Loading ...None of us has more than Social Security and a modest pension that we do not owe taxes on. So no tax deductions on the 1040SEnior form. We had a social worker and RN visit the home after he got out of the hospital for a fall. We got all the grab bars in the shower and toilet, he’s got a walker and cane (that he never uses and doesn’t really need). I think we would be required to be a certified nursing assistant to get paid by the state here for caring for him. But we do it for love, because we are family. We do stay over at the house because he should have 24 hour monitoring. He has an AFIB condition that is somewhat controlled by heart meds, but he cannot have blood thinners due to hematoma on the brain from his fall last year. So he is at risk for stroke or heart attack. We monitor his pulse rate and blood pressure regularly and adjust his meds as needed, under his physician’s direction.
We love him, but he is a tough and independent old soul. One granddaughter planned for six months to take him to Las Vegas and he was looking forward to the trip. He loves to gamble. So just as the virus was breaking in the US, they went to ‘Vegas the first week of March, before everything shut down. Granddaughter took good care of him and he had a lot of fun. They returned unscathed and healthy, thankfully. Now just a few weeks later that would not be possible. Both airlines and ‘Vegas are shut down now.