Caregiver / Companion needed for local Home Care. You'll be working with local elderly and disabled residences one-on-one to:
Skills Required:
• Assist elderly with dressing, bathing, grooming and toileting
• Provide support in handling basic household tasks such as cooking, cleaning, doing
laundry and ironing
• Plan, prepare and monitor meals for elderly individuals by conforming to meal plans meted
out by healthcare professionals or family members
• Handle after meal cleanup activities by ensuring appropriate sanitation is performed
• Provide assistance with walking and light exercises
• Change linen and ensure that rooms are aired out on a regular basis
• Encourage elderly wards to engage in both physical and mental exercises
• Administer medication according to schedule
• Respond quickly to emergency situations by employing first aid and CPR practices
• Engage clients in conversation with a view to keeping them entertained
• Listen to clients when they are in a ranting mood and provide compassionate responses
• Observe changes in behavior or medical condition and report changes immediately
• Take notes of responses to medicines and create reports for medical intervention purposes
• Report any significant change in clients’ health/condition and communicate the
same to the family/RN immediately
• Follow instruction given by owner/manager.
• Able to lift 50 lb
• Other tasks related to elderly care.
Employment Type:
Employee - Full Time
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