I am Filipino Canadian. I worked as a Nanny in Barcelona, Spain for 6 years then I came to Vancouver to work as nanny also then I studied as a Care Aide here in Vancouver to obtain a certificate and practicum. I have been working as home support or caregiver as soon as I finished my studies. My experiences: personal care, giving medications, meal preparation, feeding clients, buying groceries, driving clients to appointments, bathing, grooming, bringing them to community centers to socialize with other elderly, housekeeping etc. I work as live in or live out caregiver.

Morning routine: if a client is diabetic check the glucose, if he needs insulin assist him, if he can not do it, I give the injection, get them up from bed, transfer them from bed to wheel chair if needed, if they use Walker assist them to walk, if bed ridden give bed bath, put on them fresh diaper or pad, get them dressed, toilet them, wash them, give bath or shower them whatever is needed to be done, assist them to get dress, if they are incontinent put on their pad or diaper, help them brush their teeth, comb their hair, cut their finger nails and toe nails when needed, put their shoes or sleepers on, bring them to dinning room, prepare breakfast, set the, give their breakfast, feed them when needed. Put medications on the, assist them to take their pills, Clear the when breakfast is done. Bring them to family room let them read newspapers etc, let them watch TV if they want, see to it that they are safe, seat belt on and break on, clean the kitchen, wash dishes etc, fix the bed, do the laundry, clean the bed room, do the dusting, vacuum the carpet.. clean the washroom, disinfect when necessary, offer or give a glass of water put on his side, check the client every now and then while doing other chores. Drive him to appointments if there is. Bring him to community centers to relax them and socialize. Bring them for a walk either with Walker or cane for fresh air. Help them exercise. When lunch time give them lunch, after lunch they can have a nap if not they can watch TV, or give them something to do; puzzles and cross words if they are interested to do it. I can also give them ride to go around to see the world and have fresh air. Then snack time, give them tea and cookies whatever they want to eat. Give medications if there is. If they need pad or diaper to be checked I do it anytime I think they need to. If dinner time, prepare their meal, assist them to have their dinner, give medications if there is. Give them time to rest and relax, when it is time to go to bed, help them to go to bed, give them bed time medications. There other things that can be done to clients, depending on the case and situation of the client. Additional Experiences/Qualifications: