Hello! I have 6+ years of experience working with seniors in a range of environments and needs from a nursing home setting, rehabilitation, home health care to working exclusively and privately as a Primary Care Giver for one client. Through my experience I have found that home health care provides the one-on-one setting for...
My experience providing direct care, spans many places. My experiences have brought me to skilled nursing, assisted living, short term, private home care, and hospice. I have over 10 years of working with Alzheimer's and dementia. My End of Life Doula skills have put me in a category to provide holistic care during the last...
I like caring for seniors because it's truly rewarding. In my youth I cared for my grandmother who was diagnosed with dementia. To avoid sending her to a nursing home/assisted living facility my siblings and I cared for her. Although seeing her in this way was not the easiest it helped me become a better and more patient...
Hello! I helped care for both my grandmother and my elderly neighbor as they aged. I helped with conversation, meals, errands, some toileting, and housekeeping. Both have now passed, but I enjoyed the time I got to spend with them. I have also worked in nursing home kitchens, so I am familiar with special diets. My work there...
I grew up in a small town in Grundy County where I worked at my aunt's daycare. By highschool I was a part time nanny, and began to work as a hospitality coordinator in a nursing home. I started to work more in healthcare when I decided to start doing in-home health as a caregiver. Since I've been in college at Hawkeye, I'm...
I'm a retired LPN who has worked in many areas of nursing and have found that working with the seniors to be enjoyable. I've been a caregiver for my parents for the past 10 years. Assisting with daily care, food preparation, medications, appointments, and transportation. I'm open to discussion in what your loved one needs....