Period: 2017 to 2022

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 87-year-old lady with stroke, diabetes and dementia. The elderly weighed 60kg.
• Monitored blood glucose levels.
• Administered enema and performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering (used a toilet commode), toileting, 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 change diapers, turn and position and give water.
• 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. Parmisih would remind the elderly that she had eaten already.
• The elderly would refuse to shower. Parmisih would explain to her that if she doesn’t take a shower, she would not smell good. If the elderly still refused to shower, Parmisih would use a damp cloth to clean her body.  
• 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: 10 Jun 2022 - 05 Jun 2024

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 85-year-old lady with stroke. The elderly weighed 45kg.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers, dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night to assist the elderly to turn and position, give water and food.
• Assisted therapist in rehabilitation exercises, two times a week.
• Massaged the elderly daily as she had aches in her hands and feet.
• She would chit chat with the elderly every day. Tria would also accompany the elderly to watch television series together.
• The elderly would get often get upset about the fact that she had a stroke and the state she was in. The elderly would then cry. Tria would comfort the elderly gently and shift her focus to watching the TV.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments.
• Performed housework.
• Finished contract and went home.

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Other

Period: 14 Apr 2022 - 10 Jun 2022

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Domestic Helper

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 90-year-old lady who was still healthy and independent and did not require any assistance in her activities of daily living. The elderly had oxygen therapy every night.
• She accompanied the elderly everywhere.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Tria shared that the elderly needed her to massage her non-stop the whole day as she complained of pain and body aches all over her body. Tria also had to massage her through her morning and afternoon naps. There was also no rest time. The elderly only allowed her 5 minutes for her meals and kept telling her to finish everything fast and start her work. Gestria did not continue working there and was transferred to a new employer.

Period: 2017 to 2021

‍Country: Indonesia

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 66-year-old lady with strokes. The elderly weighed 55kg.
• 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 2 times at night to assist the elderly to change diapers and turn and position.
• Assisted in exercises.
• 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.