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Amanda W is a private carer in Lancaster, UK

Amanda W

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Summary

Care Provided: Day Night

Languages: English

Age: 50+

Years Experience: 9


Description

Hi
I am 57 and have a son 23 and a husband 61 and we live in the beautiful countryside of Middleton just outside Heysham with our dog Jess who is 12, we are very happy and love our home. I have had horses all my life but had to sell my mare last November due to me working so much and it was not fair on her but we did lots jumping clinics at Myerscough Collage and cross country prior to this. I love animals, karaoke, dancing, walking, nature and travel but most of all i love people.
I love being a self employed carer as i have lots of different clients with different personalities , hobbies, wants and needs and this makes my week very varied which i enjoy. it dosen't really feel like work after a while as i feel like part of the family and treat there homes and family like i would my own.
I have fostered for 6.5 years children suffering from neglect and abuse, and then went on to work in supported living for 2.5 years with young adults with autism, learning difficulties, and mental health. I now work for myself and have a client with cerebral palsy, an acquired brain injury, shaken baby syndrome and partially sighted, another client who has autism and is two to one, and another lady who has learning difficulties.
I love my job would not do anything else, I have loads of training Mappa, Team teach, first aid, emotion coaching, allegations and advice, education needs of looked after children, drug and alcohol awareness, attachment training, parent & child, safer care, COSHH Essentials, Child Sexual Exploitation, Defensible Documentation, Equality & diversity in the work place, Food Safety & Hygiene, Five Safety Awareness, General Data Protection GDPR, Health & Safety, Handling Information, Harmful Sexual Behaviour, Infection Prevention & Control, Therapeutic Parenting, Medication Practice, Supporting The Mental Health Needs Of Looked After Children, Manual Handling, Online Safety & Cyber Bullying, Risk Assessment, RIDDOR, Safeguarding, Self harming behaviours

Knowledge

Skills - I have been trained with the following skills

Supporting Children Supporting Young Adults Bathing Toileting Assistance with Dressing Wound Dressing Catheter Care Colostomy 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

Autism Spectrum Disorders Mild Cognitive Impairment Bedbound Parkinson's Disease Anxiety Depression Osteoporosis Rheumatoid Arthritis Learning Disabilties Downs Syndrome Multiple Sclerosis Epilepsy Traumatic Brain Injury Schizophrenia Psychosis Cerebral Palsy 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)

Travel

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

Interests

Hobbies - I have an interest in these activities and like to talk about them.

Painting

Walking

Dancing

Card Games

Cooking & Baking

Puzzles

Fishing

Yoga

Photography

DIY

Socialising

Board Games

Reading

Watching TV

Music

Pet Preferences - I am happy to look after these sorts of pets alongside a patient.

Cats

Dogs

Fish

Rabbits

Birds

Lizards

Turtles

Pricing

Hourly Care

1-6 Hour Visit

£22.50/hr

6+ Hour Visit

£21.10/hr

Nightly Care

Waking Visit

N/A

Reviews

5.0 / 5

5 Star
100%
4 Star
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1 Star
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Josephine -

External Reference

Reviewed on 5th January 2024

Amanda has supported my daughter for the last 18 months, being very very reliable, taking her out and arranging different activities each week. She is very experienced and really gets to know her clients needs, moods etc. My daughter loves the time she spends with her and keeps asking when she is coming again.

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