My mom has been residing alone for numerous years now! She does not need to be in a cabin yet, and he prefers to stay in the comfort of his own cabin for as long as possible.
She’s not far from me, so I appreciate to keep an eye on her, even though he can handle residing on his own, there’s simple responsibilities that he can’t manage by herself.
Instead of paying someone to do it for her, I step in and help where I can, and for instance, I mow his lawn, take the trash to the dump, and weed his garden. She saves hundreds of dollars each month by me doing them myself, doing these chores also gives me an excuse to visit his cabin often so I can see how she’s doing. It’s easy for me to mow the lawn and take the trash off, but there’s one thing I can’t do on our own and that’s service his Heating as well as A/C system. I contemplated studying how to service an Heating as well as A/C plan independently in order to save money, but it was too complicated. I wanted our mother to live a stress-free life, which didn’t include heat and air problems. I hire the local Heating as well as A/C company to come to his cabin twice per year. During one visit, they service the cooling system and during the next visit they service the oil furnace, and they make sure the unit is running efficiently, they wash any parts that need washed, and they replace the air filter. I know how to replace an air filter, but that’s not nice enough if I want our mom to have the best air quality.