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Dignity in old age: caring for Palesa
Palesa, 75, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $950 for a carer and medicines.
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I'm caring for me, who's 75. After a fall and hip fracture Palesa can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Palesa 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.
Palesa worked all of her life as a carpenter, and raised 3 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 $950 goes:
• Part-time carer (three months): $560
• Medication and prescriptions: $230
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $60
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $100
Thanks for being kind about this.
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Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Palesa
Part-time carer (three months) is $560 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Niterói so I could bring a meal.