Period: 2013 to 2019

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 87-year-old man with stroke, dementia and diabetes. The elderly weighed 80kg.
• NGT feeding.
• Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Basic wound care for his leg wound due to diabetes.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Slept in a separate room. Woke up at night to check elderly conditions and assist the elderly to change diapers.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Due to dementia
  • The elderly would forget if she had eaten and ask to eat again. Diah would explain to him that he had already eaten and he would be fine.
  • The elderly would refuse to shower. Diah would speak to him calmly and encourage him to take a shower and the elderly would then comply.
  • The elderly would ask to go outside to pray in the middle of the night (around 5 a.m.). Diah brought him outside, and when he saw it was still dark, he will return home.
  • The elderly would unable to sleep at night. Diah stayed up with him to play puzzles until morning, then he would go to sleep.
  • The elderly would have mood swings frequently. Diah would speak to her nicely to calm her down.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework and cooking.
• She went to Taiwan to work with her Indonesian husband who was there since 2011. In end of 2018 / early 2019, she became pregnant with her husband's child. She continued working until Jun 2019 before returning to Indonesia in Sep 2019 to give birth to her child.

Period: 2010 to 2013

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 93-year-old lady with stroke. The elderly weighed 60+kg.
• Elderly became bedbound after 2 years of care and hospitalized, Diah will stay with her in hospital.
• After 2 years of care, assisted with NGT feeding, Suctioning (oral) and Suctioning (tracheal). Taught by nurses from the hospital.
• Performed manual evacuation (after 2 year of care).
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (including at night, after 1.5 years of care).
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night to assist the elderly to go change diapers and turn and position.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Prepared medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away and transferred to her employer’s cousin.

Period: 2013 to 2019

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• 1st patient
• Cared for a 91-year-old man with pneumonia. The elderly weighed 82kg.
• He was able to walk with walking frame, and use the wheelchair when going outside.
• NGT feeding (last 2 months).
• Suctioning (tracheal) (last 2 months).
• Monitored blood pressure.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (last 1 year), dressing, walking, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (including at night).
• Woke up 2 times each night to help the elderly with turning & positioning.
• Brought the elderly to the park to have a walk.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.

• 2nd patient
• Cared for a 75-year-old lady with back operation. The elderly weighed 70+kg.
• She was able to walk with walking stick, and use the wheelchair when going outside (last 3 years).
• Monitored blood pressure.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (last 1 year), dressing, walking, get into and out of bed, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa.
• Woke up 2 times each night to help the elderly with toileting.
• Brought the elderly to the park to have a walk.
• Prepared and served vitamins.
• Accompanied for medical appointments.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.

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Period: 2009 to 2012

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for an 82-year-old lady. The elderly weighed 75kg.
• She was able to walk with walking stick.
• Monitored blood pressure.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Performed housework and cooking.

Period: 2022 to 2024

‍Country: Indonesia

‍Title: Domestic Helper

Setting: In-Home

• Took care of 2 children, ages 4 and 10.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.

Other:

• Cared for her own wheelchair-bound 60-year-old grandmother.
• The elderly weighed about 50kg.
• Assisted in showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa.
• Shared room with her grandmother. Woke up at night to change diapers and serve water.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Cared for her until she passed away.