Period: 2020 to 2026 (5 years 7 months)
Country: Taiwan
Title: Live-in Caregiver
Setting: In-Home
- Cared for a wheelchair-bound 70+-year-old lady with stroke. The elderly weighed 50+kg.
- Assisted in walking with walking frame. Used a wheelchair when going outside. After 4 years of care, the elderly became wheelchair bound.
- NGT feeding (3 years), Suctioning (oral)( 2 months). Assisted with oxygen therapy (5 months).
- Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding (after 2 years of care), walking, getting into and out of bed, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa.
- Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night to change diapers and give water.
- Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
- Assisted in ROM exercises.
- Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
- Performed housework and cooking.
- She returned to Indonesia for home leave in 2026. However, when she was preparing to return to Taiwan, she could not find her passport, hence, she did not return to continue working there.
Period: 2018 to 2020 (2 years 9 months)
Country: Taiwan
Title: Live-in Caregiver
Setting: In-Home
- Cared for a wheelchair-bound 80+-year-old lady with stroke and diabetes. The elderly weighed 40+kg.
- NGT feeding (2 months), Suctioning (oral)(5 months). Assisted with oxygen therapy (3 months).
- Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
- Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (including at night).
- Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night to change diapers, turn and position and give water.
- Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
- Prepared and served medications.
- Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
- Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
- Cared for the elderly until she passed away
Period: 2018 to 2018 (6 months)
Country: Taiwan
Title: Live-in Caregiver
Setting: In-Home
- Cared for an 80+-year-old man with dementia.
- Initially assisted in walking with walking stick. After 4 months of care, assisted walking in walking frame. Used a wheelchair when going outside (When elderly felt tired).
- Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (always on diapers due to incontinence), dressing, walking.
- Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night to change diapers.
- Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
- Due to dementia,
- The elderly would sometimes forget his own son. Lina would patiently explain to him, and he would be fine afterwards.
- Prepared and served medications.
- Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
- Grocery shopping and cooking.
- Cared for the elderly until he passed away.
Period: 2016 to 2018 (1 year 5 months)
Country: Taiwan
Title: Live-in Caregiver
Setting: In-Home
- Cared for a 90+-year-old lady with frailty.
- Assisted in walking with walking stick (Used wheelchair most of the time). Used a wheelchair when going outside.
- Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (always on diapers due to incontinence), dressing (upon elderly’s request), walking.
- Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night to change diapers.
- Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
- Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
- Cooking.
- The elderly often woke up at night (every 30 minutes) and there is no rest time during daytime. Due to insufficient rest, she decided to transfer to a new employer.
Period: 2012 to 2014
Country: Taiwan
Title: Live-in Caregiver
Setting: In-Home
- Cared for a 70+-year-old man with stroke, dementia and diabetes.
- Assisted in walking with walking stick (used wheelchair most of the time). Used a wheelchair when going outside.
- NGT feeding (1 month).
- Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
- Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (always on diapers due to incontinence), dressing, feeding, 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.
- Due to dementia,
- The elderly would forget his own child, Lina would explain to him nicely.
- Prepared and served medications.
- Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
- Performed housework and cooking.
- Finished contract and returned home.
Period: 2009 to 2012
Country: Taiwan
Title: Live-in Caregiver
Setting: In-Home
- Cared for an 80+-year-old lady with diabetes.
- Assisted in walking with walking stick. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
- Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
- Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including changing diapers (including at night), walking.
- Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night to change diapers and give water.
- Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
- Prepared and served medications.
- Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
- Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
- Finished contract and returned home.
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