Care Provided: Day Night Live-in
Languages: Afrikaans English French
Age: 50+
Years Experience: 4
Description
I very much enjoy looking after and caring for people keeping them safe, i like to keep them as independent as possible letting them make there own choices when safe to do so. Before I was working as a carer I was in health and safety carrying out checks and compliance. I enjoy being a companion talking and listening to the history of their lives. I am happy to carry personal care , cooking , and taking to appointments . my training is all up to date I am very happy to work with pets in the home I have two Yorkshire terriers of my own called Lucy and Nicholas
Skills - I have been trained with the following skills
Bathing Toileting Assistance with Dressing Wound Dressing Catheter Care Colostomy Care Ventilator Care Nebulizer Companionship Cooking Laundry Cleaning Administrative Tasks Hoist Assistance Moving and Handling Medication Reminders Eating and Drinking Assistance
Experience - I have worked with these issues in the past
Mild Cognitive Impairment Bedbound Parkinson's Disease Anxiety Depression Type 2 Diabetes (Non Insulin Dependent) Osteoporosis Rheumatoid Arthritis Spinal Injury Downs Syndrome Traumatic Brain Injury Bipolar Heart Disease Stroke Post Operative Orthopaedic Injuries / Broken Bones Cancer Respiratory Illness (COPD, Asthma, etc.) Urinary Disorder (UTI, Incontinence, etc.) Poor or Declining Mobility Dementia (Alzheimer, Vascular, etc.) Deafness Visual Impairment Physical Disability End Of Life Care ME/CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)
I get to work by: Car
Can I Drive Patients? Yes, I have a car
Hobbies - I have an interest in these activities and like to talk about them.
Walking
Card Games
Cooking & Baking
Socialising
Reading
Watching TV
Music
Volunteering
Pet Preferences - I am happy to look after these sorts of pets alongside a patient.
Cats
Dogs
Fish
Rabbits
£18.00/hr
£16.50/hr
£150.00/day
Give us a call on 0203 369 3624 to discuss how care is priced.
£16.50/hr
Reviewed on 3rd June 2020
Very good quality carer, understanding, helpful, gave good suggestions and helped a lot. on time. would use again for sure when the time permits.
Reviewed on 22nd June 2020
Kind,knowledgeable,efficient--a true Carer
Reviewed on 13th January 2021
Very kind and caring