Seeking Part-time Senior Care Provider In Jupiter

About the job

About who needs care: My Dad needs companionship and help with daily routine. His wife (my mom) past away a year and a half ago and hes lost without her. She did the cooking and cleaning. Dad vacuumed and did laundry. Underlying condition - diabetes type 2 (hes in denial but coming around), congestive heart failure- he is now retaining fluids in his legs. He has poor kidney and liver function. Hes had back pain for most of his life. He has one hobby. Making copies of his wife, going to the thrift stores s for frames and putting them all over the condo. He needs another hobby! Plz help there. His day - gets up at 10 a.m. Bkfst at 11-12. Lunch at 2-3. Dinner between 5 and 6. He needs a better schedule and needs to be entertained during the day. Something other than being sad working on his picture and frames - hes running out of spaces! My 2 brothers live under an hour away but dont go and visit or spend much time with my dad at all. My sister and I live out of state. We are looking for someone who can take him to his appointments, cook with him while teaching him how to cook. He needs meals of meats and veggies cutting out carbs due to his diabetes. He has no idea what and how to cook for himself. Hes not tidy in the kitchen and doesnt see the mess on the counter top. WE SAY he needs help making appointments and keeping them straight and WE SAY he needs help with his medications. He said he does it right yet he runs short at the end of the month. We would like someone for companionship for him. About the care needs: Personality - chatty with stories but not over the top. A pleasant voice (not high pitched), we would like a male as well as female applicants. In their 40-50s. Funny and light hearted. A good sense of humor. Special skills - he is beginning to fall more often so a skill would be to properly lift him after a fall. He is 280 pounds. - can help track his weight due to use with a diuretic. - can cook with him while teaching him how to cook and what food is appropriate for a diabetic. We would like him to cut out gluten, and his over use of maple syrup! - can drive him to his doctor appointments and have an understanding of the report so can relay it back to his family. - can assist with making appointments. Someone who can entertain him Services needed include: transportation, meal preparation, errands / shopping, light housekeeping, and companionship.