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Esme W.

PART-TIME

Esme W.

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Nantucket, MA

$10-25

Hourly rate

3

Years exp.

Meet Esme

28yrs

female

Speaks English

For three years I was a personal caregiver for an adult woman (34-37) with Mitochondrial disease. She had medical, emotional and physical needs, including...

For three years I was a personal caregiver for an adult woman (34-37) with Mitochondrial disease. She had medical, emotional and physical needs, including seizures, instability, impaired vision, anxiety, loss of memory. I managed her daily prescription medication schedule and ensured her daily living activity needs were met. This included assisting her with household affairs: cleaning, laundry, cooking, paying bills, writing letters/emails, and helping her walk safely around the house, or with her wheelchair/walker; including to the bathroom for showers and using the toilet. I am passionate about caring for all ages and abilities and for different people's varying needs. I am devoted to empathizing with all people and adjusting the socially constructed expectations of a person based not on their abilities or disabilities, but acknowledging their individually lived experiences and unique character. I am thankful to be able to care for people who have a diverse range of specific needs.

Highlights

  • Non-smoker
  • Comfortable with pets
  • Youth (1 to 11 years)
  • Adult (18-64 years)
  • ADHD
  • Autism
  • Blindness/visual impairment
  • Dwarfism
  • Developmental delays
  • Mental illness
  • Mobility challenges
  • Sensory Integration Disorder
  • Willing to care for sick kids
  • Speech delay
  • Tourette Syndrome
  • Esme can also help with:

    Ambulation
    Bathing/grooming/hygiene
    Bed baths
    Bladder management assistance
    Bowel management assistance
    Dressing assistance
    Errands/shopping
    Feeding
    House cleaning
    Laundry
    Meal preparation
    Positive behavioral support
    Repositioning
    Transferring/body lifting
    Assistive technology/AAC

    Education

    Antioch College

    Bachelor's

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