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Dignity in old age: caring for Owen

Help Owen stay in his own home with eight months of part-time care.

🇨🇦 K2G 7Z1, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada1,600 views

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I'm caring for my father, who's 95. After a diagnosis of dementia Owen can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Owen desperately wants to stay at home. I work 30 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer. Owen worked all of his life as a seamstress, 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 $4,350 goes: • Part-time carer (eight months): $3,350 • Medication and prescriptions: $310 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $430 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $260 With deep gratitude, Nolan

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Updates from Nolan

We're at 4% thanks to 11 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon. - Nolan
Wanted to say thank you properly. 2% funded and I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts.

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praying for you, Nolan. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Ottawa.
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