Period: 01 Sep 2020 to 22 May 2025
Country: Singapore
Title: Live-in Caregiver
Setting: In-Home
- Cared for a bedbound 96-year-old lady with stroke, dementia and Parkinson’s disease. The elderly weighed 80kg.
- NGT feeding and Suctioning (oral).
- Monitored blood glucose levels.
- Indwelling urinary catheter care and administered suppository (bullet).
- Basic wound care for bedsore and wounds.
- Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including bedbath, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, turning & positioning (including at night).
- Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night to assist the elderly to turn and position and check urine bag.
- Assisted in ROM exercises.
- Prepared and served medications.
- Accompanied for medical appointments by herself.
- Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
- Cared for the elderly until she passed away. Finished contract and returned home.
Period: 12 Nov 2015 to 03 Nov 2017
Country: Singapore
Title: Live-in Caregiver
Setting: In-Home
- Cared for a wheelchair-bound 71-year-old man with stroke and dementia. The elderly weighed 70kg.
- Monitored blood glucose levels.
- Administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
- Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa (with the help of the daughter as the elderly would resist).
- Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night to assist the elderly to change diapers.
- Assisted in ROM exercises.
- Due to dementia,
- The elderly would forget if he had eaten and ask to eat again. Rohayati would give him something small to eat.
- The elderly would refuse to shower. Rohayati would talk to him nicely then bring him to shower.
- The elderly would have mood swings frequently. Rohayati would try to calm him down by reassuring him that everything is okay, then the elderly would be calmed after 5 minutes.
- Prepared and served medications.
- Accompanied for medical appointments by herself.
- Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
- Finished contract and returned home.
Period: 19 May 2012 to 08 Sep 2015
Country: Singapore
Title: Live-in Caregiver
Setting: In-Home
- Cared for an 81-year-old lady with dementia and stomach condition. The elderly weighed 60kg.
- Assisted in walking with walking frame. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
- Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, dressing, feeding, walking, getting into and out of bed.
- Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night to assist the elderly to go toileting.
- Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
- Due to dementia,
- The elderly would forget if she had eaten and ask to eat again. Rohayati would give her something small to eat.
- The elderly would have mood swings frequently. Rohayati would step aside and give the elderly space. The elderly would then calm down herself after a while.
- Prepared and served medications.
- Accompanied for medical appointments by herself.
- Performed housework.
- Finished contract and returned home.
Other
Period: 15 Jul 2020 to 01 Sep 2020
Country: Singapore
Title: Domestic Helper
Setting: In-Home
- Cared for a newborn (2 months old), 02 children, ages 07 & 09 and a dog.
- Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
- She did not continue the contract as she was not aware the employer has a dog and she is afraid of dogs.
Period: 26 Jul 2018 to 15 Jul 2020
Country: Singapore
Title: Domestic Helper
Setting: In-Home
- Took care of 02 children, ages 12 & 14.
- Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
Period: 13 Jan 2018 to 03 Jun 2018
Country: Singapore
Title: Domestic Helper
Setting: In-Home
- Took care of newborn twins.
- Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
- She did not continue the contract as her employer appeared to be experiencing post-pregnancy depression and was unable to manage both the care of her twin infants and the delegation of employer tasks. Additionally, the caregiver spent the first three months of her contract in India and was asked to return there after coming back to Singapore, which she was not willing to do.