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Dignity in old age: caring for Rowan
Help Rowan stay in his own home with eight months of part-time care.
🇨🇦 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada951 views
I'm caring for me, who's 90. After the death of his spouse Rowan can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Rowan desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 25 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Rowan worked all of his life as a schoolteacher, and raised 3 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.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $2,850 goes:
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $220
• Part-time carer (eight months): $2,200
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $430
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
- Rowan
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We're at 13% thanks to 7 of you. I made the first payment toward hospital bed and mattress rental. More news soon.
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Take care, Rowan. I hope things turn around soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings.