‘It is part of my sacrifice’ – home-based carers in it for the long haul

This is what home-based carer Athenkosi Piet has to tell her son, who is missing her terribly as she stays in lockdown with a 95-year-old man.

With the elderly at a higher risk of not recovering from Covid-19, staying home and minimising outside contact are even more important for the man Piet is looking after. Her client has a heart problem but is not frail, so at least they can take a walk down the corridor of his block of flats when nobody else is around.When they have moved through their day’s routine, they watch television together, and discuss the developing news on the coronavirus.

“He keeps asking when am I coming back,” says Piet. “I told him I am going to buy him the biggest car when I get home.”She calls her order through and, when it is ready, they call her back. To reduce the risk of her taking the virus back to the elderly man, she does not have to queue – the parcels are waiting on the counter for her to quickly pop in and take it home.

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