Period: 22 Feb 2024 to 05 Jan 2026

[Verified Contract] – Placement through Anglo

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 88-year-old man with stroke. The elderly weighed 60kg.
• For the first month of care, NGT feeding.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting (elderly preferred, for bowel movements, used urine bottle for passing urine), changing diapers, dressing, feeding (sometimes), transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (sometimes).
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night to assist the elderly to go toileting (using urine bottle).
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Finished contract and returned home.

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Period: 2010 – 2020

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 90+-year-old lady with diabetes and dementia.
• Assisted in walking with walking frame. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night to assist the elderly to change diapers.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in exercises.
• Due to dementia,
  
  • The elderly would forget if she had eaten and ask to eat again. Dwi would give her something small to eat.
  • The elderly would not recognise her own children. Dwi would explain to her that those were her children.
  • The elderly would also not recognise Dwi sometimes. She would tell her to go away. Dwi would explain that she was there to take care of her patiently.
  • The elderly would refuse to change diapers. Dwi would coax her slowly, wait for her patiently and the elderly would be willing to.
  • The elderly would also refuse to take her meals or take her medications. Dwi would wait a while and then the elderly would be willing to.
  • The elderly would refuse to shower. Dwi would talk to her slowly and keep asking for 2-3 times, then the elderly would comply.
  • The elderly would ask to go home in the middle of the night. Dwi would talk to her slowly and tell her that this is her home, then coax her back to sleep.
  • The elderly would have mood swings and scold her frequently. Dwi would keep quiet and wait for her to calm down.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments by herself.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.

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Other

Period: 15 Mar 2021 - 19 Mar 2023

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Domestic Helper

Setting: In-Home

• Took care of 2 newborn babies (When she first started working, there was only 1 newborn. 1 year later, her employer gave birth to another newborn).
• Performed housework and cooking.

Period: 03 Mar 2023 - 21 May 2024 and 21 May 2024 - 31 Jan 2026

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a married couple.

• Cared for an 81-year-old man with diabetes, kidney conditions, asthma and heart conditions.
• Assisted in walking with walking stick. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Nebulizer.
• Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (when going outside), dressing, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Slept in a separate room.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in exercises.
• Prepared medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments by herself by ambulance.
• Performed housework and grocery shopping.
• Cared for the elderly until he passed away.
• After the elderly man passed away in 2024, she continued caring for his wife. The employer’s name was changed from the elderly man to the elderly lady under the same address. Hence, MOM records show two employment records.

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• Cared for a 75-year-old lady with diabetes, kidney conditions and heart conditions.
• The elderly able to walk herself. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• The elderly had eight toes amputated  but was still able to walk with assistance. After four months, she was able to walk herself.
• Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, dressing, walking (for 4 months only).
• Shared a room with the elderly.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Brought the elderly for dialysis three times a week.
• Accompanied for medical appointments by herself.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• She requested a two-week home leave upon contract renewal, but the employer was unable to grant it as they needed someone to care for the elderly. Hence, she ended the contract early as the family had already arranged for a replacement helper.

Period: 19 Sep 2022 to 03 July 2024 & 31 Dec 2024 to 05 July 2025

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 90-year-old lady with dementia.
• Assisted in walking with walking frame (sometimes used wheelchair at home). Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• NGT feeding.
• Indwelling urinary catheter care.
• Administered suppository (bullet).
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (for passing urine, including at night), dressing, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night to change diapers.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in exercises.
• Due to dementia,
  
  • Sometimes, the elderly would forget if she had eaten and ask to eat again, Ika would explain to the elderly that she had eaten. Later, the elderly would be fine.

• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments and day care with employer.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Ika also assisted another Indonesian helper in showering the elderly 90-year-old husband, who had dementia and eczema.

• After finishing her contract in July 2024, Ika returned to Singapore and cared for the elderly until she passed away. Hence, she was transferred to a new employer.

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Other

Period: 05 July 2025 to 06 Dec 2025

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Domestic Helper

Setting: In-Home

• Performed housework.
• Ika shared that the workload was too heavy and that she could not handle it alone. Hence, she decided to returned home.