Period: 2015 to 2018

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 88-year-old man with stroke. The elderly weighed 61kg.
• Suctioning (oral and tracheal).
• Indwelling urinary catheter care, performed manual evacuation.
• Monitored blood pressure.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including sponging, showering (once a week), dressing, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (including at night).
• Woke up 2 - 3 times each night to help the elderly with indwelling urinary catheter care, performing manual evacuation and turning & positioning.
• Massaged the elderly.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun daily.
• Assisted in ROM exercises every morning.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with the employer.
• Performed housework.
• Cared for the elderly until he passed away.

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Period: 2010 to 2013

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 78-year-old man with stroke. The elderly weighed 52kg.
• She was able to walk with walking stick. After 6 months, she had stroke and became wheelchair-bound.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, dressing, changing diapers, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Massaged the elderly.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun daily.
• Assisted in ROM exercises every morning.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with the employer.
• Performed housework and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.

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Period: 2000 to 2003 (2 years 8 months)

‍Country: Hong Kong

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 78-year-old man with stroke. The elderly weighed 48kg.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, dressing, toileting, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Massaged the elderly.
• Brought the elderly to the park to have a walk.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Brought the elderly for medical appointments independently by taxi. Updated the doctor with the elderly’s conditions.
• Performed housework and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.

Period: 21 Oct 2022 to 28 Dec 2022

[Verified Contract] – Placement through Anglo

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

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• Cared for a 59-year-old lady with multiple system atrophy (MSA). The elderly weighed 48kg.
• She had difficulties walking but did not want to use any walking aides or a wheelchair. Derfene provided full assistance, supporting her weight when she walked. Due to her condition, she walked very slowly. Google Map had indicated the journey by foot would take about 30 minutes while the actual journey took 1.5 hour.
• She had difficulties swallowing but did not want tube feeding or suctioning as she was scared.
• Monitored blood pressure.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting (in the day + menstruation pads), changing diapers (at night), dressing, feeding (the last 2 weeks), walking, getting into and out of bed, turning & positioning (including at night).
• Slept in a separate room as the lady wanted privacy.
• Accompanied for her weekly activities in the day including Taichi, ping pong and acupuncture.
• Accompanied her to the park to hang out with her friends.
• Assisted in home therapy sessions (twice a week the therapist visited her home).
• Assisted in therapy exercises 3 times a day. Massaged her.
• She was hospitalised twice for pneumonia. Derfene visited her in the day to care for her and massaged her.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments by bus.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking and prepared blended food.
• Following her second hospitalisaiton, she was in a coma for 18 days. Derfene visited her. Cared for her until she passed away.

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Period: Jun 2022 to Sep 2022

Country: Philippines

‍Title: Reliever

Setting: In-Home

• Caregiver reliever for various patients in the Philippines.
• Assisted with oxygen therapy. Nebulizer.
• Indwelling urinary catheter care, administered suppository (bullet).
• Basic wound care for bedsores.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers, dressing, feeding, walking, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Assisted in exercises. Prepared and served medications.

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Period: 25 Jun 2020 to 11 Jun 2022

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 75-year-old lady with stroke, dementia, arthritis and multiple surgeries (hip, brain and feet).
• The elderly was able to walk but she was a high fall risk. She did not use a walking aide as she could not remember how to use any walking aide.
• Used a wheelchair when going outside for long distances.
• Monitored her vital signs.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (including at night), dressing and walking. While assisting her, Derfene would let the elderly do as many activities as possible so that she would be engaged in the activities and retain her memory. For example, for brushing her teeth, some times the elderly forgot and would want to put the toothpaste on her other part of her body, Derfene would then guide her how to do it.
• Woke up 2 times to assist her to go to the toilet.
• Brought the elderly to the day care and back to the day care 5 times a week by pushing her on a wheelchair, 15 minutes each journey. 9am to about 5pm. Accompanied the elderly with day care activities including Bingo, drawing, writing and exercises her speech.
• Assisted in exercises using the youtube videos such as Rasa Sayang and Teresa Teng songs. The elderly sang along to the songs while doing simple exercises.
• On days when they did not go to the day care, she engaged the elderly in activities such as drawing and writing at home.
• The elderly had an obsession about washing and would wash herself many times up to 20 minutes. Derfene would stop her.
• Due to dementia,
• Sometimes the elderly would refuse to do exercises or take her medications. Derfene would tell the elderly if she took her medications, she would give her a longan which the elderly loved. For the exercises, Derfene would explain that it only takes a minute to exercise and if she did it, she would give her an ice cream. After the exercise, the elderly would have forgotten about the ice cream.
• Sometimes the elderly would get confused, she would think that she had 9 children. She only had 3 children. Derfene explained to her and showed photos of her children to help her understand.
• Sometimes the elderly would look for her late husband, Derfene would explain that he was outside and would be back in later.
• Sometimes she would remember that her husband had passed away and cry. Derfene would show her some videos of babies to distract her as the elderly loved babies and would smile again after watching them.
• The elderly spoke only Hokkien and Malay. She picked up some basic phrases in Malay (“mandi”, “makan”) to communicate with her.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with her daughter.
• Performed housework and cooking.

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Certification and Training

• TESDA National Certificate in Health Care Services

Period: Jul 2019 to Dec 2022

[Overseas Employment Supported with Visa and Passport Stamps from Caregiver]

‍Country: Qatar

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 80-year-old lady with diabetes. The elderly weighed 65kg.
• She had previous a fall. The elderly did not want to walk.
• Monitored blood pressure, body temperature and blood glucose levels.
• Administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• When she first started, the elderly had a lot of bedsores on her back and on the sides. Basic wound care for bedsores until they recovered.
• When the elderly was hospitalised, she stayed in the hospital to care for her. The elderly had Indwelling urinary catheter during her hospitalisation and Honey helped to drain the urine bag.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including bedbath (at the start, when she had a lot of sores), showering (when her sores were better), changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding (sometimes), transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (including at night).
• Shared in the same room with the elderly. Woke up 3 to 4 times to turn and position her, checking and changing diapers. Sometimes the elderly could not sleep, Honey would stay up at night to talk to her and keep her company.
• Brought the elderly outside for fresh air.
• Assisted in ROM and stretching exercises.
• Sometimes Honey would do a simple Zumba dance to keep her engaged. The elderly would move her body with her.
• Soaked her feet in the water to help her relax.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Performed housework.

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Other

• 2015-2017, UAE, Nanny and Domestic helper
• 2012-2014, Oman, Domestic Helper

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Certification and Training

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing