MoneyElderly careUrgent
Dignity in old age: caring for Brielle
Brielle, 79, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $7,000 for a carer and medicines.
🇺🇸 United States1,392 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 79. After a diagnosis of dementia Brielle can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Brielle desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 25 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Brielle worked all of her life as a schoolteacher, and raised 5 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 $7,000 goes:
• Part-time carer (three months): $5,500
• Medication and prescriptions: $540
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $390
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $570
Glad we found this place.
- Beth
Updates from Beth
No updates yet. Supporters are notified when the owner posts one.
- Ji-hye Hyun-ju Choi 🇰🇷 · $50
- Beatriz T. Morales 🇨🇴 · $30
“Be well. My cousin told me about this one. - Medellín”
- Mega Eka Salim 🇮🇩 · $25
“Hope the September deadline works out. - Surabaya”
- Federica Russo 🇮🇹 · $5
- Hussain Asad Abbasi 🇵🇰 · $100
- Anonymous 🇲🇽 · $10
- Karanja Paul Mwakyusa 🇰🇪 · $15
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.
Hang in there, Beth. Shared this with my family. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. God bless.
So sorry you're going through this, Beth. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Thinking of Los Angeles