Nina M.

About Nina

WHAT MAKES ME A GREAT CAREGIVER Empathy and compassion. Working with people in a home care setting, I desire to help and make a difference in someones life. Patience. Am patience and understanding. Reliable. Count on me to be there to do my work/ provide care to your love one Trustworthy. Most people who need home care services are in a vulnerable position. I am trustworthy as well as in being trusted to keep the client’s information confidential. Flexible. I am flexible, prepared to go with the flow WHY DID I BECOME A CAREGIVER/ WHAT I LIKE BEING A CAREGIVER i like older adults and feel I get along well with a variety of elders, i like make a difference in someone’s life, like doing a variety of tasks in a day, i like making someone smile and doing little things to make a person’s day better, I take pride in your attention to detail. PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT I AM PROUD OF :- Provided exceptional palliative care to elderly patients, provided them with a happy and comfortable life, • Integrated a fun and interactive activities such as reading newspapers, watching movies, play bingo based unit in the residents’ activities program engendering better participation. • Coached and trained five of newly hired caregivers to deliver service excellence • Attained ‘Most cheerful award/ customer service Award by constantly maintaining excellence in care provision to residents

Caregiving Services & Expertise

Experience & Education

CNA

Dec 2015 - Jun 2016

MEDICAL STAFFING SOLUTION

Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records. Maintains work operations by following policies and procedures, keeping patient information confidential. Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, Provides patients' personal hygiene by giving bedpans, urinals, baths, shampoos, and shaves; assisting with travel to the bathroom; helping with showers and baths. Provides for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary; ambulating Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs and weight; recording intake and output information. Provides patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients' call lights and requests; reporting observations of the patient to nursing supervisor.

Dec 2015 - Jun 2016

CNA

Apr 2016 - Jun 2016

GRISWOLD HOME CARE

Assist elderly with dressing, bathing, grooming and toileting • Provide support in handling basic household tasks such as cooking, cleaning, doing laundry and ironing • Plan, prepare and monitor meals for elderly individuals by conforming to meal plans meted out by healthcare professionals or family members • Clean area after meal and ensure appropriate sanitation is performed • Provide assistance with walking and light exercises • Change linen and ensure that rooms are aired out on a regular basis • Run errands, buy groceries, pick up prescriptions and pay bills • Encourage elderly wards to engage in both physical and mental exercises • Medication reminder according to schedule • Escort elderly to social activities such as gatherings, dinners, picnics or parties • Provide companionship to clients during religious services and events • Accompany individuals to doctors’ appointments or physical therapy sessions • Engage clients in conversation with a view to keeping them entertained • Listen to clients when they are in a ranting mood and provide compassionate responses • Observe changes in behavior or medical condition and report changes immediately • Take notes of responses to medicines and create reports for medical intervention purposes • Report any significant change in clients’ health/condition and comminicate the same to the family/RN immediately Elderly Caregiver Job Description for Resume

Apr 2016 - Jun 2016

LIVE-IN CAREGIVER

Dec 2011 - Sep 2015

ONE ON ONECARE

Listen to clients when they are in a ranting mood and provide compassionate responses • Observe changes in behavior or medical condition and report changes immediately • Take notes of responses to medicines and create reports for medical intervention purposes • Report any significant change in clients’ health/condition and comminicate the same to the family/RN immediately Elderly Caregiver Job Description for Resume Provide support in handling basic household tasks such as cooking, cleaning, doing laundry and ironing • Plan, prepare and monitor meals for elderly individuals by conforming to meal plans meted out by healthcare professionals or family members • Clean area after meal and ensure appropriate sanitation is performed • Provide assistance with walking and light exercises • Change linen and ensure that rooms are aired out on a regular basis • Run errands, buy groceries, pick up prescriptions and pay bills • Encourage elderly wards to engage in both physical and mental exercises • Medication reminder according to schedule • Escort elderly to social activities such as gatherings, dinners, picnics or parties • Provide companionship to clients during religious services and events • Accompany individuals to doctors’ appointments or physical therapy sessions • Engage clients in conversation with a view to keeping them ACTIVE

Dec 2011 - Sep 2015

MEDTECH

Jan 2009 - Jan 2012

Jan 2009 - Jan 2012

SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE

Jan 1995 - Jan 1998

Jan 1995 - Jan 1998

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