Care Provided: Day Night
Languages: English
Age: 50+
Years Experience: 25
Description
My name is Irene Florie Odoge but prefer to be called Florie. Originally from Uganda, I’ve work in the health and social care services here in the UK for over 25 years now. I started working with adults with learning disabilities and then with the elderly.
I am a positively energetic, highly motivated lady who possesses excellent planning skills and is honest, trustworthy, empathetic, good at building rapport, excellent time keeper and gives mutual respect to all. I love to learn new things. As well as being a trainer and assessing the carers, the one thing I enjoy most is supporting people who need help and are unable to do some tasks by themselves. I am passionate in what I do and ensure I encourage a person centred care for the individual. Because of this, once I start working with an individual, I work for many years and have a good rapport with their family whom we have still maintained contact till today. For example, For over 4 1/2 years I worked with a lady who had Parkinson’s until that time came and she passed. And another person for 15 months. Their family can testify.
I'm experienced in working with the older people, those with dementia also to meet their preferences and needs.
I am a very good communicator. Other skills include medication administration, catheter management.
My DBS is current and up to date.
I’ve had both my COVID-19 vaccination.
Skills - I have been trained with the following skills
Supporting Young Adults Bathing Toileting Assistance with Dressing Catheter Care 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
Autism Spectrum Disorders Mild Cognitive Impairment Bedbound Parkinson's Disease Anxiety Depression Osteoporosis Rheumatoid Arthritis Learning Disabilties Downs Syndrome Multiple Sclerosis Heart Disease Stroke Post Operative Orthopaedic Injuries / Broken Bones Cancer Huntington's Disease 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
Event Chaperoning: Yes, Only in the UK
Holiday Chaperoning: Yes, Outside the UK
Hobbies - I have an interest in these activities and like to talk about them.
Walking
Dancing
Card Games
Cooking & Baking
Socialising
Music
Pet Preferences - I am happy to look after these sorts of pets alongside a patient.
Dogs
Birds
£22.50/hr
£22.00/hr
£20.00/hr
Reviewed on 6th August 2022
Florie is friendly, caring and reliable and goes out of her way to make sure my Dad is cared for. Having someone I can depend on, as I live in Australia, is a great weight off my mind.