Property News · January 21, 2017

Hiring a carer for my mother was a huge learning curve, but help is available


From finding insurance to writing contracts and contributing to pension schemes, the unseen elements of hiring a career are complexIt’s hard to pinpoint the moment we knew we needed to find carers to come and help my mother. That’s the nature of a progressive condition. Symptoms creep up on you, bringing new care needs just when you thought everything was working well.After struggling with her balance for some time and suffering a series of falls, our mother, Jenny, was initially diagnosed with Parkinson’s around eight years ago in her mid-60s. As new symptoms presented themselves, the diagnosis was changed to progressive supranuclear palsy, which results in difficulty with balance, movement, vision, speech and swallowing. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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