Star H.

Making a difference in people's lives has been a passion of mine. My family owned a Nursing Home/Home for the Aged for 36 years. This is were my passion for taken care of people was instilled in me. I worked as a caregiver, cook and handled recreation programs for our residents. Throughout the years I worked for Connecticut Hospice, The Alzheimer's Resource Center, and as a Private Caregiver for children and adults. I had the honor of caring for my Dad and both my Grandmother who all had Alzheimer's. There are many types of Dementia. Training and knowledge is important to understanding the needs of your love ones and clients you care for. This past December I completed training courses for The National Caregiver Certification Program, Understanding Alzheimer's and Dementia and 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer's. These certification courses provided me with new ways to communicate with Dementia clients. I make sure the things that are most important to my client are done every shift. This is achieved by asking your priorities, then once they're completed if time allows I do my best to tackle the non-priorities. Compassionate, reliable, punctual, treating everyone with dignity and respect are values I live by.

Fun! Friendly! Energetic! Decades of working in group homes, independent living settings and providing sign language interpreting services for persons who are deaf and or hard of hearing. What attracted me to caregiving I think it's a part of my inner being. What do I enjoy most about being a caregiver, making people smile get involved have fun, not boring sit and fall asleep activities. I like fun, good job, high five involvement! Personal achievement I'm proud of allow persons who need care dignity of risk as long as it is not life threating or medically unwise.