Looking for caregiver to assist with 81 year old female who has Dementia, suffers from back pain, knee pain , hip pain, and right shoulder pain.
Patient is needy, does not speak English very well, primary language is Italian. Italian is a great asset.
Duties involve but not limited to;
- Meal prep and planning
- House cleaning
- Laundry
- Changing of Linens
- Medication monitoring BUT not dispensing
- Administering of Dr. Ho Massager
- Bathing of the patient on alternate weekends (PSW is not available)
- Encouraging and accompanying patient to get outdoors for short walks
- Driving patient to appointments (family member will meet at appointment)
- Activities to stimulate brain
- Most importantly to provide companionship and care with compassion respect and diginity
Caregiver must be able to handle long days, and is able to take 3 non paid breaks throughout the day but not longer than a 1 hour per break.