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Joaquín wants to stay at home - help fund six months of care
Joaquín, 88, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $3,800 for a carer and medicines.
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I'm caring for my father, who's 88. After a fall and hip fracture Joaquín can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Joaquín 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.
Joaquín worked all of his life as a seamstress, and raised 5 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back.
Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for six months will make a huge difference.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $3,800 goes:
• Part-time carer (six months): $2,800
• Medication and prescriptions: $370
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $155
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $475
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Miguel
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Looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from London