Dignity in old age: caring for Tomás

I'm caring for my father, who's 86. After a stroke last June Tomás can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Tomás 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. Tomás worked all of his life as a carpenter, 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 $1,700 goes: • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $60 • Medication and prescriptions: $195 • Part-time carer (eight months): $1,445 With deep gratitude, Ángel