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Seniors Everywhere

I had answered an ad for a home care giver to an 85 year old lady who lived just outside of the city centre but still on main transit routes. She was walking distance to Putney on the Themes and directly across from Putney Heath. When I first met Barbara the impression I got was that she was very proper, almost stern. She was very regimented in her daily schedule, up at 8, lunch at 1 followed by one gin and bitters, supper at 7 followed by scotch and water. Every day was this way. I had never seen such dedication to routine but it helped me as her caregiver to understand the expectations of my roll to provide her daily meals and care.

The reason I remeniss about Barbara is that in the last few years my attention to the needs of seniors has been top of mind in our family. My grand parents have had to make life decisions about what their last few years looked like, I have worked in senior retirement homes and also currently am living with my mom as she navigates some health concerns and is just wants to live comfortably in her own home rather than the other options available. And what are the options? Well, for one, they are expensive.