Health and mobility as one gets older

Youdon_tsay
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:59:35 +0000

The insurance stuff is my greatest fear. My dad was career military so mom has Tricare and we have not worried about her medical at all. But as she gets more physically disabled in part because of the dementia my siblings and I, who want to honor her wishes and keep her at home, will struggle with her care. My SIL already doesn’t do basic things like dump her bedside potty so it’s only going to get worse.

Three months ago, while I was there taking my shift, I brought a guy in to talk to us about how much hiring an aide would cost. The SIL who wanted to hire someone for 14 hours/day changed her mind really quickly about that once she understood how much money is involved. I am so thankful that hospice is providing an aide three times a week to bathe mom.