Seeking Full-time Adult Care Provider In Danville

About the job

About who needs care: - 94-year-old lady who lives in a two-story townhouse by herself - she has become frail and unable to do her own daily chores - she just had an ankle surgery due to a fall; she will be moving to a rehab center from the hospital in few days; the stay at rehab will likely be couple weeks - when she returns home, she will need a caregiver 7 days a week, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. - The areas of needed help as a daily routine, will be as follows: 1. Assist getting out of bed around 8 a.m. 2. Help put clothes on 3. Help her go to bathroom, brush teeth, grooming 4. Serve her breakfast - mainly fruit/cottage cheese, or toast with tea 5. Assist with intermittent bathroom trips during the day 6. Help with giving her medication 7. Encourage walking and modest physical activities 8. Warm and serve her lunch and coffee after 9. While she naps after lunch help with laundry (twice a week) and changing sheets (when dirty assumed once a week) 10. Do modest cleaning 11. Once she is up serve her snacks like fruits or watermelon or nuts 12. Warm up and serve dinner around 4:30 or 5 14. Prepare her for bed and put her in bed at 6 p.m. and attach catheter with pump so she does not have to get up until next morning. Upon return the next morning detach catheter. 15. Once or twice a week help with showering mainly in the morning 16. Other personal assistance may arise on ad hoc basis NOTE: The following are to be done by family: Food prep Doctor visit Grocery shopping About the care needs: Kind and compassionate person . Strong enough with mobility help . Honest . Punctual . Experienced . While nursing skills (such as CPR or Alzheimers) are not necessary, good common sense in elderly care . Patience and ability to communicate Services needed include: meal preparation, light housekeeping, feeding, bathing / dressing, and mobility assistance.