Candice H.

Love at Home was bought out by Harmony Home Care, I started with Love at home for almost 2 years then started with Harmony Recently. Observed and documented patient status and reported patient complaints to the case manager. Read and recorded temperature, pulse and respiration. Completed and submitted clinical documentation in accordance with agency guidelines. Assisted with adequate nutrition and fluid intake. Planned, prepared and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets. Directed patients in prescribed range of motion exercises. Cleaned and organized patients' living quarters. Performed household tasks such as laundry, dusting, washing dishes and vacuuming. Facilitated games and other activities to engage clients. Positioned residents for comfort and to prevent skin pressure problems. Assisted with transferring residents in and out of wheelchairs and adaptive equipment. Kept facility stocked with necessary supplies, equipment and instruments. Charted daily information on the residents such as mood changes, mobility activity, eating percentages, and daily inputs and outputs. Recognized and reported abnormalities and/or changes in patients' health status to nursing staff. Provided patients and families with emotional support. Exhibited compassionate care and communication with regard to issues of death and dying. Comforted patients and provided them with reassurance and encouragement. Promoted personal and co-worker safety.