Companion Care Needed For My Father In Las Vegas - My father is 8...
$12 – $22/hr • Full time • Starts May 17 • Las Vegas, NV
About who needs care: My father is 80 and has the early stages of dimentia. Physically he is fine, he can dress, bathe, cook, get up anddown stairs and eat all on his own. But talking and communicating is difficult for him - he can understand what you are saying, but he has a hard time verbalizing what he wants to say back. it comes out in vague and general statements, "I like that one" or "That sounds good" - instead of being able to say "Can I have orange juice" or "I don't feel like eating a hamburger". So you have to ask a series of questions to figure out what he wants or means. But he's very well natured and once you know his routine and his likes - there's not a lot of guess work.
His one activity is watching horse races on TV - but getting the TV on and finding the live feed on each day is sometimes a struggle and he gets confused on how two find it. The fact that video changes its ads and home page daily makes things confusing for him. There are days he's able to find it and days he will just sit in front of the TV because he can't navigate it. I'm looking for someone to come in and get him set up for the day. He gets up around 8am and needs to take two pills - which he can do on his own, he just needs to be reminded to take them with water and not eat or drink for the next hour. Then do something like cook his meal together in the kitchen, just so he has something physical to do to keep his brain working. Around 10am you can set up the TV and start playing the horse races on video, and once he's set you'd be able to leave. The video live feed for the races are about 6 hours long. He will watch it and then head up to his room to go to bed. So an average day might be from 8-11am. I have a flexible schedule and my mom lives nearby so we all pitch in, but I'd like to start bringing someone in about four days a week to alleviate my time and get my dad use to a routine. We are flexible on what days and times we need someone.
So we are looking for someone well natured and patient - who can be more of a companion at this point. The candidate would be familiar with basic TV / computer skills, be flexible on the schedule (we may need help on weekends), and be willing to work a three hour day to start. I live in Mountains Edge and it's just myself and my dad in the house.
About the care needs: Ideally our candidate would be patient and and well natured. Experience with memory care seniors would be a plus but not necessary. Somewhat tech savvy for the TV and video, and flexible with their schedule. This would be ideal for someone who is looking for something truly part time - that just wants a little bit of work to stay busy and make some extra money. That being said, we are still wanting someone who is responsible, will take this job seriously and understand it's important to build a routine with my dad in order to help him.
Services needed include: meal preparation, errands / shopping, light housekeeping, and companionship. ... more
