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

5 years in Taiwan caring for a wheelchair-bound 90-year-old man who had a previous fall, prior stroke (left-side weakness) and dementia.

• Used a walking frame.
• NG Tube Feeding.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers, dressing, feeding, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Due to dementia,‍
• Sometimes he would forget if he had eaten, he would think that he had eaten although he had not and refused to let Jumi feed him milk through his NG Tube. He would get angry and hit Jumi. Jumi would wait for some time and try again.
• Sometimes he would not be able to sleep at night. Jumi would give him sleep medication as instructed by his doctor. Otherwise, he would keep walking around the house, knocking on his bed.
• Sometimes he would ask to go out at night thinking it was day time, Jumi would keep the door locked. The elderly would get angry and after sometime he would calm down and rest.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with his daughter.
  

4 years in Taiwan caring for a 100-year-old lady who had fall and undergone an operation.

• Used a walking frame. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, dressing, walking and getting into and out of bed.
• Assisted in ROM exercises. Massaged.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 1 to 2 times at night to assist her to the toilet.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with her employer.
  

3 years in Taiwan caring for a 60-year-old lady with diabetes and hypertension.

• Used a walking frame at home. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Monitored blood glucose levels.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers, dressing, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Brought her outside for fresh air by wheelchair.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 1 to 2 times at night to assist the elderly to the toilet.
• Sometimes the senior could not recognise her children or forget their names.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with her employer.

She speaks Mandarin and Indonesian.

She has 6 years of caregiving experience in Taiwan.

3 years in Taiwan caring for a bedbound 97-year-old lady who had a stroke. The elderly weighed 50kg.

• Monitored blood pressure.
• NGT feeding, Tracheal care. Performed chest percussions to remove phlegm. Family did not want to suction her as they felt that it would hurt the elderly.
• Administered suppository (bullet). Massaged her abdomen.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering (every 3 days), sponging, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, walking, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (including at night).
• The elderly did not sleep at night. She slept in the day.
• Assisted in ROM exercises. Massaged her.
• Woke up 4 to 5 times to clean her trachea, removed the phlegm, change diapers and turn and position the elderly.
• Prepared and served Chinese medicine according the family’s instructions.
• Brought the elderly into the living room to sit in the afternoons.
• Once a month, there is a housecall doctor / nurses who visit to change NG Tube, monitor her health. Katherine would update the healthcare personnel on the elderly’s condition (bp, intake/output etc.).
• See her biodata for her visa, arrival and departure stamps.
  

3 years in Taiwan caring for a 96-year-old man who had a stroke (left-side weakness).

• Used a walking stick. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Monitored his blood pressure.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, dressing, feeding, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Woke up 2 – 3 times at night to assist him to the elderly.
• Brought him out for walks and exercises. Massaged his feet.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments.
• Accompanied for physical therapy every Tuesday and Friday.
• Stayed in the hospital to take care of him for 2 – 3 months in the hospital when he was hospitalised. Assisted in sponging, changing diapers, NG Tube feeding. Cared for the elderly until he passed away.
• See her biodata for her visa, arrival and departure stamps.
  

She speaks English.

Peni 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 worked as a domestic helper from 2018 – 2021 in Jakarta. She took care of a child, age 3, performed housework and cooking.

Sep 2021 to present, she has been caring for her own 65-year-old mother-in-law with asthma.

• Walks with Peni’s assistance.
• Assists in Activities of Daily Living including showering, sponging, dressing, feeding, changing diapers and walking.
• Wakes up 3 times at night to check and change diapers and give her water.
• Prepared and served medications.

She speaks Indonesian and basic English.

She has 2 years of caregiving experience in Malaysia.

2 years in Malaysia caring for a 73-year-old lady with diabetes, arthritis and edema (water retention), mainly in her legs. The elderly weighed 130kg.

• Used 2 walking sticks to walk and Ailyn’s assistance. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Gave injections.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (when she was feeling unwell), dressing, feeding, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Shared a room with the old lady. Woke up at night about 3 times to assist her to the toilet.
• Accompanied for walks in her garden and her pool every day for 1 – 2 hours.
• Accompanied the elderly couple to a trip in Taiwan.
• Prepared and served medications.
• When her edema was bad, the elderly felt the tightness in her legs. Ailyn massaged her legs with hot towels to relieve the tightness in her legs and put her legs on a chair.
• Followed doctor’s instructions to adjust her medications when her edema was bad.
• Accompanied for medical appointments.
• At home, the elderly stayed with her 75-year-old husband with Parkinson’s Disease and diabetes. He was able to walk by himself and independent. He mainly needed help with medications and injections.
• See her biodata for her visa, arrival and departure stamps.
  

She speaks English.

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

5 years in Taiwan caring for an 80 -year-old man with diabetes and mild dementia. The elderly weighed 45kg.

• Monitored blood pressure. Measured blood glucose levels.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering (when he was unwell), dressing, feeding (at times) and walking.
• The elderly was shy and usually did not want Ika’s help with showering unless he was feeling unwell. Ika would prepare everything that he needed to watch over him from aside to make sure he did not fall. He also did not want her to wash up for him after toileting. Hence, Ika would accompany him to the toilet and wait outside. The elderly also used a urinal at home in the day if he was too far away from the toilet and at night as well.
• Ika slept in a separate room. She woke up every 2 hours to check on the elderly, topped up his drinking water and cleared his urinal.
• Took care of the elderly in the hospital when he was hospitalised. When she was working there, he was hospitalised about 4 times. Assisted him with getting into and out of bed, sponging, clearing his urinal and walking. The elderly did not like staying in the hospital and was always in a bad mood when he was hospitalised.
• Due to mild dementia, the elderly would forget where he put his things, such as his walking stick or clothes. Ika would look for them for him. When she found them, the elderly would be happy. If she could not find them, the elderly would insist that she continue to look until she found them.
• Massaged the elderly.
• Assisted with simple exercises at home.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with his son.
• The elderly was chatty. Chatted with the elderly frequently.

She speaks Mandarin and Indonesian.

She has 3 years of caregiving experience in the Saudi Arabia.  

3 years in the Saudi Arabia caring for a wheelchair-bound 76-year-old lady with Parkinson’s Disease and knee operation. The elderly weighed 75kg.

• Measured blood pressure and oxygen saturation levels.
• Performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding (as the elderly’s hands were always shaking. Fed her in small bites as she had a tendency to choke), transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (including at night).
• Woke up at night 4 times to change diapers and turn and position her.
• Assisted in simple exercises. Massaged her.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Sometimes the elderly would hallucinate, the elderly would talk to someone that she cannot see. Marlinett would hold her hand to calm her down.
• Accompanied for medical appointments once every 2 weeks.
• At home, there was also another Filipino helper who shared the housework with her and cooked.
• See her biodata for her visa, arrival and departure stamps.

She speaks English.

Nuvy is a trained, certified maid for elderly care.

She has undergone caregiver training at the overseas training centre.

She holds a certificate in caregiving.

2 years in Singapore caring for a wheelchair-bound 76-year-old lady who had a stroke (right-side weakness) and diabetes. She also had water retention issues. The elderly weighed about 90kg. Taught by hospital nurses on how to care for her.

• Monitored blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa.
• Woke up 2 times at night to change diapers.
• The elderly liked to go out. Brought her to the market every day and also outside of the house.
• Assisted in exercises, including using a pedal cycle.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments by taxi.
• Called for the ambulance and accompanied her to the hospital when the elderly had water retention issues.
• Performed housework and grocery shopping.
• See her biodata for her Singapore history retrieved from the MOM portal
  

2 years in Singapore with a second employer as a domestic helper. She took care of a 1-year-old baby and performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking for a family of 3.

3 years 9 months in Singapore with a third employer as a domestic helper. She performed housework and cooking for a family of 3 and took care of their pet poodle.

She speaks English and Indonesian.

She has 2 years 2 months of caregiving experience in Malaysia.  

2 years 2 months in Malaysia caring for a wheelchair-bound 88-year-old Malaysian Chinese lady with Alzheimer’s Disease. Her right leg is shorter than left leg. The elderly weighed 60kg.

• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering (2 times), toileting, changing diapers, dressing, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa.
• Assisted in simple exercises.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night 2 to 3 times to change diapers.
• Brought the elderly outside the house for fresh air.
• Due to Alzheimer’s Disease,
• Sometimes she forgot if she had eaten and she wanted to eat again. Julieta explained to her that she had already eaten. If the elderly was insistent and asked 3 times in a row to eat, Julieta would give her coffee to drink.
• Sometimes the elderly would not be able to sleep the whole night, a few nights in a row, and would keep chatting with Julieta. Usually about her husband and her family. Sometimes she would shout at night.
• The elderly confused day and night. She would ask to go out and Julieta would push her around on a wheelchair at home.
• The elderly had mood swings and would get in a bad mood. Sometimes she would scold Julieta. Sometimes she would call for Julieta to sit with her and chit chat with her. The elderly would be happy after chatting.
• The elderly had hallucinations and would tell Julieta that she saw someone beside Julieta when there was no one.
• Her son was a doctor. The elderly was taken care of at home when she contracted COVID-19. The elderly experienced seizures. Cared for the elderly until she passed away in December after she contracted COVID-19.
• See her biodata for her visa, arrival and departure stamps.

She speaks English.

Suci has almost 6 years of experience caring for elderly at home in Taiwan.

3 years in Taiwan caring for an 86-year-old man who had a fall.

• In the first 6 months, the elderly was wheelchair-bound. He weighed about 50kg.
• 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).
• Woke up at night 1 to 2 times to change diapers and turn and position.
• Gave papaya and banana when the elderly had constipation. Performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in ROM exercises. Massaged the elderly.
• After 6 months, the elderly was able to walk with a walking stick and Suci’s assistance.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (at night), dressing, walking and getting into and out of bed.
• Assisted in simple exercises. Massaged the elderly.
• Woke up to change diapers.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointment with a family member.3 years in Taiwan caring for an 86-year-old lady with diabetes and hypertension.
• Used a walking stick and Suci’s assistance. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Monitored blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers, dressing, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Woke up at night 1 to 2 times to change diapers.
• Sometimes the elderly could not sleep at night and would watch TV. Suci would stay up to attend to and care for her.
• Assisted in simple exercises. Massaged her.
• Accompanied for walks in the park.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with a family member.

She speaks Mandarin and Indonesian.

She has over 5 years of caregiving experience in the Philippines.  

Over 5 years in Singapore caring for an elderly couple.

Cared for a wheelchair-bound 88-year-old lady with diabetes.

• Trained by Tan Tock Seng Hospital nurses.
• Monitored blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
• Basic wound care for bedsore and 3 wounds on her toes.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering (4 times a week), bedbath on the other days, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (including at night).
• Woke up 4 times to change diapers, turn and position her.
• Assisted in ROM exercises. Massaged the elderly.
• At night, the elderly woke up almost every hour, asking Renalyn to bring her to the toilet.
• Prepared and served medications.
  
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away after 6 months.
  

Continued to take care of her husband, a 92-year-old man with dementia.

• Used a walking stick and Renalyn’s assistance to walk. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, walking, getting into and out of bed, turning & positioning.
• Assisted in simple exercises and stretching. Sometimes he would get angry when he felt tired and refused to do the exercises. Renalyn explained that it would take only 15 minutes and encouraged him to do.
• Due to dementia,

• He took out his diapers and throw it on the floor. He did not like to wear diapers, saying it was hot. Sometimes he would urinate on the floor. He would also poop everywhere in the house.
• He threw his food on the floor, refusing to eat, saying he was full. After 5 minutes, he would say he was hungry and asked for food.
• He would not allow Renalyn to leave his side, even going to the supermarket to buy groceries.
• He did not sleep well at night. Shared a room with him. He woke up every 1 hour. He would ask to go to the toilet. She would explain to him that he has diapers and can urinate in the diapers. After 1 hour, he would ask for the same thing.
• He would call for his son every night. He would ask Renalyn to call for his son and she explained that his son needed to sleep as he had work the next day. She said they can go out the next day and asked him to go back to sleep.
• At night, he would think that it was day time and wanted to go outside. She explained to him to it was night time and the shops were closed. After 1 hour, he would shout again saying he wanted to go outside to eat.

• Renalyn would often chit chat with him to keep him engaged.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments. His son would call for ambulance for them.
• Cared for the elderly until he passed away and went home.
• See her biodata for her Singapore employment history retrieved from the MOM website.

She speaks English.

Tati 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 worked as a senior helper in Indonesia for 2 months. It was for short-term to relieve the senior’s main caregiver who had returned home for Hari Raya.

Cared for a 60+ year old lady who was frail and was a fall risk.

• Assisted in walking with a walking stick. Followed the senior around to prevent falls.
• The senior often felt pain or aches in different parts of her body. Tati massaged her to relieve her of the pain.
• Woke up 3 times at night to give the senior water and to accompany her to the toilet.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Performed housework. Cooking.

She has experience working in Saudi Arabia as a live-in helper from 2007 - 2011. Performed housework for a family of 3. Assisted with food preparation, her employer did the cooking.

She is able to handle bedbound, wheelchair-bound elderly weighing about 70 - 80kg.

She speaks Indonesian and basic English.

She has 5 years of caregiving experience in Malaysia.  

3 years in Malaysia as a live-in caregiver for an 80-year-old Chinese lady with dementia and hypertension.

• Assisted in walking slowly. Followed behind her to prevent falls. Used a wheelchair for long distances.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering (depending on the elderly’s mood), toileting, changing diapers (at night), dressing, feeding, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Assisted in walking exercises.
• Slept in an adjacent room. Woke up at night to assist her in drinking water, assisting to the toilet for passing motion.
• Due to dementia,

• Sometimes the elderly could not recognise her and thought that Mary Ann was her daughter. It would take her some time to recall who Mary was.
• She would forget if she had just done something. She would forget if she had showered. Sometimes she was still wet from the shower, she forgot that she had showered and asked to do so. Sometimes she had not showered but she thought that she had already showered.
• She mixed up day and night time. When she woke up in the day, she would say it was night time, and asked Mary Ann why she woke her up. Mary would then bring her outside to show her that it was morning.

• Chatted with the elderly about each of their families and her pastimes.
• Prepared and served medications.  
• Monitored her blood pressure.
• Brought her outside 3 times a week for walks.
• Brought her to the church.
• Accompanied for medical appointments once a month via taxi.
• Elderly stayed alone.
• She moved with her son’s family to another place. Mary Ann then changed employer.

2 years in Malaysia as a live-in caregiver for a wheelchair-bound 76-year-old lady who had a stroke (right-sided weakness). She was not able to talk and used sign language to communicate with her. The elderly weighed 68kg.

• Monitored blood pressure.
• Administered suppository (bullet).
• Applied cream for her when she had rashes.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting (for passing motion), changing diapers, dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Stayed in a separate room. The elderly had a bell that she could use to ring her. Woke up 2 to 3 times at night to turn and position her, drink water, and change diapers.
• Brought her outside for fresh air.
• Used a walking frame and Mary Ann’s full assistance to stand up for walking exercises for 20 steps daily. Assisted exercises with grip balls. Massaged her.  
• Sometimes the elderly could not sleep at night and asked Mary Ann to stay with her together with her granddaughter. They would keep her company and talked until the next morning.
• Sometimes the elderly had mood swings and bit Mary when she was angry.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for weekly medical appointments with her employer’s son.
• Took care of his 7-year-old granddaughter.
  

She speaks English and Bahasa Melayu.

Ani Supriyatin has 8 years of experience caring for elderly at home in Taiwan.

4 years in Taiwan caring for a wheelchair-bound 67-year-old lady with breast cancer and stroke. The elderly weighed 84kg.

• NGT feeding, Suctioning (oral).
• Assisted with oxygen therapy.
• Administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• 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).
• Woke up 3 to 4 times each night to check and change diapers, suction if necessary, and to turn & position the elderly to prevent pressure injury.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointment. When her employer was busy, Ani would bring the elderly independently to the hospital for medical appointments. The doctor would ask Ani, and Ani would update him on the elderly's stool, how frequently she required suctioning, and how the elderly generally was.
• Brought the elderly independently, using the wheelchair, for day physiotherapy three times a week.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.

4 years in Taiwan caring for an 80-year-old lady with dementia and knee surgery due to a fall. The elderly weighed 75kg.

• Used a walking frame to walk.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, dressing and walking.
• Due to dementia, the elderly would tell Ani that she could see her late husband or mother and she was afraid. Ani would tell her that as they love her, they would be sad if she did not have enough rest. The elderly would then go back to sleep.
• The elderly would wake up 5 to 6 times each and would wake Ani up as she wanted Ani to talk to her. Ani would then wake up and listen to her talk, and would assist with toileting.
• Prepared and served medications.

25 Sep 2020 - 07 Sep 2022, Singapore, Domestic Worker. Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking for a family of 8. Finished contract.

She speaks Mandarin and Indonesian.

She has over 2 years of caregiving experience in Singapore and the Philippines.  

2 years in Singapore caring for an 80-year-old lady with stroke, dementia, arthritis and multiple surgeries (hip, brain and feet).

• The elderly was able to walk but she was at 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.‍
• See her biodata for her Singapore Employment History retrieved from the MOM website.

From Jun 2022 to present, she has been working as a caregiver reliever in the Philippines.

• 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.
  

Certification and Training

• TESDA National Certificate II in Health Care Services.
• See her biodata for her training certificate.
  

She speaks English.

Solikati 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 Malaysia from 1998 - 2000. Performed housework, cooking, ironing and washing. Took care of care of a newborn baby.
  
• She has experience working as a live-in helper in Oman from 2003 - 2005. Performed housework, cooking, ironing and washing. Took care of care of a child, aged 6.

For 3 months, she cared for her husband’s grandmother who had a stroke (left side weakness). Cared for her with her husband. She weighed about 40kg.

• Initially the elderly walked using a walking stick to walk and assistance. Subsequently, she deteriorated until she was bedbound before she passed away.
• Assisted in her Activities of Daily Living including showering, sponging, toileting, changed diapers, feeding, dressing and getting into and out bed.
• Woke up at night 2 to 3 times to drink water or to go to the toilet.
• Prepared and served medication.
• Took care of her until she passed away after 3 months.
  

She speaks Indonesian and basic English.

She has 4.5 years of nursing assistant experience in the Philippines. 

3.5 years to present in a hospital in the Philippines as a nursing assistant.

• 8 to 12-hour shifts, on rotating basis. 6 days a week.
• Rotated around different wards as needed.
• 1 nursing aide to about 5 – 8 patients.
• Monitoring vital signs.
• Checking on the patient’s condition. Reported to the nurse on duty.
• NGT feeding, Suctioning (tracheal). Intramuscular injections.
• Indwelling urinary catheter care. Basic wound care for bedsores.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, sponging, toileting, changing diapers, dressing, walking, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Taught patients’ family on how to care for the patients before discharge.
• Post-mortem for patients.
• Changed linens and bedsheets.
• Served medications.

1 year in a hospital in the Philippines as a nursing assistant 

• 12-hour shifts, on rotating basis. 6 days a week.
• Assigned to the general ward.
• 1 nursing aide to about 10 – 14 patients.
• Monitoring vital signs. Checking on the patient’s condition. Reported to the nurse on duty.
• NGT feeding, Suctioning (tracheal). Intramuscular injections.
• Indwelling urinary catheter care. Basic wound care for bedsores.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, sponging, toileting, changing diapers, dressing, walking, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Taught patients’ family on how to care for the patients before discharge.
• Post-mortem for patients.
• Changed linens and bedsheets.
• Served medications.
• See her biodata for her Certificate of Employment.

Certification and Training

• TESDA National Certificate (NCII) Caregiving
• 40-hour related learning experience on geriatric care
• Basic first aid life support training

Dwita has 6 years of experience caring for elderly at home in Taiwan.

6 years in Taiwan caring for an 85-year-old man with dementia, stroke and diabetes. The elderly walked with a walking stick for the first year, suffered a stroke and was wheelchair-bound for 3 months, then walked with a walking frame + assistance for 1 year, and with a walking frame thereafter.

• Fleet enema.
  
• Assisted with physiotherapy daily (started with range-of-motion exercises, then standing exercises, then walking) until the elderly could walk again with a walking frame.
  
• Prepared and administered medication.
  
• Due to dementia, the elderly would often forget where he placed his things. He would tell Dwita he put his glasses or cap somewhere but they were missing. Dwita would let him know where his things were.
  
• When the elderly forgot that he had taken his meals, Dwita would tell him that he had already eaten, that it was not good to overeat.
  
• Assisted with Activities of Daily Living including showering, sponging, dressing, feeding, toileting, changing diapers, walking, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
  
• During the 3 months when the elderly was wheelchair-bound, Dwita woke up every 1 to 2 hours at night to turn and position the elderly to prevent pressure injury. When the elderly could walk with assistance, Dwita woke up 1 to 2 times each night to assist with toileting.
• Accompanied for monthly medical appointments with her employer.
  
• Brought the elderly for weekly day rehabilitation independently (taxi).
  

3 years in Taiwan caring for an 82-year-old lady with heart disease and diabetes. She walked with a walking frame and assistance at home and used a wheelchair outside of home.

• Prepared and served medication.
  
• 2 to 3 nights per week, the elderly would not be able to sleep well at night. The elderly would wake up a few times at night, and would also want to watch TV. Dwita would watch TV together with her until she fell asleep.
  
• Assisted with showering, dressing, feeding and walking.
  
• Accompanied for monthly medical appointments with her employer.
  
• Accompanied for weekly day physiotherapy.
  
• Assisted with pedal cycle at home.
  

She speaks Mandarin and Indonesian.

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

She has 2.5 years of caregiving experience in the Philippines.  

2.5 years to present in the Philippines caring for a 63-year-old lady with stroke (right-side weakness), diabetes and heart disease. The elderly weighed about 62kg.

• Initially, from Dec 2019 – Mar 2020, it was 12-hour shifts, 7 to 7, 4 to 5 days a week. Since pandemic started, it became a stay-in arrangement, 7 days a week. Alternating each week with another caregiver.
• Monitored her vital signs.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering (using a commode), toileting (in the day), changing diapers (from 6pm to 9am, sometimes up to 7 times at night), dressing, feeding (breaking the food into smaller pieces and placing it in her spoon, the senior would then use her left hand to eat), transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (sometimes up to 12 times at night).
• Assisted in ROM exercises and pedal cycle.
• Sometimes the elderly was moody, Ana would talk to her to soothe her and shift her focus to other things like asking her to watch TV or help her with using her Facebook.
• Accompanied her outside the house nearby her house or to visit her family members nearby, usually about 5 to 6pm,
• Read her stories. Engaged her by asking her to pronounce certain words to get her to talk. The senior had speech problems and was not able to speak well.
• Shared a room with the elderly.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for her medical appointments with her family member.

She speaks English.

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

She is a certified caregiver with a TESDA NC II in Caregiving.‍

She has undergone 84-hour On-the-Job Training (OJT) in providing care for an elderly with Home Health Care, Inc. and Basic Life Support & Basic First Aid Training.

Putri 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 worked as a domestic helper from 2019 – 2021 in Jakarta. She took care of children, ages 5 and 6, performed housework and cooking.

2015 - 2018 (3 years), she cared for her own 54-year-old mother with diabetes.

• Used a walking stick.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including feeding, showering, toileting, changing diapers and dressing.
• Woke up 4 – 5 times to give water, assist with toileting or change diapers.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Brought her out to get some sun.
• Assisted in simple exercises. Massaged her.
• Took care of her for 3 years until she passed away.

2018 - 2020 (2 years), she cared for her own 72-year-old father with diabetes.

• Used a walking stick.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including feeding, showering, toileting, changing diapers and dressing.
• Woke up 4 – 5 times to give water, assist with toileting or change diapers.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Brought him out to get some sun.
• Assisted in simple exercises. Massaged him.
• Took care of him for 2 years until he passed away.

She speaks Indonesian and basic English.

She has 2 years of caregiving experience as a nursing aide in Taiwan.  

2 years in Taiwan as a nursing aide in The Private SU FU Nursing Home for Old Folks.

• The nursing home has about 84 patients. Rotated between day and night shifts. There are 10 nursing aides in the day shift and 3 nursing aides in the night shift.
• Nursing home residents had various medical conditions including Stroke, Diabetes, Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease. Both male and female. There were residents who could walk, using the wheelchair and bedridden.
• NGT feeding, PEG Tube feeding, Suctioning (oral), Suctioning (tracheal), Nebulizer.
• Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Assisted with oxygen therapy.
• Indwelling urinary catheter care, administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• Basic wound care for bedsores.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering (every 3 days), bedbath, toileting, changing diapers, dressing, feeding, walking, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Assisted in exercises, walking, dancing in the wheelchair (via the television).
• Served medications.
• For residents with Alzheimer’s Disease, she interacted and engaged them such as reminding them of their names, who she was, sang English songs to them, taught them how to sing English or Tagalog.
• Some housekeeping, changing linens, bedsheets.
• See her biodata for her Certificate of Employment issued by the nursing home, Taiwan Work Permit and some photos of her at work.

She speaks English.

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

She has undergone 150-hour Caretaker Training course. See her biodata for her Certificate and Transcript.

Dewi 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 2015 - 2016 and 2017 - 2018.‍
• Took care of 1 child, aged 8.
• Performed housework.

She speaks Indonesian and basic English.

She has over 8 years of caregiving experience in the Philippines.  

2018 to 2020 in the Philippines caring for a wheelchair-bound 90+-year-old man with stroke, heart problems (pacemaker) and dementia. He was not able to move the lower part of his body. The elderly weighed 70kg.

• 7am to 7pm, once a month day off. There was another male caregiver for night shifts.
• Monitored his vital signs (blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate).
• Performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering (once a week), sponging (2 times daily), changing diapers, dressing, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa (2-man transfer), turning & positioning.
• Assisted in ROM exercises. Massaged him.
• Due to dementia:

• Sometimes he did not remember if he had eaten and wanted to eat again. She would explain that he has eaten and give him some biscuits or water.
• He also did not remember his children’s names. Sometimes he would forget who Charisse was and Charisse would introduce herself to him again.
• Sometimes he would get upset about certain things or when he forgot about something. She would listen to him, let him vent and then explain to him again.

• Prepared and served medications.

2 years 2 months in the Philippines caring for a wheelchair-bound 70-year-old lady with diabetes and stroke (lower part of her body was paralysed). The elderly weighed 50+kg.

• Alternate day of 24-hour shift with another caregiver.
• NGT feeding.
• Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Monitored her vital signs. Charted her vitals and intake/output.
• Woke up at night to give medication, feed milk through her tube, change diapers and turn and position the elderly.
• Basic wound care for bedsores.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering (3 times per week), sponging, changing diapers, dressing, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Assisted in ROM exercises. Massaged the lower part of her body.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Cleaned elderly’s room and changed bedsheets.
• Accompanied for medical appointments twice a month with her family.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.

4 years 4 months in the Philippines caring for a wheelchair-bound 75-year-old man with an operation for his spinal column and stroke (right-sided weakness). The elderly weighed 85kg.

• Alternate day of 24-hour shift with another caregiver.
• Performed manual evacuation.
• Monitored his vital signs.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including sponging, changing diapers, toileting (using a urinal), dressing, feeding (with his left arm, sometimes with her assistance), transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa (sometimes with 1 person to assist), turning & positioning.
• Sometimes he was unable to sleep, and she would stay up to accompany him watching his TV.
• Assisted in ROM exercises. Used an electric massage to massage his legs
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with his son.
• Cleaned elderly’s room, bedsheets.
• Elderly was from overseas. He spoke only Hokkien. Charisse picked up some basic Hokkien phrases to communicate with him.
• Took care of him until he returned home overseas.

She speaks English.

Certification & Training

• TESDA National Certificate II in Caregiving.
• Occupational First Aid & BLS-CPR with AED Training.
• See her biodata for her certificates.

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

2 years in Taiwan caring for  an 85-year-old man with colon cancer. The elderly weighed 60kg.

• Stoma care.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting (using a urinal at night), dressing, feeding and walking.
• Woke up twice each night to assist with the urinal and when the elderly woke Rosy up while he was dreaming.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Brought the elderly independently taking the taxi, for day physiotherapy twice a week. Assisted with the parallel bar and exercise bicycle
• Accompanied for monthly medical appointments with her employer.
• Cared for the elderly until he passed away.
  

3 years in Taiwan caring for an 89-year-old man who had a previous fall and had to undergo a knee surgery on his right leg.

• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting (urinal at night), dressing, feeding and walking.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Woke up 3 times each night to assist with the urinal
• Brought the elderly independently for medical appointments. Rosy would walk and the elderly would be in a wheelchair.
  

She speaks Mandarin and Indonesian.

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.

Gini has 3 years of nursing aide experience in a nursing home Taiwan.

3 years in Taiwan working as a nursing aide in a nursing home in Taiwan ( 新中兴医院附设护理之家 ) , rotating between day and night shifts.

• For day shifts, there were 3 nursing aides take care of 15 to 20 patients. For night shifts, there were 2 nursing aides take care of 15 to 20 patients.
• Some patients were bedbound, wheelchair-bound and others were able to walk with assistance
• NGT feeding, Suctioning (oral and tracheal), Nebulizer.
• Indwelling urinary catheter care, administered suppository (bullet), enema and performed manual evacuation.
• 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 ROM exercises.
• Served medications.
• See her biodata for her Taiwan work permit.

She speaks Mandarin and Indonesian.

She has 5 years of caregiving experience in Singapore and the Philippines.

4 years in Singapore as a nursing aide in a Singapore Nursing Home.

• Morning shift – 8 hours: 1 nursing aide to 6 patients, Afternoon and night shift – 8 hours: 1 nursing aide to 25 – 30 patients. 3 rotating shifts, 6 days a week.
• Mainly elderly and severely disabled patients. They have medical conditions such as diabetes, stroke, hypertension. Assigned to female section.
• NGT feeding.
• Reported to the nurse on the intake (food and water) and output (toileting).
• Monitored vital signs (temperature, pulse rate and blood pressure).
• Indwelling urinary catheter care, Intermittent urinary catheter, administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering in the commode, changing diapers, dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa (used a hoist for heavy patients), turning & positioning.
• Applied cream for the skin. Basic wound dressing for bedsores.
• Served medications.
• Changed the bedsheets and linens. Housekeeping for the rooms.
• See her biodata for her Employment Record from MOM website and her Certificate of Employment.
  

1 year in the Philippines as a live-in caregiver caring for a wheelchair-bound 60+-year-old lady with stroke (left-side weakness). The elderly weighed 40+kg.

• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including toileting, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa.
• Slept outside the elderly’s room. Woke up 2 to 3 times at night to assist her to go to the toilet. Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Performed housework and cooking.
• See her biodata for her Certificate of Employment.

Certification and Training

• Diploma in Midwifery.
• TESDA National Certificate (NCII) Caregiving and Health Care Services.
• SCDF Training in First Aid, CPR & AED and Fire Safety
• See her biodata for her training certificates.

She speaks English.

Sutiah has 6 years of experience caring for elderly at home in Taiwan.

3 years in Taiwan caring for an 82-year-old lady with stroke (right-side weakness) and diabetes. The elderly weighed 75kg.

• Blood Glucose Monitoring.
• Walked with a walking stick at home. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Due to diabetes, she was on a strict diet. When her son was not around, the elderly would ask for food that she was not supposed to eat. She would get upset when Sutiah told her that she cannot eat these food as her sugar levels would spike.
• Accompanied for walks in the garden.
• Accompanied for medical appointments once every 2 weeks.
• Accompanied to the hospital for rehabilitation. Her employer would either drive them there or call a taxi for her.
• Elderly stayed with her son, her daughter-in-law and 2 children.
  

3 years in Taiwan caring for a wheelchair-bound 83-year-old lady with stroke. The elderly weighed 80+kg.

• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering (2 or 3 times), sponging, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, walking, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (including at night).
• Assisted in ROM exercises. Massaged.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments once a month with her employer and the elderly’s husband.
• In the day, the elderly kept calling for Sutiah as she was fearful that if she was alone, she would die.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Elderly did not sleep well at night and would call Sutiah about 5 times at night to keep her company.
• Household had elderly’s husband, her employer, employer’s wife, 2 children

She speaks Mandarin and Indonesian.

She has over 2 years of caregiving experience in Singapore and the Philippines.

She is a Bachelor of Science (Nursing) undergraduate.

2 years 3 months in Singapore as a live-in caregiver caring for a wheelchair-bound 80-year-old lady who had permanent hypoxic brain damage following an operation. The elderly weighed 80 - 85kg. She was in a minimally conscious state.

• Worked night shifts 7PM – 7AM. Myanmar assistant assisted with her turning & positioning and changing diapers.
• In the day time, the family hired a Singaporean nurse with a Myanmar assistant to care for the elderly 6 days a week. Dexy worked full day on Sundays on the nurse’s rest day. Dexy did not any have rest days.
• NGT feeding, Suctioning (oral and tracheal), Tracheal care.
• Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Assisted with oxygen therapy. Ventilator.
• Indwelling urinary catheter care, administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• Basic wound care for bedsore.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including sponging, changing diaper, dressing, walking, turning & positioning. Transferred together with other assistants from bed to chair and back again. Let her sit up for 4 to 6 hours from Mondays to Fridays.
• Monitored vital signs and intake/output.
• Assisted in ROM exercises. Prepared and served medications.
• Finished her contract and returned home to rest.
  
• See her biodata for her employer and nurses’ letter and her Employment History. Morning shift – 8 hours: 1 nursing aide to 6 patients,

2016 - 2017 in the Philippines as a private caregiver reliever caring for a 67-year-old man with stroke (right-side weakness) and diabetes.

• Used a walking stick. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• 2 times a week. Sometimes day, sometimes night. 12-hour.
• Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, dressing, feeding (broke the food down into smaller pieces and into the spoon for him), walking, getting into and out of the bed (sometimes when he was tired).
• Assisted in exercises (hand grasping and stretching).
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments by herself.

Certification and Training

• Undergraduate in BS Nursing
• TESDA National Certificate (NCII) Caregiving
• Basic Life Support and First Aid Training
  
• See her biodata for her nursing study transcript and other certificates.

She speaks English.

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

5 years in Taiwan caring for a wheelchair-bound 95-year-old lady who had a stroke. The elderly weighed 45kg.

• NGT feeding, Suctioning (oral) in the last year.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (including at night).
• Woke up every 2 hours through the night to suction phlegm, check and change diapers, and to turn and position the elderly to prevent pressure injury
• Accompanied for day physiotherapy twice a week for the first 3 years
• Assisted in ROM exercises twice a day.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with her employer.
• Cooked porridge and soup for the elderly.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.

She speaks Mandarin and Indonesian.

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She has 6 years of caregiving experience in Singapore.  

4 years 7 months in Singapore as a live-in caregiver for an 88-year-old lady with dementia.

• In her first 2+ years, she was able to walk by herself. She was independent and performed all daily activities by herself. Shella was staying in a separate room. One night, the elderly went to the toilet by herself and had a fall and became wheelchair-bound.
• After her fall, Shella started sharing a bedroom with her.
  
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa. The elderly’s weight was about 70kg.
• Due to dementia,

• She was unable to recognise her son. She thought that her son had passed away and asked who that person was and what a stranger was doing in her house.
• She recognised Shella but could not remember her name.
• She got angry easily. For example, she forgot that she had taken her coffee and asked for it again. She would get mad if Shella told her she had taken her coffee and could not have another one. Shella would then distract her by telling her to play cards with her.
• The elderly could not sleep at night. Usually, the elderly slept at 9PM and woke up at 12AM. She would ask Shella to talk to her and watch TV together. She would fall asleep again at about 3 or 4AM. Shella stayed up at night to care for her whenever she woke up.
• Sometimes the elderly woke up at night thinking that it was day time and asked to go out. If Shella did not let her go out, she would keep shouting. Shella would usually bring her to the family room where there was a lot of family photos. The elderly enjoyed looking at the photos and she would calm down.
• When Shella needed to change her diapers, the elderly always got angry, shouting and saying that her diapers was not full and did not need to be changed. Shella would talk to her nicely, saying that if she changed her diapers, she could eat something nice like curry puff. The elderly would then comply.
• The elderly often refused to take a shower in the morning. Shella would entice her with delicious food for her lunch and the elderly would then comply.
• The elderly often pinched Shella when she got angry as she did not want to shower or change diapers.

• Assisted in ROM exercises. Massaged her.
• Brought her to the garden every day in the morning and afternoon.
• Every afternoon, Shella played cards with her. There were numbers and pictures on the cards and the elderly needed to name the thing on the card.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.
  

1.5 year in Singapore as a live-in caregiver for a 78-year-old man with dementia, diabetes and knee surgery.

• In the first 8 months, he was able to walk by himself and was independent.
• After his knee surgery, he needed to use a walking stick to walk and needed Shella’s assistance with his daily activities. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Monitored his blood pressure and glucose levels.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers, dressing, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Assisted in ROM exercises. Massaged him.
• Reminded and watched him take his medications. If she did not watch him, he would say that he had already taken his medications and hid his medications.
• Accompanied him for his medical appointments via Grab.
• Due to his dementia,
• He would forget where had place his items such as his IC, bank book. He would put his handphone inside the fridge. He would also accuse Shella of stealing his money. She would explain that she did not and she would check for him. Sometimes he would get angry. Shella would turn on the TV to let him watch soccer on his favourite sports channel. This would distract him and calm down.
• He would forget things that he had just done. He always asked her where his food was although he had just taken his meal. She would leave him for a while and he would forget about it.
• He got angry easily and when he was angry, he used the walking stick to hit her.
• Sometimes he woke up at night, saying that it was day time. He would say that he needed to go to work. She explained to him that it was the middle of the night. He would get angry and start shouting. After a while he would calm down and go back to sleep.
• Shared a room with him. The elderly often woke up at about 1am to make food and coffee.
• Shella’s mother contracted TB and was very sick. She asked Shella to go home to see her one last time. Her mother has managed to recover since then. Her sister has taken over the care of their mother so Shella can start working again.

She speaks English.

Certification & Training

• Home-based Caregiver Training (Singapore)

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 worked as a domestic helper from 2017 – 2019 in Jakarta. She took care of children, ages 5, 9 and 12. Brought the children to and back from the school. She also performed housework and cooking for an Indonesian Chinese family of 4.

In 2019 (2 months), she cared for her own 89-year-old grandfather who had a stroke (left-side weakness). She took care of him in the day while her mother took care of him at night.

• Assisted in walking with a walking stick initially until his final week when he became fully bedridden.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including sponging daily, showering (once a week), changing diapers, feeding, dressing, turning and positioning. Brought him out to get some sun every day.
• Prepared and served Indonesian herbal medications.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Her grandfather’s appetite deteriorated until he stopped eating and passed away.

She speaks Indonesian and some English.

She has 2 years and 2 months of caregiving experience in Abu Dhabi.  

2 years 2 months in Abu Dhabi caring for a 100-year-old lady with dementia and right knee surgery. She weighed about 60kg.

• Used a walking frame and caregiver’s assistance to walk.
• Elderly stayed alone. Took care of the elderly together with a stay in nurse in the day time. Alternated night time duty with the nurse. There was another household helper to do the household chores.
• Due to dementia,

• She would refuse to take her medications, saying that she was not sick. Cecile would wait for a while and she would forget about it. After that, Cecile would give her the medication and she would take it.
• She often forgot if she had eaten, and asked to eat again. Cecile would then give her a little bit of food.
• She forgot her relatives’ names.
• The elderly did not want to wear diapers and would urinate on herself. When this happened, Cecile would explain to her that she needed to wash her up if not she would not smell good or look beautiful when her daughters visit her. Sometimes she would not listen, sometimes she would.
• Sometimes the elderly refused to take a bath. When she refused, Cecile would help the elderly change her clothes to make her clean and neat.
• Usually there would be about two nights a week when the elderly could not sleep and get very mad. She would throw a tantrum, scold her caregivers and throw things around. She would cause a drama, making a lot of noise and going around the house into the other rooms. Cecile followed her, listened to her and let her scold and vent until she calmed down. After that, Cecile would talk to her nicely and get her to rest.

• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, dressing, walking and getting into and out of bed. Assisted in exercises (danced with her).
• At night the person on duty would sleep in the same room with the elderly. Woke up at night 2 to 3 times to assist her to the toilet or give her food.
• Monitored blood pressure. Prepared and served medications.
• Prepared breakfast, salad and juices. A cook came in every day to cook her main meals.
• See her biodata for her visa, arrival and departure stamps for verification.

Certification and Training

• TESDA National Certificate (NCII) Caregiving
• 60-hour Elderly Care and Housekeeping Training Course
• 60-hour On-the-Job Training for Caregivers
• See her biodata for her training certificates.
  

She speaks English.

Rindi has 5 years of experience caring for elderly in Taiwan.

2 years in Taiwan caring for a 99-year-old lady with dementia. He could walk with a walking frame plus assistance, and weighed 55kg.

• Administered enema.
• Performed manual evacuation.
• Served medication.
• Due to dementia, the elderly had day-night reversal. She would wake up at night and said that it was in the day and wanted to go out. Rindi would show her that it was dark outside, and explain that it was at night and that she should go back to rest.
• When the elderly could not sleep at night and said that she was hungry, Rindi would ask her what she wanted to eat. If she wanted steamed buns, Rindi would steam them for her. If she wanted fruits, Rindi would cut them for her.
• When the elderly forgot that she had already taken her meals, Rindi would show her her empty plate, and explain that she had already eaten. The elderly had a distinct plate of her own, and would believe Rindi when she showed her the empty plate.
• Assisted with Activities of Daily Living including showering, dressing, feeding, toileting and walking.
• Woke up 3 to 4 times each night to assist with toileting.
• Accompanied for monthly medical appointments with her employer.
• Brought the elderly to the park for sunlight and to walk.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.

3 years in Taiwan caring for a 91-year-old man who had undergone a spinal surgery and also for his 86-year-old wife who fell 6 months after Rindi joined the family, and suffered a femur fracture.

Cared for a 91-year-old man who had undergone a spinal surgery. He could walk with a walking frame and weighed 60kg.

• Prepared and served medication.
• Assisted with showering, dressing and walking.
• Woke up twice each night to assist with toileting.
• Accompanied for monthly medical appointments with her employer.
• Assisted with range-of-motion exercises for his arms, and brought him to the park to walk.

Cared also for his 86-year-old wife who fell 6 months after Rindi joined the family, and suffered a femur fracture. She underwent surgery. She was wheelchair-bound for 1 year after her surgery, and could walk with a walking frame after 1 year.

• Prepared and served medication.
• Assisted with showering, dressing, changing diapers, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Woke up twice each night to check and change diapers, and to turn & position the elderly to prevent pressure injury.
• Brought the elderly independently for day rehabilitation twice a week. It was within walking distance. Rindi would walk and the elderly would be on the wheelchair. Assisted with the parallel bar, heat therapy and standing exercises. After 1 year, the elderly could walk again with the aid of a walking frame.

She speaks Mandarin, some English and Indonesian.