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Dignity in old age: caring for Eli
Eli, 92, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $6,100 for a carer and medicines.
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I'm caring for my father, who's 92. After a heart attack Eli can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Eli desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 40 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Eli worked all of his life as a factory worker, and raised 4 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back.
Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for eight 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 $6,100 goes:
• Part-time carer (eight months): $4,600
• Medication and prescriptions: $880
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $400
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $220
Thanks for reading all this.
- Luke
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So sorry you're going through this, Luke. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes!
How is Eli doing now?
Hope the doctors have good news. Wish I lived closer to Los Angeles so I could bring a meal
what exactly is the $6,100 for?
Sure. The biggest one is part-time carer (eight months), $4,600. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Ask me anything else.
Thinking of you and your family, Luke. This could happen to any of us. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Colorado Springs.
good luck, Luke. Hope you get there. I have a 16 year old who wants to send good wishes too
hang in there. I hope things turn around soon. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Blessings.