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Home care fund for Florence in Mwanza
Help Florence stay in her own home with three months of part-time care.
🇹🇿 33193, Mwanza, Mwanza, Tanzania746 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 88. After a stroke last August Florence can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Florence desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 50 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Florence worked all of her life as a seamstress, and raised 2 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 $700 goes:
• Part-time carer (three months): $540
• Medication and prescriptions: $50
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $25
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $85
Glad we found this place.
Updates from Mercy
Update from Mwanza: I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. We're at 19% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($136 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Thank you all. We're at 8% now ($57). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.
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Hope it all works out, Mercy. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Greetings from Salem.