I'm Virginia, a dedicated caregiver based in Edmonton with 7+ years of experience. I offer a comprehensive skillset beyond standard caregiving, including housekeeping, garden and pet care, and tutoring. Personal experiences with my son's severe allergies have taught me caution and attentiveness in caregiving. I also adhere strictly to dietary and cleanliness protocols. Available for full-time and part-time roles, I’m committed to providing top-level, home-based care .As a non-smoker, with Canadian citizenship, your loved ones’ health and well-being are my priority. My expertise covers several conditions, like Alzheimer's, Dementia, Cancer, Diabetes, and more. Along with a Bachelor’s degree, I am proficient in English and Tagalog, and can provide a recent police check with VULNERABLE SEARCH (completed on 21 FEBRUARY 2024). I offer proficient, reliable care while maintaining a clean home. I can start immediately. Thanks for considering me.

I have worked for seven (7) years as a member of the healthcare support team (being the cook ) in an ASSISTED SENIOR RETIREMENT FACILITY that provides accommodation/recreation/food services. It was a demanding and challenging role as I worked as a ‘ONE-MAN ‘team in the kitchen, a solo multi-tasker. The facility is home and convent to RETIRED FRENCH NUNS with the goal of providing utmost care to the overall aspects of their well-being as seniors. Just like in any other facility, the residents’ needs differ in profile. Most of them have health issues, nutritional requirements, food sensitivities /allergies and personal food preferences that must be professionally addressed and complied with for the betterment of their own health, safety and overall comfort and well-being. There were times I was the one in charge to look after those nuns who preferred not to go out or join certain outings due to their incapacity to do so on their own (i.e., with IMPAIRED VISION, CANCER, LUPUS, DEMENTIA, ALZHEIMER’S, WHEELCHAIR- BOUND, etc.) Supervision of some nuns who were assigned to do light work in the kitchen was part of my job too. Their tasks involved as helpers in drying some dishes and putting them away as a sort of mental exercise and keep them active especially those with mild signs of dementia and Alzheimer’s. I can attest it takes a lot of patience and compassion to direct and manage such type of old volunteers for a cause. However, it’s a self-fulfilling accomplishment on my part to be a mentor and team-player. Moreover, I have ample experience being a caregiver of my very own mom before I migrated here to Canada, a duty I still devotedly perform every time I visit her in the Philippines. She’s blessed to be 95 years old now and still enjoying her life, though having some signs of cognitive decline inherent to her old age (DEMENTIA). I just visited her last OCT - DEC 2023 and served as her main PERSONAL CAREGIVER for almost 3 months. I provided all aspects of FULL CARE to my mom —toileting, diapering, bathing, brushing teeth, dressing up, taking care of hygiene and skin care, cooking, feeding, massaging, simple exercises, providing emotional support, administering medications, etc ). As added complement, I am very adept with housekeeping as we used to own a cleaning company franchise for fifteen (15) years with myself as worker too in charge of quality control. Besides, upkeep of our very own home and chores are part of our daily lives. To summarize, in me is a skilled, highly organized, compassionate and reliable CAREGIVER, COOK, HOUSEKEEPER, someone with professional work ethics and amiable personality. Thank you for reaching out to my profile.