Period: 2025 to 2026
Country: Hong Kong
Title: Live-in Caregiver
Setting: In-Home
- Cared for a 97-year-old lady with dementia.
- Assisted in walking with walking frame. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
- Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting (waited inside), dressing, getting into and out of bed.
- Slept in a separate room. Woke up at night to assist the elderly to go toileting.
- Assisted in exercises.
- Due to dementia,
- The elderly would forget if she had eaten and ask to eat again. Eka would explain to her that she had eaten and she would be fine.
- The elderly would throw or place things everywhere, such as putting clothes in the refrigerator. Eka would help to tidy up and put things back in place.
- The elderly would refuse to shower. Eka would explain to her that if she did not take a shower, she would not smell good. The elderly would then comply.
- The elderly would not sleep at night if she did not take medication. Eka would stay up with her.
- The elderly would have mood swings frequently. Eka would keep quiet and let her calm down herself.
- Prepared and served medications.
- Accompanied for medical appointments by herself.
- Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
- The elderly was sent to nursing home and no longer needed a helper. Hence, she returned home.
Period: 06 Dec 2019 to 27 Nov 2021
Country: Singapore
Title: Live-in Caregiver
Setting: In-Home
- Cared for a married couple.
- Cared for a wheelchair-bound 100-year-old man with dementia and stroke. The elderly weighed 45kg.
- Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting (in the day), changing diapers (at night), dressing, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
- Slept in a separate room. Woke up at night to 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 he had eaten or showered, but he was obedient and would listen to Eka.
- Prepared and served medications.
- Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
- Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
- Cared for the elderly until he passed away in Sep 2021.
- After the elderly passed away, cared for his wife, a 95-year-old lady.
- After 2 months, finished contract and returned home.
Period: 2009 to 2013
Country: Hong Kong
Title: Live-in Caregiver
Setting: In-Home
- Cared for a married couple.
- Cared for a wheelchair-bound 95-year-old man with stroke. The elderly weighed 45kg.
- Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting (elderly preferred), 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 assist the elderly to go toileting, change diapers, turn and position.
- Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
- Assisted in ROM exercises.
- Prepared and served medications.
- Accompanied for medical appointments with employer (sometimes).
- Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
- Cared for the elderly until he passed away after 3 years of care.
- After the elderly passed away, cared for his wife, an 85-year-old lady.
- Finished contract and returned home.
Other
Period: 2007 to 2009
Country: Hong Kong
Title: Elderly Helper
Setting: In-Home
- Cared for an 80-year-old lady with mild dementia.
- Assisted in walking. Used a walking stick when going outside.
- Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
- Finished contract and transferred to another employer.
Period: 2006 to 2007
Country: Hong Kong
Title: Elderly Helper
Setting: In-Home
- Cared for an 80-year-old lady.
- Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
- The employer moved back to Australia and sent the elderly to nursing home. They no longer needed a helper, hence she returned home.
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