Portland Caregivers - 1,364 caregivers found

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.

I'm a nurturing person by heart and truly love being a caregiver. What attracted me was the opportunity to help others in their daily lives, hoping to make them a little easier and better. I have been certified twice as a CNA and I'm currently certified as a PCA.

With four years of dedicated experience as a caregiver, I have honed my passion for providing exceptional care and service to individuals and families in need. This commitment extends to wherever I work, with the unwavering belief that every customer or patient deserves the very best care and attention. I firmly believe that my unique combination of skills, experience, and personal qualities make me an outstanding candidate for this role. I bring compassion, empathy, and a deep understanding of the needs of those under my care. Furthermore, my unwavering dedication to the well-being of my clients, along with my strong work ethic, ensures that my role in this job is not just valuable but truly essential. I am ready to continue making a positive impact in the lives of the families I have the privilege to serve.

I like caring for my client and helping them with daily activities. Being able to care and take care of my client makes me happy and like working has a caregiver. I enjoy being there for them and helping in anyway I can to better their day. I am proud to be a caregiver because I know my job has a propose.

I am a very reliable and friendly caregiver, I love to care for people young,old,disability, handicapped. It's doesn't become just a Job for me, but to see a smile on person face says it all for me. I enjoy caring for the elderly or people's needs because one day I might be in their shoe so I treat everyone how I would want to be treated, which is with respect, being honest, caring , trusting me to care for them. From my experience I've heard a lot of people tell me that I'm very patient and loving. I always look forward to seeing every client home I go to and they look forward to seeing me and that warm friendly smile I gave them

I am compassionate, a sensitive punctual reliable trustworthy and family orientated caregiver for over 25 years

What makes me a great caregiver is my inability to give up. I will push until my patient receives the proper treatment and is fully satisfied. I love working as a caregiver making sure my client has comfort when no one else is around and they always have a smile until their no longer requesting my service. I got into this field with my own experience dealing with my grandmother who died from Alzheimer's it was really hard not being able to speak up for her and make her feel more comfortable so I vowed to speak up for those in need and make sure to never fail them.

I'm a loving ,caring,patient,understanding,kind hearted ,hard working young lady who's aimed at bringing joy and happiness to the elderly right at their door step(homes) and to give a helping hand in their daily life activities just like I have been doing in the past for my grand parents and other elderly clients and even my kids.I believe aging is a blessing and is a time for relaxation from one's hard working days and am right here to help every elderly person who will call on for my services to enjoy that blessing and relaxation.Im readily available to provide an outstanding care through love,patience and understanding.I work hard and make sure I follow all care plans very well when am provided with one.Just call on me for that outstanding and better care you are looking for.Im noted to be: Passionate,caring,understanding,hardworking Ability to follow instructions and deliver. Very positive and energetic attitude. Effective and efficient. Ability to deliver a given task. Clean and neat. Happy to be with. Good personality , Have experience with ostomy bag care and change I drive and ready to go to appointments with clients.

I am a compassionate, caring and trustworthy person. I am a consummate professional with a great work ethic. I have elderly parents that receive care so I know the traits that I look for in a caregiver. I have always had the desire to help others. Helping others improve or maintain a good quality of life has always been fulfilling and satisfying. My greatest personal achievements have been graduating from college with honors, advancing in my career and taking care of my aging parents.

I am a social and caring person, and also enjoy putting smiles on people's faces, i love the care job so much that i have had a lot of families who communicate and calls me on occasions , even their own celebrations long after their family member that i took of passed, they have become my family too, and personally i can say am more experienced in what i do now after 10 years of experience .