My dad came to live with me after getting sick, and my sister moved in to help. His long-term care costs us over $4,000 a month.

Teri Carlyle is caring for her father, who lives with her and her sister. Teri Carlyle Teri Carlyle shares her family's journey of caregiving for her aging father in Vallejo, California. Carlyle manages her father's long-term care costs, as he lives with her and her sister. Carlyle said she's trying to cut expenses, but will never put her father in a facility. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Teri Carlyle, 58, who lives with her sister and father in Vallejo, California....