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Care Provided: Day Night
Languages: English
Age: 30-40
Years Experience: 9
Description
My name is Katrina and I am a home carer. I have been working in the home care industry for nine years and have cared for people with a range of conditions, including dementia, anxiety, depression and diabetes. I love working in the home care industry as it gives me the chance to help people lead independent lives. I am friendly and helpful and I enjoy interacting with the people I care for. I am also patient and caring, and I am happy to help with tasks such as bathing, dressing and moving and handling. I have a car and I am willing to drive to my clients' homes. I am also happy to care for pets, provided they are not aggressive. I am currently looking for new clients, so please get in touch if you are interested in my services.
Skills - I have been trained with the following skills
Bathing Toileting Assistance with Dressing Wound Dressing Catheter Care Colostomy 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
Mild Cognitive Impairment Bedbound Parkinson's Disease Anxiety Depression Type 2 Diabetes (Non Insulin Dependent) Osteoporosis Rheumatoid Arthritis 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? No, I cannot drive
Hobbies - I have an interest in these activities and like to talk about them.
Walking
Card Games
Puzzles
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
£15.00/hr
£20.00/hr
£18.00/hr
£18.00/hr
External Reference
Reviewed on 28th March 2023
Katrina has taken care of two wound sites for abscess removal. She was very professional every time. She explained each step and what she was doing. Due to this, everything healed up very well. I would gladly and highly recommend her.