Experienced
Live-in Caregivers from the Philippines

Period: Jan 2023 to Feb 2025

[Overseas Employment Supported with Certification of Employment from Employer]

‍Country: Philippines

‍Title: Nursing Assistant

Setting: Global Medical Center of Laguna, Inc.

• Worked as nursing assistant in medical centre, sometimes duty in emergency room, operation room and dialysis. Rotating shifts of 6am to 2pm, 2pm to 10pm, 10pm to 6am. Every 15 days will get 2 or 3 off days.
• Cared for 24 patients each shift, age ranged from newborns to 90+-year-old, with conditions such as pneumonia, Alzheimer disease, post-surgery recovery and frailty.
• Cared for patients who were bedbound, wheelchair-bound and needed assistance in walking with walking stick.
• NGT feeding.
• Suctioning (oral).
• Assisted with emptying JP drain.
• Assisted with Oxygen Therapy.
• Monitored blood glucose levels.
• Monitored blood pressure every 15 minutes for patients who have high blood pressure.
• Indwelling urinary catheter care, administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• Basic wound care for bedsores.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, bedbath, toileting, changing diapers, dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Prepared and served medications.

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Period: Feb 2018 to Jun 2022

[Overseas Employment Supported with Certification of Employment from Employer]

‍Country: Philippines

‍Title: Private Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Worked as a private caregiver from 6am to 6pm for 6 to 7 days per week.

• For the first 2 years, cared for a newborn baby.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.

• After 2 years, cared for the baby's 78-year-old grandmother with kidney disease.
• Assisted in walking with a walking frame. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• NGT feeding.
• Suctioning (oral).
• Assisted with oxygen therapy.
• Monitored blood glucose levels.
• Indwelling urinary catheter care.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, walking, getting into and out of bed, turning & positioning (including at night).
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up every 30 mins at night to assist the elderly to change diapers, turn and position and chit chat with the elderly as she could not sleep. Erline would rest during daytime.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises and massaged the elderly.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for dialysis 3 times a week.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.

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Certification and Training

• TESDA National Certificate II in Caregiving
• Basic Life Support

Period: 22 Dec 2022 to 17 Apr 2025

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 28-year-old lady with spinal cord injury. The elderly weighed 48kg.
• Monitored and recorded blood pressure.
• Indwelling urinary catheter care, administered in enema and performed manual evacuation.
• Basic wound care for bedsores.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (including at night).
• Shared a room with the patient. Woke up 2 to 3 times to assist the patient to drain urine bag and turn & position.
• The patient did not like to change her diapers in the middle of the night, so Gloann would change her diapers before she slept and after she woke up.
• Brought the patient out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments. Updated the doctor on the patient’s condition and blood pressure.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• As Gloann’s mother was hospitalized due to high blood pressure and there were no other family members who could take care of her mother and her children, Gloann decided to return home. Since her return home, Gloann’s brother returned home shortly after and was able to look after her mother and children. She is ready to return to Singapore to work.

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Period: 27 Jan 2020 to 27 Dec 2021

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 63-year-old man with diabetes. The elderly weighed 70+kg.
• Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Monitored and recorded blood pressure & vital signs.
• Indwelling urinary catheter care.
• Administered suppository (bullet) (sometimes).
• Basic wound care for bedsores.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa.
• Slept in separate room from the elderly. Woke up 1 to 2 times at night to assist the elderly to drain the urine bag.
• In Feb 2021, the elderly’s condition worsens. Gloann shared a room with the elderly to monitor the elderly. Woke up 3 to 4 times to accompany the elderly as the elderly could not sleep.
• Assisted in ROM exercises and massaged the elderly.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer. Updated the doctor on the elderly’s condition and blood pressure.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• In Jun 2021, the elderly passed away.

• There was another helper who took care of elderly’s 61-year-old wife with dementia. After 1 year Gloann joined the family, the other helper returned home. Since then, Gloann took care of both the elderly and his wife.
• Assisted in walking with a walking frame. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers, dressing, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 2 to 3 times at night to assist the elderly to go toileting using commode.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Due to dementia,
  
  • The elderly would repeat the same stories about her past. As Gloann could not understand Mandarin, her employer would translate it to Gloann.
  • Sometimes the elderly could not sleep at night and would walk around the house. Gloann would accompany her until the elderly was tired and wanted to sleep.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• The elderly wanted to be sent to nursing home as she felt lonely and wanted to be surrounded with other elderly. After the employer sent the elderly to the nursing home, Gloann returned home.

Period: Aug 2023 to Present

[Overseas Employment Supported with Certificate of Employment from Employer]

‍Country: Philippines

‍Title: Private Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 93-year-old man with frailty from 7am to 7pm on weekdays (Mondays to Fridays).
• Assisted in walking with a walking frame. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Monitored blood glucose levels.
• Monitored and charted blood pressure levels.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (when unwell), dressing, feeding, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Massaged the elderly.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments. Updated the doctor on the elderly’s condition and blood pressure during yearly checkup.
• Performed housework and cooking.

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Period: Jan 2023 to Jun 2023

‍Country: Philippines

‍Title: Private Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for an 83-year-old man with back fracture from 7am to 7pm on weekdays (Mondays to Fridays).
• Assisted in walking by holding his shoulder.
• Monitored blood glucose levels.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, dressing, feeding, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Massaged the elderly.
• Prepared and served medications.
• The doctors would visit the elderly twice in 6 months. Updated the elderly’s sister on the elderly’s condition.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.

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Period: Nov 2022 to Dec 2022

‍Country: Philippines

‍Title: Private Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 90-year-old lady with heart failure from 7am to 7pm on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
• Monitored blood glucose levels.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including sponging, changing diapers, dressing, feeding, turning & positioning.
• Would transfer her from bed to wheelchair for showering every once a week.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Prepared and served medications.

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Certification and Training

• TESDA National Certificate II in Caregiving
• 40 Hours On Job Training at Community Home for the Elderly at Ramon Durano Foundation
• Basic Life Support or CPR with AED
• Emergency First Aid
• Oxygen Administration & Ventilation
• Hand Hygiene

Period: Apr 2021 to Feb 2025

[Overseas Employment Supported with Certificate of Employment from Employer]

‍Country: Philippines

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 98-year-old lady with Alzheimer disease from Mondays to Saturdays.
• Assisted in walking by holding her.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, dressing, feeding (sometimes elderly wanted to eat by herself), walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Slept a separate room with the elderly. Woke up 1 to 2 times at night to assist the elderly to go toileting and give water.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Due to Alzheimer disease,
  • The elderly would forget if she had eaten and ask to eat again. Jovinerie would explain to her that she had eaten already.
  • Sometimes at night the elderly would have nightmares and would scream. Jovinerie would comfort her and accompany her until she falls asleep.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments.  
• Performed housework and cooking.

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Period: Feb 2018 to Feb 2021

[Overseas Employment Supported with Certificate of Employment from Employer]

‍Country: Japan

‍Title: Housekeeper, Helper for Elderly

Setting: Nichiigakkan Co. Ltd

• In a week, 2 days deployed by company to work as an assistant in elderly care home; 3 days deployed by company to work as a housekeeper at various client's houses and hotels.

• Deployed by company to work as an assistant at elderly care home (Rojin home) from 8am to 5pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
• Cared for 10 elderly together with 3 other caregivers.
• Assisted the elderly to go to the toilet and change diapers.
• Prepared baths and clothes for the elderlies.
• Performed housework and cooking.

• Deployed by company to work as a housekeeper at various client's houses and hotels from 8am to 5pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
• Performed housework and cooking.

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Certification and Training

• TESDA National Certificate II in Caregiving
• CPR & Basic Life Support

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Other

Period: Sep 2013 to Sep 2015

[Overseas Employment Supported with Visa from Caregiver]

‍Country: Malaysia

‍Title: Domestic Helper

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for an 80-year-old lady with frailty.
• Assisted in walking with a walking cane.

• Took care of 3 children, age(s) 3, 5 & 6.
• Performed housework and cooking.

Period: Feb 2019 to Feb 2021

[Overseas Employment Supported with Visa, OFW Info Sheet and Air Ticket from Caregiver]

Country: Saudi Arabia

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 73-year-old lady with diabetes and mild dementia.
• Used a walking stick to walk.
• Monitored and charted her blood glucose levels and blood pressure.
• Giving injections in her arm every 8 hours.  Charted her injection schedule.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering (2 times a week), sponging, toileting, dressing, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Shared a bedroom with the elderly. Woke up 4 times at night to assist with toileting or giving water.
• Due to mild dementia,
• Sometimes she would forget if she had eaten and asked to eat again.
• The elderly often forgot where she had placed her items and would get angry. Janette would explain to her patiently and smiled at her. Then the elderly would calm down.
• In Janette's first year of working with her, the elderly did not want to be taken care of and would often get angry with her, make things difficult and refuse to follow Janette’s instructions such as to take a shower, take her medications and change her clothes. Janette would keep calm, be patient with her, smile and explain slowly to her that doing all these are for her own good. In her second year of working with the elderly, the elderly became comfortable with her and would listen to her, cooperate with her. When her contract finished, the elderly wanted her to stay to continue to care for her and did not want her to go back.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Picked up some Arabic to converse with the elderly.
• Massaged her.
• Performed housework and cooking for the family

Period: Mar 2021 to present

‍Country: Philippines

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Caring for a wheelchair-bound 72-year-old man with Parkinson’s Disease. The elderly weighed 60+kg.
• 6 – 6, 12-hour shifts, rotating between day and night with another caregiver on a weekly basis. No day off.
• NGT feeding, Suctioning (tracheal), Nebulizer.  
• Assisted with oxygen therapy.
• Monitored and charted vital signs.
• Performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers, dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning and positioning.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in physiotherapy session exercises (every other day).
• Assisted with simple exercises (1-hour every morning).
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments. Updated the doctor on the elderly’s condition, medication, intake/output, blood pressure.
• Prepared the patient’s blended food (including chicken and fish).

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Period: Nov 2017 to Feb 2020

‍Country: Philippines

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 62-year-old lady with cervical cancer and diabetes. The care recipient weighed 52kg.
• She was undergoing chemotherapy for 1 year. Accompanied to the hospital every other day in St Luke’s.
• 7 – 7, 12-hour shifts, rotating between day and night with another nurse. She worked 6 days in a week.
• Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• Monitoring vital signs.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers, dressing, feeding, walking, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Sometimes she would be in a bad mood and she would shout at the caregivers.
• After 1.5 years, she recovered from her cancer and was able to walk by herself but she continued to employ her caregivers as personal assistants-cum-helpers, accompanying her everywhere, performing her housework and cooking for her.
• Worked for her until the patient decided to return to the US.

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Certification and Training

• TESDA National Certificate II in Caregiving