Carer for his Mum
I’m a part time online educational designer and I live on the Northern Beaches in Cairns. I was the only child of my mother, Dorothy, who sadly passed away over 12 months ago.
Mum lived independently in a retirement village and had regular Home Care services including nursing to dress a leg ulcer, personal care (showering), domestic assistance, unaccompanied shopping, meals and allied health services such as physiotherapy and occupational therapy.
Mum was quite isolated at home, she could only walk very short distances and relied on formal support services 5 days a week. She was fortunate to have friendly neighbours who would check in on her and help with things like checking the letter box or bringing in the newspaper.
