Austin Hospice Care

Hey! I graduated from UNC with a BS in Psychology. I am currently a clinical social work masters student so I have coursework experience in geriatrics. I have extensive experience with kids, and a year experience with senior care outside of my own family. However, I have cared for family members with hip problems, shot administration and hospice care. I recently realized I love spending time with older adults. I also have provided companionship and general errand running and cleaning. I am very patient, calm and reliable!

I have years of experience with the elderly, both personally in my household and with Hospice Austin and Meals on Wheels. I cared for my in-laws, who lived with our family with support in driving them to appointments and for shopping, helping with cooking and their laundry, making medical appointments, and overall care. One suffered from Muscular Dystrophy and also had Alzheimer's during the later years. The other was relatively healthy but could not drive. My Meals on Wheels route served predominately elder housing, and I became a friend and advocate for some of those clients. I loved spending time chatting about their lives and pets and stories from the past. I truly enjoyed serving them in that way. For Hospice Austin I was a patient volunteer, so I spent time with the patients and families just serving as a social support and sometimes with outings and sitting with a patient while family was away for a few hours. These experiences helping the family were also very rewarding.

I have been providing professional private care for the elderly for over 10 years. I do everything from cooking, light housekeeping, medicine setup and reminder. I have taken a class to deal especially with dementia patients. I can care for bed bound or walking patients. I have in almost every job I have taken on stayed until my patients expire working side by side with hospice. I have great references and love what I do. I come from a family of nurses, doctors, or some sort of medical background. I live in the far west area and have a pretty flexible schedule.

I was a companion to an aLzheimer's patient several times. I would make their meals, keep them company, help them bathe, gave them their meds, and cooked for them. The rest of my senior care experience is all within the hospice system. I respect my elders, I'm very empathetic and patient which is why I am good at it. I love to hear their stories and have always enjoyed that!

I work a lot with children, but have decided to add Senior Caregiver to my resume. My experience with seniors extends to family and very close friends. I cared for my mother while she lived in my home for over a year, and I am often the person my friends call to accompany them when they visit other friends and family in the hospital or hospice. I am cheerful, a good conversationalist, and a trustworthy, caring companion. I would not accept positions that require special nursing skills, but I can fix a few meals, play games, shop, read, transport to appointments, and generally assist a senior woman who may need temporary care. I teach art classes from my home studio, so I would enjoy taking art materials to a seniors' home and sharing some creative time with one who might enjoy such activity. I am a retired public school art teacher. I have 2 daughters, two grandsons, 3 dogs, 4 cats and a pond full of fish.

Hello I'm Beanca, Personal Caregiver. A little to Introduce myself, I became a CNA in 2013, have been in the field since. Helping others has been my passion as long as I can remember. Since the start of my caregiving journey I have had experience with many levels of care, From rehabilitation, to End of life Hospice care, which has been my main job the past 3 years. I'm looking for some Part time work around my current schedule as ai am currently studying full time for Vocational Nursing.