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Dignity in old age: caring for Isla

Help Isla stay in her own home with three months of part-time care.

🇳🇿 Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand983 views

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I'm caring for my mother, who's 79. After a stroke last August Isla can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Isla desperately wants to stay at home. I work 30 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer. Isla worked all of her life as a farmer, 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. Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies. Where the $2,900 goes: • Part-time carer (three months): $1,650 • Medication and prescriptions: $690 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $350 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $210 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.

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