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Dignity in old age: caring for Sebastião
Help Sebastião stay in his own home with three months of part-time care.
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I'm caring for my father, who's 79. After a diagnosis of dementia Sebastião can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Sebastião desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 50 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Sebastião worked all of his life as a carpenter, 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.
The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices.
Where the $400 goes:
• Medication and prescriptions: $170
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $110
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $120
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
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Wishing you peace. Hope the doctors have good news. Thinking of Salvador.