe he likes his 30 year old chair. I understand that your family may not like this woman because she is probably your mom/dad's age, but your grandfather married her.

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She has managed to isolate hi from all 5 of his children, so none of them now have any relationship whatsoever

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how? what would happen if they all piled in to go see him?

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She won't get him a physical therapist to help improve his constantly deteriorating condition

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he is 96...

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She won't have him do any exercises on his own....he simply sits all day long

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again, he is 96. he ain't running any marathons.

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She uses it to live a lavish lifestyle, constantly traveling

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maybe making her happy makes him happy.

Your suspicions may be right and she may be evil, but it sounds like you all simply need to put more effort into spending time with your grandfather in his last days.