She has 7 years 9 months of caregiving experience in Taiwan and Singapore.

2 years 5 months in Singapore caring for an 85-year-old lady with dementia and diabetes. The elderly weighed 68kg.

• Due to dementia:

• The elderly would forget if she had taken her meal after 1 hour.
• The elderly would forget if she had taken her medication. Ruswati took a few different photos of the elderly with her medication in her hands, and would show the elderly a photo of medication in her (elderly’s) hands each time she forgot, to assure her that she had already taken her medication.
• If Ruswati was not immediately beside her when she called for Ruswati, elderly would lose her temper and scold Ruswati. Ruswati would explain nicely that she was doing the chores around the house.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (at night), dressing and walking. Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with her employer.
• Brought the elderly downstairs every morning to exercise.

About 5 months in Singapore caring for an elderly lady with stomach cancer.

• Elderly was ambulant and took care of her at home in her first 2 months. In the last 3 months, elderly was hospitalised and had become bedbound.
• In the hospital, she took care of her 8am to 5pm daily. Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including sponging, changing diapers (including at night), and dressing. Engaged her in conversation and companionship.
• Elderly stayed with 1 daughter. Performed housework and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away and transferred to another employer.

5 years in Taiwan caring for a wheelchair-bound 90-year-old lady who had a stroke. The elderly weighed about 80kg.

• Suctioning (oral and nasal) for 6 months. NG Tube Feeding for 1.5 years.
• Administered suppository (bullet).
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, transferring* from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (including at night). *Elderly still had some strength to help in the transferring.
• Assisted in ROM exercises. Massaged the elderly.
• Prepared and served medications. Performed housework and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.

She has good employment history in Singapore.

She speaks Mandarin and Indonesian.

She has over 13 years of experience as a Nurse Attendant in a hospital in the Philippines.

• Assigned to surgical wards caring for patients of various medical conditions.
• NGT feeding, PEG Tube feeding,
• Suctioning (oral and trachea), Nebulizer.
• Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Oxygen therapy.
• Stoma care.
• Basic wound dressing.
• Indwelling urinary catheter care, administered enema.
• Basic wound care for bedsores, Stoma care.
• Assisted patients in their bedside care including showering, toileting, changing diapers, dressing, feeding, walking, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Administered oral medications. See Employment Certification in her biodata.

She speaks English.

She has 2-year nursing aide diploma. She is certified with a TESDA National Certificate in Caregiving.

She has undergone 392 hours of training at the Davao Medical Centre, the Paciano Bangoy Health Center and the DCSP Clinic and Basic ECG Reading and Interpretation training.

She has 8 years of caregiving experience in Taiwan and Singapore.

[Verified placement through Anglo] 2 years in Singapore caring for a wheelchair-bound 67-year-old lady with diabetes and renal failure. Hemodialysis 3 times a week. The elderly weighed 60kg.

• Amputation right leg below knee.
• Wound care for her surgical wound after amputation. Taught by NUH nurse.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, dressing, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa. Woke up at night to assist with toileting and to massage the elderly when she felt pain in her leg.
• Wheeled the elderly in a wheelchair to the dialysis center for her hemodialysis 3 times.
• In the first 3 months after her amputation surgery, she brought the elderly for doctor’s appointments twice a week via MRT train by herself. Subsequently, she brought the elderly for her monthly doctor’s appointments by herself.
• Assisted with ROM exercises. Elderly stayed with her daughter and granddaughter.
• Completed contract and returned home.
  

3 years in Taiwan caring for a wheelchair-bound 73-year-old lady with diabetes and dementia.

• One of her legs was amputated and used a prosthetic. Her weight was 55kg.
• Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Due to dementia, elderly had mood swings and threw things around when she was upset.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers, dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa.
• Woke up 2 to 3 times at night to massage her, talked to her, changed diapers.
• Assisted with daily hand exercises and walking with her prosthetic.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with her employer.
  

3 years in Singapore caring for a 78-year-old lady with diabetes and dementia.

• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, dressing, and walking. Fall prevention.
• Due to dementia, he was very forgetful. He would forget if he had eaten and ask to be fed again. He would also forget if his diapers had been changed, he would ask for them to be changed again.
• Assisted with daily hand exercises and walking with her prosthetic.
• Woke up 2 to 3 times each night to assist with toileting, give water, give food, massage.
• Reminded and encouraged elderly to exercise.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with her employer.

She had completed a 2-year contract with 1 employer through Anglo.

She speaks Mandarin, English and Indonesian.