There are both private and public resources available to you in many municipal areas as you juggle care and career. First, explore what free options we have at your disposal through local community networks.
Every major government city or municipality will have its own department centered around healthy aging and care. Those departments will often point to a larger network platform of resources where you can search for assistance in various topics and locations.
Some of these resources will be public and therefore free to seniors (like many transportation services) and their caregivers, and some will be private and thus have an associated cost. We recommend you do your own cost-benefit financial analysis for those paid services—even if a service has a fee, it could be less than money lost if you need to take the day off of work.
Do not fear running the numbers and assessing when it might be in your financial best interest to use private services for some tasks. Focus first on the tasks that cost time but have less impact on a loved one if outside help is hired (ex. grocery delivery services to your mother’s home that can be managed from your office.
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