Ashland, MA 01721
from $20 per hour
(3)
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Experience: 10 yrs
For the past three years I have provided round the clock senior care for a lovely woman in her early 90s including bathing, dressing, toileting, wound care, catheter care, feeding, companionship, medication reminders, and more. Prior to that I cared for an older adult female by assisting with meal preparation, light housekeeping, errands, and transportation to medical appointments. When I was in college I worked part time as a home health aide for a variety of male and female clients doing a wide variety of care tasks. I also cared for mostly older male and female patients during clinical rotations while I was a nursing student before I switched majors.
Betsy provided home care for my 91 year old mother during the last years of my mother's life when she was suffering from complications from severe rheumatoid arthritis, congestive heart failure and peripheral artery disease. Betsy was my mother's favorite and most trusted caregiver among a team of a dozen caregivers who took care of my mother round the clock in her home. She quickly became the lead person when it came to helping my mother fill out insurance claim forms, pay bills and manage the logistics of my mother's life. Betsy was one of two people to take over when my mother entered her hospice transition in the last few days of her life and was there when my mother passed away. Betsy has impeccable common sense and integrity. She is compassionate and good natured, punctual and hard-working. She is detail-oriented, determined, persistent and indefatigable in dealing with the bureaucracies that older patients such as my mother are forced to navigate to get the proper care.
8/2/2021
Services offered
Bathing
Companionship
Dementia
Feeding
Home health
Hospice services
Medical management
Medical transportation
Mobility assistance
Personal care
Specialized care
Rates
Recurring jobs
$20-40/hr
Can help with
Groceries/errands
Help with pets
Light cleaning
Meal prep
Organizing/laundry
Education
Massachusetts Bay Community College
Associate degree
Languages
English
Professional skills
Alzheimers or dementia experience
Hospice experience
Additional details
Comfortable with pets
Non-smoker
7:30 AM–10:00 AM
7:30 AM–10:00 AM
7:30 AM–10:00 AM
7:30 AM–10:00 AM
7:30 AM–10:00 AM
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
12:00 AM–12:30 AM
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