For the past six months, Valeria has brought her mother, Ana Rosa, to the Samaritan Clinic once a month.
Ana Rosa is 79 years old and has been living with symptoms of Alzheimer’s for the past two years. She also needs regular medical care to keep her blood pressure under control.
Before moving in with Valeria, Ana Rosa lived in a village called San Lorenzo, Boaco. But as her symptoms became more noticeable, everyday routines became unsafe.
Valeria remembers that when her mother went to the local health center, she would sometimes get lost, even in a small town. At home, she would take a whole month’s worth of medicine in just one week.
That was when Valeria and her family knew Ana Rosa could no longer live alone.
Since then, Valeria has become her mother’s primary caregiver. Her siblings love Ana Rosa and care about her well-being, but some work full-time and others live far away. Valeria is the one who is able to accompany her day by day.
She also runs a small neighborhood store, known in Nicaragua as a pulpería, which helps support herself, her mother, and her three children.
Every month, the Samaritan Clinic becomes part of Ana Rosa and Valeria’s routine of care.
“Here, they are keeping up with her care,” Valeria says.
For Ana Rosa, that means regular checkups, support for her blood pressure, and a place where her health can be monitored over time. For Valeria, it means she does not have to carry the responsibility alone.
Caring for an aging parent with memory loss is not only an emotional challenge. It is also a daily act of organization, patience, and love. There are medicines to manage, appointments to remember, symptoms to watch, and decisions to make.
In that journey, consistent access to health care matters.
The Samaritan Clinic helps families like Valeria’s continue showing up for the people they love. It offers a place where patients can receive attention, follow-up care, and support that would otherwise be difficult to access.
For caregivers, that kind of care can bring relief. For patients, it can bring dignity, safety, and continuity.
Ana Rosa may not remember every detail of each visit. But the care she receives still matters. It matters in her blood pressure, her safety, and the peace Valeria feels knowing her mother is being accompanied.
Sometimes love is not remembered in words, it is felt through the people who keep showing up.