What makes me a great caregiver is that I have compassion, I have fellow feeling for people, and if I am helping a child, I think it is my child, I imagine people as sisters, brothers, parents, grandparents, and that makes me feel, and identify how important they are, and how I would feel about someone else looking after my loved one, and how they would want me to interact. It really makes you know empathy. Nobody wants sympathy, but we need empathy. I like to interact when clients need and want interaction, but I also want to respect space, boundaries, and privacy. I do not want to hover. I have a lot of experience in many aspects of caregiving. I can cook well, clean, be a companion, share experiences, I can, and actually love yardwork, I have experience with mild to profound disabilities, dementia, alzheimer's, Multiple Sclerosis (paralysis) stroke victims, occupational therapy techniques, have used a gait belt, lift, and wheelchair assistance, toileting, female catheter care, bed bound patients, toileting, incontinence, bathing, showering, bed bathing, chores, nutrition, game playing. I could not put my experience in the work section because it kept deleting everytime I got to the second source, so I put most on the first one. I have been caregiving since 1996.
Caregivers that work non-full-time jobs or irregular shifts can negotiate extra compensation in addition to their standard hourly wage.
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