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Suyanti has around 10 years of experience caring for elderly at home in Singapore and Taiwan.

[Verified Contract. Placement through Anglo] 2 years 3 months in Singapore caring for an 89-year-old lady with heart disease and dementia. She walked with assistance at home and used a wheelchair outside of home.

• Suppository (bullet).
• Prepared and served medication.
• Due to dementia, the elderly would forget that she had already taken her medication. Suyanti would tell her nicely that she had already taken them. The elderly would insist that she had not taken her medication yet. Suyanti would then show her the empty pill box for the day.
• When the elderly forgot that she had already taken her bath, Suyanti would show her the soiled clothes in the laundry basket, and tell her nicely that she had already taken her bath.
• The elderly would not be able to sleep well 3 days in a week. Suyanti would massage her to make her more comfortable, until she fell asleep again.
• Assisted with Activities of Daily Living including showering, dressing, toileting (in the day), changing diapers (at night) and walking.
  
• Woke up twice each night to change diapers.
  
• Accompanied for medical appointments with her employer.
  
• Brought the elderly independently taking the taxi for physiotherapy 3 times each week. Assisted with physiotherapy including using parallel bars for walking, walking up and down steps, exercise bicycle, pull-down bar, standing exercises, moving objects around and squeezing balls.
  
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.

3 years in Taiwan caring for an 80-year-old elderly lady who met in a vehicular accident, and became paralysed in her lower torso.

• Assisted with Activities of Daily Living including showering, dressing, changing diapers and transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa.
  
• Elderly had mood swings especially if caregiver did not let her eat the food that she is restricted from eating, or wanted to go out to walk in the rain.
  
• Served medication and assisted with exercises.
  
• Woke up 4 to 5 times in the night when the elderly could not sleep. Assisted with toileting, giving her food and watched TV with her.
  

2 years 8 months in Taiwan caring for an elderly couple.

• Provided daily care, companionship and assisted in activities of daily living. Suyanti had come as a replacement for another FDW and completed the remainder of the 3-year-contract.

1 year 3 months in Singapore caring for an 84-year-old elderly lady who had dementia.

• Served medication.
  
• Assisted with Activities of Daily Living including showering, dressing and toileting.
• Woke up 2 to 3 times each night to give water and assist with toileting.
  
• Due to dementia, she would forget if she had eaten medication, where she had placed her clothes etc.
  
• Went home to complete her divorce proceedings.
  

She speaks Mandarin and Indonesian.

She is able to handle wheelchair-bound, bedbound elderly weighing up to about 50+kg.

She has over 8.5 years of caregiving experience in Singapore and the Philippines.  

6 years in Singapore caring for a 95-year-old man lady with dementia, some vision problems and skin rashes. The elderly weighed 70-80kg.

• He used a walking frame and her assistance. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (at night), dressing, walking, feeding, getting into and out of the bed.
• Massaged the elderly.
• Due to dementia, he would forget who Ann was and she would explain to him that she was his caregiver.
• He would forget if he had taken his medications. He would say that he had already taken his medications. She would explain that he hadn’t taken his medication and that it is good for him. If he still refused to take his medication, she would pound the tablet medications and mix it with his food and give it to him.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Brought him to the playground every afternoon.
• Cooked for the elderly.
• Shared a room with the elderly.
• The elderly stayed with his son and his daughter-in-law.
• There was blood in his urine. Ann alerted her employer and he was hospitalised for kidney problems for 3 weeks until his passing. Returned to the Philippines after his passing.‍
• See her biodata for her Singapore employment history.
  

2 year 8 months in the Philippines as a live-in nurse for a 97-year-old lady who was frail. She was able to walk a little, and used a wheelchair most of the time.

• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting (using a bedpan), changing diapers (at night), dressing, walking and getting into and out of the bed.
• Assisted in simple exercises. Massaged the elderly.
• Prepared and served vitamins and Ensure milk.
• Shared a room with the elderly.
• Cleaned her room and her toilet, performed chores for her.
• Grocery shopping (sometimes) and cooking.

Certification and Training

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Basic Life Support – CPR Training for Health Care Provider
  
• See her biodata for her education and training certificates.
  

She speaks English.

She has a good employment history in Singapore having cared for 1 elderly for 6 years until he passed away.

She is able to handle wheelchair bound, bedbound elderly weighing up to about 50+kg.

Enny Susrini is a trained, certified elderly care maid.

She has undergone caregiver training at the overseas training centre.  She holds a certificate in caregiving.

2016 - 2017 in Indonesia, she was cared a wheelchair-bound 54-year-old lady with diabetes and stroke. The elderly weighed 68kg.

• Monday to Friday. 6:30AM – 4PM.
• She administered a suppository (bullet) once.
• Basic wound care for sacral bedsore.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, sponging, changing diapers, dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Brought elderly out to get some sunlight
• Prepared and served medications.
• Elderly always gets angry. If elderly felt very hot, she would vent and scold her.
• The patient moved to stay with another daughter who lived in another place.

She has worked abroad in Taiwan for 10 months.

She is able to care for wheelchair-bound, bedbound elderly weighing up to about 60kg.

She speaks Indonesian, little Mandarin and little English.

Uripah has 6 years of experience of caregiving experience in Taiwan.

3 years in Taiwan as a nurse aide in Kaohsiung Christian Hospital (信義醫療財團法人高雄基督教醫院)

• 2 caregivers to 15 residents per day shift, 1 caregiver to 15 residents per night shift.
• The elderly residents were of various mobility conditions including bedbound, wheelchair-bound and walking with assistance.
• Oral Suctioning
• NG Tube feeding
• Nebulizer.
• Administered oxygen therapy.
• Indwelling urinary catheter care
• Administered suppository (bullet)
• Performed manual evacuation.
• Administered medications
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, bedbath, dressing, feeding, toileting, changing diapers, walking, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• There were elderly with dementia amongst the residents. They would play with and throw their faeces around. Uripah would clean up after them.
• Reported to the duty nurse at the end of her shifts on the patient's conditions
  

3 years in Taiwan caring for a wheelchair-bound 80-year-old man with stroke. The elderly weighed 70+kg.

• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Woke up 2 to 3 times each night to assist with toileting.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointment.
  

She speaks Mandarin, English and Indonesian.

She is able to care for wheelchair-bound, bedbound elderly weighing up to about 75kg.

She has 2 years 4 months of experience as a live-in caregiver in Saudi Arabia.

2 years 4 months in Saudi Arabia caring for a 74-year-old man with diabetes, dementia and shortness of breath. The elderly weighed about 70kg.

• He was able to walk with a walking frame and her assistance. At home, he also used a wheelchair as he had 2 diabetic wounds on his left leg which made it painful and difficult for him to walk. Used a wheelchair when he was going outside.
• He had 2 wounds on his left toe and ankle, about the size of a scotch tape. Performed daily basic wound care taught to her by his daughter. Doctor had advised him to amputate his leg but he did not want to.
• Gave injections on his arm.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering (1 or 2 times in week), daily sponging, toileting (in the day), changing diapers (at night), dressing, walking and getting into and out of bed.
• Assisted in simple exercises (stretching arms and legs). Massaged him.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Brought him outside to the playground, about 4 times a week, when he wanted to.
• Accompanied for his medical appointments two times a week with his daughter via their chauffeur.
• Due to his dementia, sometimes he would not remember who his daughter was.
• Sometimes he would forget that he had asked her to cook a particular dish and asked her why she prepared it for him. Myra would play the recording of his request to help him recall.
• He also did not call for Myra when he wanted to pass motion. He often would pass motion anywhere. When she smelled it, she cleaned him up.
• He was often moody. He did not like taking medications and injections and would cry when he needed to. She would explain that if he did not take them, the doctor would have to cut his legs and he would comply. He also liked to ask for food that he was not supposed to eat like fried chicken and fries. In response, she would say she would ask his daughter for permission. Also, she would bake fries without putting any oil. She would joke to him that it was her labour of love and, if he doesn’t eat it, she would not cook for him anymore. The elderly would then eat it.
• Myra had a separate room from the elderly. He would wake up at night shouting, asking for Myra to cook his food.
• Household had the elderly, her employer (usually works abroad), his wife, 3 grandchildren (ages 1, 2 and 7).‍
• See her biodata for her visa and arrival / departure stamps for Saudi Arabia for verification.
  

She speaks English.

She is able to handle wheelchair-bound, bedbound elderly weighing up to about 50kg.

Wina Wardani is a trained, certified elder care maid.

She has undergone caregiver training at the overseas training centre. She holds a certificate in caregiving.

She has previously worked in Singapore with 1 employer for about 1 year 10 months as a domestic helper.

• Performed housework, grocery shopping, cooking and washed car.
• Household had her employer, his wife and 4 children (youngest was 15 years old).
  

She speaks Indonesian and basic English.

Enie is a nurse with a Diploma III in Nursing. See her biodata for her diploma certificate.

Enie has 4 years 7 months of experience caring for elderly at home in Taiwan.

4 years 7 months in Taiwan caring for an 86-year-old lady with diabetes and her 95-year-old husband with dementia. The elderly lady walked with assistance.

For the elderly lady with diabetes, Enie:

• Gave injections.
• Prepared and served medication.
• Assisted with Activities of Daily Living including sponging, dressing and walking.
• Woke up 3 times each night to assist with toileting.

For the elderly man with dementia, Enie:

• Prepared and served medication.
• Due to dementia, he forgot his own name, where he lived, as well as his children.
• The elderly would forget that he had already taken his meals. When he asked for food again, Enie would give him a little milk or coffee.
• The elderly would go out himself and would go missing if allowed out by himself as he could not remember the way home. Enie would always be alert to the sound of the main door closing as the elderly closed the door loudly. Enie would then go out immediately to follow the elderly. If there was time, Enie would let the elderly walk around within the condominium and bring him back thereafter. If Enie needed to cook at home, she would bring the elderly back immediately.
• Assisted with dressing.

She speaks Mandarin, some English and Indonesian.

She is able to handle wheelchair-bound, bedbound elderly weighing up to about 60kg.

She has over 1 year of caregiving experience.  

1 year in the Philippines as a live-in caregiver for an 84-year-old lady with arthritis and diabetes.

• Worked as a live-in caregiver with weekly rest days on Sundays.
• Elderly used a walking frame and Marissa’s help and used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering (depending on the elderly’s mood, if she let her wash her, usually about 4 times a week), toileting, changing diapers (when she is in pain from her arthritis), dressing, feeding, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Assisted in simple exercises (stretching). Massaged.
• Monitored blood glucose levels.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments every 2 months.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night to give the elderly food, milk or snack. Woke up at night to assist to the toilet 2 times at night (sometimes elderly did not call her, Marissa would still wake up to assist her).
• The elderly was very moody, often getting angry with her for no reason. For example, she did not like her things to be touched so when Marissa washed or ironed her clothes, she would get upset. She would also get angry over how her food tasted like saying it was too salty or too creamy, even when Marissa prepared it according to the way she liked the previous time. The elderly would scold her.
• The elderly was forgetful of certain things such as if she has taken her medications or where she had put her glasses.
• Accompanied the elderly out to the church or to the park.
• Went for grocery shopping with the elderly.
• The elderly did not have a spouse or children. She stayed with her nephew.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking for the elderly.

1 year 2 month in the Philippines as a daily companion / helper for a 65-year-old senior lady with diabetes and hypertension who was still healthy

• Worked as a Companion / Helper 6 days a week, 7am to 6pm.  
• Prepared the items for her showering. Accompanied her when she went out.
• Performed housework and cooking (as needed).
  

Certification and Training

• Diploma and TESDA National Certificate (NCII) Caregiving (6-month-course with 814 hours of classroom training & 300 hours of On-the-Job Training)
• 100-hour Related Learning Experience for (1) Care of Elderly and Physically Challenged and (II) Housekeeping & Nutrition in Home for the Aged
• See her biodata for her training certificates.

She speaks English.

She is able to care for wheelchair-bound, bedbound elderly weighing up to about 50+kg.

Nuraini is a trained, certified elderly care maid.

She has undergone caregiver training at the overseas training centre. She holds a certificate in caregiving.

She has experience working as a live-in helper in Abu Dhabi for about 2.5 years.

• Took care of 5 children, aged 3-month, 11-month, 1.5, 4 and 5.
• Performed housework and cooking.

She speaks Indonesian and basic English.

Waty has 5 years of experience caring for elderly at home in Singapore and Taiwan.

6 years in Singapore with 1 employer. Cared for an 86-year-old lady with dementia and stroke in her first 3 years working with the family until the elderly passed away.

• She walked a little with a walking frame plus assistance.
• Basic wound care for pressure injury, for the sacral sore that the elderly sustained when she was in the hospital.
• Suppository (bullet).
• Served medication.
• Due to dementia, the elderly would forget that she had already taken her meals. Waty would tell her nicely that she had already eaten, but would also give her some biscuits.
• Assisted with Activities of Daily Living including showering, dressing, toileting (2 years), changing diapers (1 year), walking and transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa.
• Assisted with pedal cycle and range-of-motion exercises.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with her employer.
• Cared for the elderly for 3 years until she passed away. Continued to perform housework for the family for the remaining years.

2 years in Taiwan caring for a wheelchair-bound 80-year-old lady with stroke.

• NG tube feeding, oxygen therapy.
• Indwelling urinary catheter care. Suppository (bullet). Manual evacuation.
• Served medication.
• Brought the elderly independently to the hospital for medical appointments. The doctor would ask Waty how the elderly’s milk feeds were, her appetite, and if there was reflux. Waty would also update the doctor on her bowel movement.
• Brought the elderly independently to the hospital twice a week for physiotherapy. Assisted with moving objects around, squeezing balls and hand exercises.
• Assisted with Activities of Daily Living including showering, dressing, changing diapers, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• The elderly had insomnia and slept little at night. Waty would engage the elderly in conversation as the elderly liked it. When the elderly slept in the day, Waty would also sleep.
• Housework (only when Waty had enough rest and enough time).
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.

She speaks Mandarin and Indonesian.

She is able to handle wheelchair-bound, bedbound elderly weighing up to about 70kg.

She has been working as a nursing attendant in a hospital for about 7 months.  

Sep 2021 to present in the Philippines as a nursing attendant in a hospital.

• Currently working as a nursing attendant in a hospital. Works 7 days of 12-hour shifts every 15 days. 1-2 nursing attendants in a shift.
• She is assigned to the surgical ward (about 25 patients, age 6 to 75) and the COVID-19 ward (15 to 67 patients, mild to severe disease).
• Cared for patient with diabetes, pelvic fracture, breast cancer in the surgical ward.
• Monitoring vital signs.
• Wound care for diabetic foot, bedsores. Taught by the doctors.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living for 6 wheelchair-bound / bedbound patients. Their medical conditions include spinal cord injury, electric burns, severe diabetic foot and amputated feet. Assisted in their showering, changing diapers, dressing, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• NGT feeding.
• Oral Suctioning (1 month for an unconscious patient who had met in a vehicular accident).
• Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Assisted with oxygen therapy.
• Indwelling urinary catheter care.
• Administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Taught families how to care for the patients before their discharge.
• Prepared and served medications.
• See her biodata for her employment certificate.

Certification and Training

• Diploma and TESDA National Certificate (NCII) Health Care Services (See her biodata for her certificates)
• On-The-Job Training at Bahay Puso Foundation, Home for the Aged.
• Basic Life Support and First Aid Training

She speaks English.

She is able to handle wheelchair-bound, bedbound elderly weighing up to about 80kg.

Siska is a trained, certified maid for elderly care.

She has undergone caregiver training at the overseas training centre.

She holds a certificate in caregiving.

She has experience working as a live-in helper in Jakarta from 2018 - 2020.

• Performed housework.
• Terraced House.
• Her employers were aged 55 and 60 years old.

She is able to handle wheelchair-bound, bedbound elderly weighing up to about 60kg.

She speaks Indonesian and basic English.

Siti has 3 years of experience caring for elderly at home in Taiwan.

She is a certified caregiver. She has completed an 80-hour nursing training course.

3 years in Taiwan caring for an 80-year-old man with dementia. The elderly walked with a walking stick plus assistance..

• Prepared and served medication.
• Due to dementia, the elderly forgot who his grandchildren were, forgot the way home when he was outside, forgot that he had already taken his medication, could not tell what date it was, and had day-night reversal.
• For 2 to 3 days each week, the elderly would have insomnia. The elderly would wake up in the middle of the night and would want to go out of home. Siti would tell him that it was late at night, would suggest watching TV instead. The elderly would agree and Siti would stay up to watch TV with him.
• Due to day-night reversal, the elderly would at times wake up in the middle of the night and would want to get on with his daily activities. He would say that he was hungry, and Siti would prepare some fruits for him. If the elderly wanted to shower in the middle of the night, Siti would tell him that it was a little too late, that he would catch a cold. She would suggest that he shower after he sleeps.
• Assisted with Activities of Daily Living including showering, dressing, toileting, walking.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with her employer.
• Accompanied the elderly for day rehabilitation twice a week. Assisted with physiotherapy and conditioning including parallel bars, exercise bicycle, squeeze balls, move small objects around, identify colours.
  

She speaks Mandarin and Indonesian.

She has 3 years of experience as a live-in caregiver in Singapore.

3 years in Singapore caring for a disabled teenager with hydrocephalus. When she first started caring for him, he weighed 25kg and eventually he became 45kg.

• He has no strength in his legs to stand.
• PEG Tube feeding (5-6 times a day), Trachea Care and Suctioning, Nebulizer. Performed chest percussion.
• Assisted with oxygen therapy once when he had fever.
• Basic wound care for his post-surgical wound.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers, dressing, feeding, moving him from bed to wheelchair and vice versa, turning & positioning (including 2 times at night).
• Sometimes he doesn’t sleep, she would sing, read or play with him to make him sleep. This usually happens a few times a month.
• Assisted in stretching exercises, passive exercises. Performed massage.
• Prepared and served medications.
  

She has a good employment history in Singapore, having completed 3 years with 1 employer.

She had received a certificate of appreciation from a facility in Singapore for being the most helpful caregiver.

She speaks English.

She is able to care for wheelchair-bound, bedbound elderly weighing about 60+kg.

She is a trained, certified maid for elderly care.

She has undergone caregiver training at the overseas training centre.

She holds a certificate in caregiving.

She has experience working as a live-in helper in Qatar for about 1 year 3 months.

• Took care of 2 children, ages 3 and 5. Brought children to school.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Employer returned to Lebanon and hence, her contract was not finished.
• See biodata for visa and arrival / departure stamps.
  

She has experience working as a live-in helper in Bahrain for 2 years.

• Household had 6 people.
• Performed housework and cooking.
  

She is able to handle wheelchair-bound, bedbound elderly weighing up to about 70kg.

She speaks Indonesian and fair English.

Suminah has 5 years of experience caring for elderly at home in Taiwan.

5 years in Taiwan caring for an 87-year-old lady with dementia, heart disease and renal failure. The elderly could walk with a walking stick plus assistance.

• Oxygen therapy (final year).
• Prepared and served medication.
• Due to dementia, the elderly had day-night reversal. She would wake up at night and think that it was in the day, and would want to go out for a walk. Suminah would tell her slowly and nicely that it was dark and it would be dangerous to go outside. Suminah would suggest watching TV instead. The elderly would agree, and Suminah would watch TV with her.
• The elderly would forget that she had already taken her meals, and would ask why Suminah did not want to give her food. Suminah would tell her nicely that she had already eaten. To prevent the elderly from overeating, Suminah would say that if she ate too much, she would get fat.
  
• Assisted with Activities of Daily Living including showering, dressing, feeding, toileting, changing diapers and walking.
  
• Woke up to assist the elderly with toileting 3 times each night.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with her employer. The doctor would ask Suminah, and Suminah would update the doctor on the elderly’s condition in the past month, such as whether the elderly had cough, what kind of cough it was, if there was phlegm and what colour the phlegm was, how the elderly’s bowel movement was, whether the excretion was soft or hard, and what colour it was.
• Accompanied for dialysis twice a week during the first year.
  
• Assisted with therapy using the pedal cycle at home.
  
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.
  

She speaks Mandarin, basic English and Indonesian.

She has 3 years 8 months of caregiving experience in the Philippines.

3 years 8 months as a Nurse Attendant in St Paul’s Hospital of Iloilo, Philippines.

Worked in a 265-bed General Hospital as a full-time nursing aide.

• 4 to 5 days. 8 hours, on a rotating basis. Worked in Medical Surgical, Medical ICU, Neonatal ICU and Paediatric wards.
• 9 patients in ICU wards, 23 patients in medical surgical wards.
• NGT feeding, PEG Tube feeding, Suctioning (oral), Suctioning (tracheal), Nebulizer.
• Monitored vital signs and blood glucose levels.
• Indwelling urinary catheter care, administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted nurses in doing wound dressing for bedsores.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, bedbath, toileting, changing diapers, dressing, feeding, walking, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Changing linens and bed sheets.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• See Employment Certification in her biodata.

While she was on her full-time job as a nursing aide, she also worked as a private duty home caregiver on her rest days. She was hired by the family of her patient who was discharged from her hospital that she worked in.

• On her rest days, she performed 12-hour shifts, rotating day and night. It is either 1 to 2 days or 24 hours on her rest day.
• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 87-year-old lady with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The elderly weighed 45kg.
• NGT feeding, Trachea care and suctioning, Nebulizer.
• Assisted with oxygen therapy.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers, dressing, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.

She speaks English.

She holds a Diploma in Midwifery.

She is able to handle wheeichair-bound and bedbound elderly weighing up to 60kg.

Iin is a trained, certified maid for elderly care.

She has undergone caregiver training at the overseas training centre.

She holds a certificate in caregiving.

She has experience working as a live-in helper in Abu Dhabi from 2010 -2012.

• Took care of 2 children, aged 3 and 5. Feeding, showering, dressing, toileting and changing diapers.
• Performed housework and washed car.

She is able to handle wheelchair-bound, bedbound elderly weighing up to about 60+kg.

She speaks Indonesian and basic English.

Sulastri has 3 years of experience caring for elderly at home in Taiwan.

3 years 10 months in Taiwan caring for a 70-year-old man with stroke, dementia and a skin condition (itchy).

• The elderly was able to walk with a walking frame and Sulastri’s assistance for short distances at home, but preferred to sit on the wheelchair as both his knees hurt when he walked.
• Administered suppository (bullet).
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (when elderly was unwell), dressing, feeding, walking, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa.
• Due to dementia, the elderly would forget if he had taken his meals. Sulastri would give him a little more food. If he still asked for more after that, Sulastri would no longer give him more to prevent over-eating. She would try to tell him nicely that he had already taken his meals.
• The elderly would be confused between day and night. He would wake up in the middle of the night, and would want to sit on the wheelchair, eat and drink milk, and to watch TV. Sulastri woke up to tend to his needs and to watch TV with him. Even after showing the elderly that the sky was dark, he would still insist on staying up and proceed with the activities. Sulastri also stayed up to take care of him.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for monthly medical appointments with her employer.
• Accompanied for day rehabilitation twice a week with her employer.

She is able to handle bedbound, wheelchair-bound elderly weighing up to about 60kg.

She speaks Mandarin and Indonesian.

She has 2.5 years of caregiving experience.  

1 year in the Philippines as a live-in caregiver for a wheelchair-bound 62-year-old lady with diabetes and kidney failure. The elderly weighed 60kg.

• She was able to walk with a walking aide, used a wheelchair when going outside and sometimes at home when she was feeling weak.
• Stay-in basis, 2 Sundays off every month.
• Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, dressing, walking, getting in and out of the bed.
• Shared a room with her patient. Woke up 2 times at night to take care of her including toileting.
• Assisted in exercises and Zumba exercises.
• Accompanied her in her activities including chess and going to the mall.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Drove her patient for dialysis 3 times a week (30 minutes’ drive).
• Drove her for her medical appointments.
• Prepared diet food.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.

1.5 year in the Philippines as a nursing aide in the Isaac & Catalina Medical Centre.

• Assigned to medical wards. 50 patients in a ward, there are 2 wards. 10 nursing aides in total. 1 nursing aide to 10 patients each shift.
• 12 hours each shift, 6 days a week. Rotating between day and night shifts.
• Monitoring vital signs. Serving medications.
• Indwelling Urinary Catheter Care. Wound Dressing (with supervision by the nurses). Oral Suctioning.
• Assisting patients with toileting, changing diapers, turning and positioning, moving bed to wheelchair and vice versa.
• Changing beddings. Assisting with discharge of patients.
• See her biodata for her employment certificate and contract.

Certification and Training

• 2-year Practical Nursing Graduate
• TESDA National Certificate (NCII) in Health Care Services
• 328 Hours in Related Learning Experience for (1) Care of Elderly and Physically Challenged and (2) Housekeeping and Nutrition
• See her biodata for her training certificates.

She speaks English.

She is able to handle wheelchair-bound and bedbound elderly weighing up to about 65kg.

Ratiah is a trained, certified maid for elderly care.

She has undergone caregiver training at the overseas training centre.

She holds a certificate in caregiving.

2017 - 2019 in Hong Kong as a domestic helper:

• 1 year caring for a wheelchair-bound elderly who had a stroke. Left after one year as there was another helper and they could not get along.
• 1 year working for an elderly lady. She was still independent and healthy. Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.

2013 - 2015 in Hong Kong as a domestic helper for elderly.

• Worked for an elderly lady who was still healthy and independent.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
  

2008 - 2011 in Taiwan as a domestic helper for elderly.

• Worked for an elderly lady who was still healthy and independent.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.

2005 - 2007 (completed 2 years) in Singapore as a domestic helper.

• Took care of children, ages 18 and 21.
• Landed house.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• See her biodata for her Singapore employment history retrieved from MOM portal

She is able to handle wheelchair-bound and bedbound elderly weighing up to about 60kg.

She speaks Indonesian, basic English and basic Cantonese.

Minarsem has 11 years of experience caring for elderly at home in Taiwan.

6 years in Taiwan caring for an 86-year-old lady who had dementia and osteoporosis. She was able to walk with a walking stick for the first 5 years, but became wheelchair-bound in the last year.

• Prepared and served medication.
• Due to dementia, the elderly would want to “return home” when she was already home. Minarsem would pack some clothes for the elderly and go out and walk around with the elderly. When the elderly was tired, Minarsem would bring her back home.
• The elderly would accuse Minarsem of stealing her money. Minarsem would give the elderly some toy money, and the elderly would be happy.
  
• Brought the elderly for day physiotherapy daily.
• Assisted with Activities of Daily Living including showering, dressing, feeding, changing diapers, walking, transferring bed to wheelchair and vice versa, and turning and positioning.
• Woke up 3 to 4 times each night to assist with toileting.
  
• Accompanied for medical appointments with her employer.
  

1 year in Taiwan caring for an 80-year-old lady who had neck cancer. The elderly walked short distances with a walking stick plus assistance.

• NG tube feeding.
• Assisted with the mechanical ventilator and oxygen therapy.
• Administered medication.
• Assisted with Activities of Daily Living including showering, dressing, toileting and walking.
  
• Woke up 2 to 3 times each night to assist with toileting and milk feeding through NG tube if the elderly was hungry.
  
• Accompanied for medical appointments with her employer.
  
• Assisted with walking exercises at home.
  
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.

2 years in Taiwan caring for an 80-year-old lady with renal failure and diabetes. The elderly walked with a walking frame plus assistance at home, and used a wheelchair outside of home

• Giving injections. Blood glucose monitoring.
• Administered fleet enema when the elderly had constipation.
  
• Prepared and served medication.
  
• Assisted with Activities of Daily Living including showering, dressing and walking.
  
• Woke up 3 to 4 times each night to go to the toilet. Even though there was no urine, the elderly wanted to go to the toilet a few times at night.
  
• Brought the elderly independently for day rehabilitation 3 times a week.
  
• Brought the elderly independently for hemodialysis 3 times a week.
  
• Brought the elderly for medical appointments independently at times.
  
• Recorded daily intake and output, blood glucose levels, blood pressure, temperature. Showed the doctor the records during each medical appointment.
  

2 years in Taiwan caring for a wheelchair-bound 50-year-old lady who had diabetes. The elderly weighed 80kg.

• Giving injections. Blood glucose monitoring.
• Wound care for diabetic wound (surgical wound never recovered due to diabetes).
• Wound care for pressure injury (sacral sore).
• Indwelling urinary catheter care, suppository (bullet), manual evacuation.
• Prepared and served medication.
• Assisted with Activities of Daily Living including daily sponging, dressing, feeding, changing diapers, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa.
• Woke up 2 to 3 times each night to change wound dressing, check and change diapers, clear the urine bag, and to turn and position the patient.
  
• The patient would wake up every night to watch TV between 2AM to 4AM. Minarsem would stay up with her to watch TV.
  
• The patient would be upset and would lament about her having all her medical conditions at her young age. Minarsem would try to talk to her and cheer her up.
  
• Accompanied for medical appointments with her employer.
  
• Cared for the patient until she passed away.

She is able to handle wheelchair-bound and bedbound elderly weighing up to about 60kg.

She speaks Mandarin and Indonesian.

She has 3 years of experience as a live-in caregiver in Malaysia.

3 years in Malaysia caring for 3 elderly persons – her employer’s mother, her employer’s mother’s sister and her employer’s mother’s sister-in-law.

Cared for the mother of her employer, a wheelchair-bound 93-year-old lady with kidney failure, diabetes and dementia. She was in a nursing home.

• Dona was trained in the nursing home before she returned home.

• She weighed about 60kg. Due to dementia, elderly didn’t talk much.
• She was quite ill and frequently in and out of the hospital.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering (using commode), changing diapers (4 times a day), dressing, feeding, walking, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Basic wound care for bedsores (started in the nursing homes).
• Massaged. Exercises using a pedal cycle.
• Performed manual evacuation.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Monitored blood glucose levels and blood pressure.
• Accompanied for monthly medical appointments every month with the elderly’s brother.
• Passed away after 1 year of caring for her.

Cared for the sister of her employer’s mother, a wheelchair-bound 92-year-old lady with diabetes, dementia and kidney failure. She was about 80kg.

• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering (using commode), changing diapers (4 times a day), dressing, feeding, walking, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa.
• Massaged. Exercises using a pedal cycle.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Monitored blood glucose levels and blood pressure.
• She was very talkative and liked to talk to Donalyn. She spoke in English, Hokkien and Bahasa to Dona.
• Due to dementia, sometimes the elderly would say that tomorrow she needs to wake up to go to school.
• The elderly would forget if she had taken her meals and asked to take them again. Dona would explain to her that she has already taken her meals and the elderly would laugh it off.
• As the elderly had a lot of medications, sometimes she would refuse to take her medications. Dona would have to wait a while and after that she would forget and be willing to take it.
• Accompanied for monthly medical appointments every 1 - 2 months with the elderly’s brother.

Cared for her employer’s mother’s sister-in-law, a 96-year-old lady with hypertension. She was still independent and able to walk using a walking stick and Dona's assistance.

• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for monthly medical appointments every 6 months with the elderly’s brother.

See her biodata for her visa, work permits, arrival / departure stamps and contract in Malaysia for verification.
She speaks English and a little Bahasa Melayu.
She is able to care for wheelchair-bound, bedbound elderly weighing up to about 60kg.

Shohlikah is a trained, elderly care maid.

She has undergone a 2-month caregiver training at the overseas training centre. She holds a certificate in caregiving.

She has worked 3 years as a live-in caregiver in Jordan caring for a disabled child.

• The child had a spinal injury as the father had dropped her while playing with her.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, dressing, feeding, toileting, changing diapers, carried the child everywhere.
• Woke up at night to give the child water and assisted with toileting.
• Prepared and served medications.
  

She has worked abroad as a live-in helper in Saudi Arabia for 2 years (provided visa, arrival/departure stamps)

• Took care of children, ages 4, 6 and 7.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.

She is able to handle wheelchair-bound, bedbound elderly weighing up to 60+kg.

She speaks Indonesian and basic English.

Suliyem has 12 years of experience caring for elderly at home in Taiwan.

6 years in Taiwan caring for a wheelchair-bound 75-year-old man with stroke and dementia. The elderly weighed 75kg. Elderly had some strength in his legs to assist in standing and transferring from bed to wheelchair.

• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting (in the day), changing diapers (1-2 times at night), dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa.
• Assisted in ROM exercises. Massaged the elderly.
• Due to dementia, he often forgot if he had taken his meals and asked to eat again. She would explain to him that he has eaten and if he insisted on eating, she would give him a little bit of bread.
• Sometimes he would forget his own family members and not be able to recognise them.
• He often forgot if he had taken his medication and did not want to take them. She would explain to him that he needed to take medication.
• Sometimes, he would refuse to take a shower and would get angry when asked to, she would explain to him that if he didn’t shower, he would be dirty, feel uncomfortable and not be able to sleep.
• He did not want to wear diapers during the day. He would forget if he needed to go to the toilet and pass motion or urinate on his pants. She would clean up every time this happened.
• Sometimes he would wake up at night and ask to go outside. She explained to him that it is night time and cannot go outside. He would go back to sleep.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied to hospital 2 times a week for rehabilitation. Hospital bus fetched them back and forth.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with her employer.

6 years in Taiwan caring for a wheelchair-bound 35-year-old lady with intellectual disability. She was not able to speak clearly. At the start, Suliyem couldn’t understand her. After some time she was able to understand what she needed.

• Assisted in walking, to prevent falls.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including once at night), dressing, feeding, walking.
• Shared a room with her.
• Accompanied for walks outside the house.

She speaks Mandarin and Indonesian.

She has 2 years of experience as a nursing assistant and in-home caregiver in the Philippines.

Jul 2018 to present (1 year 19 months) in the Philippines working as a nursing assistant in a primary hospital, Holy Rosary of Cabuyao Hospital Inc., with 43 bed capacity.

1 year 9 months in the General wards. Caring for 25 patients per shift.

• Monitored vital signs, monitored patients’ intake/output.
• Taught and assisted patient’s family members in caring for the patients including feeding, transferring from wheelchair and vice versa, giving oxygen.
• During this period, she was also assigned to the ICU for 3 months.
• Monitored vital signs. Monitored patients’ intake/output.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers, dressing, turning & positioning.

10 months in the Emergency Room

• Monitored vital signs
• Relayed doctor instructions. Assisted doctors and nurses.
• Performed basic wound dressing.‍
• See biodata for employment certificate.

Mar 2017 – May 2017. Cared for a wheelchair-bound 70-year-old man with stroke and diabetes. The elderly weighed 50kg.

• 5 days, 12-hour, 8am to 8pm.
• NGT feeding. Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers, dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Assisted in ROM exercises in the morning and afternoon.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointment.
• Stayed with his son.
• Helped clean his room and laundry.
• Cared for the elderly until he passed away.

Jun 2017 – Aug 2017. Cared for a bedbound 75-year-old man with COPD and Chronic Kidney Disease. The elderly weighed 55kg.

• 12-hour, 5 to 6 days a week. Rotating shift.
• NGT feeding, PEG Tube feeding, Suctioning (tracheal).
• Assisted with oxygen therapy. Indwelling urinary catheter care.
• Basic wound care for bedsores.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including bedbath (every other day), changing diapers, dressing, turning & positioning.
• Massaged.
• Cared for the elderly until he passed away.
  

Certification and Training

• She has completed NCII Caregiving training programme and undergone the national assessment to attain the TESDA National Certificate II in Caregiving (786 hours).
• TESDA National Certificate (NCII) in Health Care Services
• TESDA National Certificate (NCII) in Housekeeping
• 72-hour On-the-Job Training at Mother Ignacia Home for the Elderly

She speaks English.

Siyami has 4 years 10 months of experience caring for elderly at home in Singapore and Taiwan.

1 year 10 months in Singapore caring for a wheelchair-bound 80-year-old lady with heart disease, dementia and stroke.

• She was able to walk with a walking frame and Siyami’s assistance at home and used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, dressing, feeding and walking.
• Woke up at night to give the elderly water and tend to her needs.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Due to dementia, the elderly often forgot if she had taken her meals. When Siyami stopped her from overeating, the elderly got angry and insisted that Siyami was not giving her food.
• At times, the elderly woke up in the middle of the night, thinking that it was in the day, and wanted to go for a walk. Siyami showed her that it was still dark outside to explain to her and the elderly went back to sleep.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with her employer once every 2 weeks at Mount Elizabeth hospital.
  

3 years in Taiwan working in a nursing home.

• Cared for 8 to 9 patients in her day shifts and 17 patients in her night shifts.
• Bedbound, wheelchair-bound patients and patients who were able to walk with assistance.
• NGT feeding, Suctioning (oral), Nebulizer, Assisted with oxygen therapy.
• Indwelling urinary catheter care, administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• Basic wound care for bedsores and diabetic wound.
• Stoma care.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, sponging, toileting, changing diapers, dressing, feeding, walking, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Assisted in ROM exercises. Assisted with physiotherapy, parallel bars, pull down bars, exercise bicycle, pedal cycle, squeeze ball, throw ball, move little objects around.
• Served medications.

She is able to handle wheelchair-bound, bedbound elderly weighing up to about 60kg.

She has a good employment history of finishing 1 contract with 1 employer in Singapore.

She speaks Mandarin and Indonesian.

Kusliawati has 9 years of experience caring for elderly at home in Taiwan.

6 years in Taiwan caring for a 91-year-old man who had dementia and stroke. The elderly could walk with a walking stick plus assistance.

• Prepared and served medication.
  
• The elderly would say that he was bored and would want to leave the house in the middle of the night. When Kusliawati tried to tell him that it was in the middle of the night and they could not go out, the elderly would lose his temper and would hit the bed and throw things on the floor. He would also signal that he wanted to hit Kusliawati. Kusliawati would keep a distance, but would also keep an eye on the elderly to make sure that he did not fall out of bed.
  
• The elderly would refuse to shower, and would curse and scold vulgarities at Kusliawati. Kusliawati would talk slowly to the elderly, to let him know that it was better to shower so that he would not smell bad.
• The elderly would forget that he had already taken his meals and shower. Kusliawati would tell ah gong nicely that he had already taken his meals and shower.
  
• Assisted with Activities of Daily Living including showering, dressing, feeding, changing diapers and walking.
  
• Woke up once each night to check and change diapers.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with her employer.
  
• Massaged the elderly and assisted with range-of-motion exercises.
  
• Accompanied for day rehabilitation 3 times a week, and assisted with the rehabilitation in the hospital. Assisted with parallel bars, pull-down bars, pedal cycle, equipment to help the elderly stand in a better posture, squeeze ball, throw balls.
  

3 years in Taiwan caring for a 75-year-old man who had suffered from a stroke. The elderly walked with a walking stick plus assistance at home, and used a wheelchair outside of home.

• Prepared and served medication.
• Assisted with Activities of Daily Living including showering, dressing, feeding, changing diapers and walking.
  
• Woke up 2 to 3 times each night to check and change diapers.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with her employer.

She speaks Mandarin and Indonesian.

She is able to handle wheelchair-bound, bedbound elderly weighing up to about 70kg.

She has 4 years of caregiving experience.  

1 year 4 months in the Philippines as a caregiver for a 67-year-old lady with Parkinson’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease. The elderly weighed 75kg.

• 12 – 14 hours, Six days a week. Sometimes she worked on Sundays as needed.
• He had 2 wounds on his toes. Basic wound cleaning for his toes.
• In the first 6 months, he was able to walk with a walking stick. After that he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease and became bedbound.
• Due to  Alzheimer's Disease, he was moody. When she asked him what he want to eat, he would say he doesn’t want to eat. She would explain slowly to him that if he didn’t eat, he would have no energy and was always in the bed and encouraged him to eat. He said he would eat a little.
• There were times he would refuse to take his medications. She would put it in the milk. Or she would wait a while before asking him to take his medications.
• He forgot things like Alma’s name, who Alma was, if he had his son and his own date of birth.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers, dressing, feeding, walking, turning & positioning.
• Brought him out for walks in the park.
• Massaged him.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Cared for the elderly until he passed away.

Aug 2020 to present in the Philippines as an on-call caregiver.

• Cared for various patients with hypertension, diabetes as a reliever.
• Monitored vital signs. Give injections, Blood Glucose Monitoring.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers, dressing, feeding, walking.
• Prepared and served medications.

She has also worked as a domestic worker in Kuwait from 2010 - 2017. See her biodata for her OFW Infosheet from the Embassy.

Certification and Training

• TESDA National Certificate (NCII) Caregiving.
• Certificate of Achievement Most outstanding trainee.
• Basic Nursing Skills Training for BCLS/first aid refreshment, oxygen administration, nebulization, tracheostomy care, NGT and PEG Tube Feeding, CBG Monitoring and Urinary Catheterisation Management.
• 120 hours On-The-Job Training in residential facility for Elderly and Persons with Multiple Disabilities.
• 56 hours On-The-Job Training at CRIBS Foundation Inc. Home for the abandoned, neglected, and surrendered babies and girls survivors of sexual abuse.2-year Practical Nursing Graduate
• See her biodata for her training certificates.

She speaks English.

She is able to handle wheelchair-bound, bedbound elderly weighing up to about 70kg.

Inayatur Rohmah has 8 years of experience caring for elderly at home in Singapore and Taiwan.

2 years in Singapore caring for an 80-year-old lady with stroke, right sided weakness. The elderly weighed 63kg. Assisted in walking with a walking frame. Used a wheelchair when going outside.

• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, getting into and out of bed, turning & positioning and walking.
• Woke up 1 to 2 times at night to assist to give water and changed diapers.
• Assisted in ROM and stretching exercises for her arm. Massaged her.
• Brought to the small garden nearby for walks via wheelchair.
• Prepared and served medications. Elderly stayed alone.

6 years in Taiwan caring for a wheelchair-bound 75-year-old lady with stroke and dementia. The elderly weighed 70kg.

• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering (once every 3 times), sponging 2 times a day, changing diapers, dressing, feeding (porridge and milk), transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning. Performed manual evacuation.
• Woke up 5 times to turn and position (elderly kept calling to turn her as she was uncomfortable), changing diapers (1 to 2 times).
• Brought her out for walks via wheelchair in the morning and afternoon.
• Due to dementia, she did not recognise some of her family members. She called Inayatur as her daughter.

• She would also keep asking for her late husband. Ina explained to her that he had passed away. She would cry or get angry.
• Sometimes, she would forget if she had taken her meals and asked to eat again. She would get angry if she was not allowed to eat. Inayatur would give some snacks.
• Sometimes, she refused to take medication. She explained that if she doesn’t take her medications, she would be unwell and she would take it.
• Sometimes, she would ask to go outside in the middle of the night, Ina would show her that it was dark outside and she did not want to go out.

• Massaged her. Prepared and served medications.
• Stayed with her son, his wife and 1 grandson.
• Accompanied for medical appointment.

She speaks Mandarin, some English and Indonesian.

She is able to handle bedbound, wheelchair-bound elderly weighing up to about 75kg.