MoneyElderly careUrgent
Care for Walker, 93: help cover a carer and medication in Birmingham
Help Walker stay in his own home with three months of part-time care.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom1,632 views
I'm caring for my father, who's 93. After a diagnosis of dementia Walker can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Walker desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 25 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Walker worked all of his life as a shopkeeper, and raised 2 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back.
Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for three months will make a huge difference.
The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices.
Where the $3,250 goes:
• Part-time carer (three months): $1,950
• Medication and prescriptions: $700
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $290
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $310
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Caroline
Updates from Caroline
4% there. I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. Thank you.
Update from Birmingham: I made the first payment toward mobility aids and bathroom adaptations. We're at 4% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $100
- Saad Naveed Bhatti 🇵🇰 · $50
- Megan Petersen 🇿🇦 · $25
- Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $20
“Every little bit. From Augsburg with love.”
- Mousumi Parvin Sheikh 🇧🇩 · $10
“Blessings. Thought of Walker all day after reading this. - Dhaka”
- Juan G. Carrillo 🇨🇴 · $10
- Keith T. Payne 🇨🇦 · $5
“Keep your head up. Thought of Walker all day after reading this. - Toronto”
- Kirana Kirana Kusuma 🇮🇩 · $3
Reviews
Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.
No reviews yet.
Questions & comments
Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.
Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Walker.
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. part-time carer (three months) comes first ($1,950) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Thanks, that means a lot.
Wishing Walker a smooth procedure and a full recovery. My neighbor in Sheffield donated after I showed her your page. Blessings.
Sending strength. Get well soon. After 10 years in retail I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of Birmingham.
Sending strength, Caroline. Hope the doctors have good news. Love from Depok.