Latonia R.

About Latonia

My name is Latonia. I am a reliable, honest, nurturing, enthusiastic and a patient caregiver. I can start immediately if you have not found a caregiver yet or need a backup person. I am a college graduate, a non-smoker and comfortable with friendly pets. I have over 20 years of experience providing care to seniors, individuals with special needs/conditions and children. **I am committed to providing professional, ethical, and quality service. **I am covered by comprehensive liability insurance, have undergone criminal background checks, and I am bonded. Although I have 20 years of professional experience, I work with seniors and individuals with special needs/special conditions because of a loving/supportive person that took care of my mother before she lost her battle to breast cancer. Therefore, I hope to show that same love/support to you and/or your loved one that was shown to my mom. I provide clients with a wide range of in-home customized one-on-one services that foster independence and are unique to each individual's needs and level of ability. Services that I could provide may include: **companionship **meal preparation **bathing, dressing, grooming **feeding and special diet, etc. **medication reminders/management **behavioral support related to caring for someone who has dementia, cognitive delays, developmental delays, wandering, depression, combative and aggressive, etc. **transportation **light housekeeping **errands/shopping **ambulation assistance **toileting **awake overnight care **grooming assistance **respite care **transferring and positioning **Other areas can be discussed based on needs Thank you for your time, and I look forward to connecting with you and/or your loved one.

Caregiving Services & Expertise

Experience & Education

Home Health Manager

Nov 2014 - Present

RCM Independent Living Services

**Assist clients in life skills and other life enriching activities to ensure they are leading a fulfilled and productive life **Provide daily living assistance to the clients as directed by each Individual’s Service Plan **Provide medication reminders and/or assistance according to state regulations **Assist and train with bathing, dressing, and grooming **Aid and train in the preparation and serving simple modified diets according to instruction and assist with feeding **Support and assist clients with transfers and ambulation including use of cane, walker, and wheelchair **Provide companionship, conversation, verbal encouragement and basic emotional support **Provide verbal and as needed hand over hand assistance to encourage and support to clients to complete task **Assist and train in the areas of home management tasks including housekeeping, laundry, shopping and errands **Aid and train with toileting and incontinence issues including use of bedpan, commode or toilet **Provide behavioral support related to dementia, wandering, combative, sadness, stubbornness etc.

Nov 2014 - Present

Pacific Oaks College

Jan 2005 - Jan 2005

Pasadena, CA

Jan 2005 - Jan 2005

Reviews (1)

July 2017

Pauline T.

Verified Review

Latonia is a real professional & is going to help us set up Henry's health care regimen. Thank you!

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