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Taylor wants to stay at home - help fund eight months of care
Help Taylor stay in her own home with eight months of part-time care.
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I'm caring for my mother, who's 92. After worsening Parkinson's disease Taylor can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Taylor desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 40 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Taylor worked all of her life as a shopkeeper, 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 $6,050 goes:
• Part-time carer (eight months): $4,900
• Medication and prescriptions: $530
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $280
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $340
Thank you for reading my story.
- Christopher
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Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. I hope March is when things finally get easier.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Taylor
Sure. The biggest one is part-time carer (eight months), $4,900. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. It helps to be asked.
Hope things get better soon, Christopher. I hope things turn around soon. I went through something like this 10 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless!
Get well soon. I'll check back for the next update. God bless
Rooting for you, Christopher. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. All the best
Thinking of you and your family. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I went through something like this 13 years ago and strangers helped me out.