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Period: 2015 to 2021

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 90-year-old lady with diabetes. The elderly weighed 65kg.
• In the first two years, the elderly could walk by herself without any walking aid. After two years, the elderly’s condition worsen and became wheelchair-bound.
• From the fifth year onwards, the elderly developed stomach problems which caused her body condition to deteriorate further and requiring more special care as follow:
• NGT feeding.
• Suctioning (oral).
• Assisted with oxygen therapy.
• Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Administered enema.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including bedbath, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (including at night).
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night to assist the elderly to change diapers and turn and position.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away. She went back to Indonesia.

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Period: 2011 to 2015

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 80-year-old man with cancer. The elderly weighed 60kg.
• Administered enema.
• 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).
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night to assist the elderly to go change diapers, turn and position and give water.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away. She was transferred to a new employer.

Period: 16 Mar 2022 to 22 Mar 2025

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 98-year-old lady with dementia, vision and hearing impairment. The elderly weighed 37kg.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting (including using a toilet commode at night), dressing and transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night every 2 hours to assist the elderly to go toileting.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Due to dementia,
  
  • The elderly would forget if she had eaten and ask to eat again. Luluk would give her something small to eat such as biscuits and milo.
  • The elderly would forget that she had showered and asked to shower again. Luluk would remind the elderly that she had showered already and was currently wearing a fresh set of clothes. Sometimes the elderly would still be very insistent and upset, then Luluk would assist the elderly to shower again.
  • The elderly would have mood swings frequently. As the elderly would forget things and had difficulties hearing things, she would often get upset. Luluk would stay calm and walk away to deescalate the situation as instructed by her employers and allow the elderly some time to calm down. The elderly would calm down after some time.
  • The elderly would cry at night as she would think about her late husband. Luluk would pat her back and talk calmly to comfort her. The elderly would calm down after around 30 minutes and go back to sleep afterwards.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for monthly medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework and cooking.

Period: 2010 to 2018

‍Country: Malaysia

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 76-year-old lady with diabetes.
• Assisted in walking. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Monitored blood glucose levels.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including toileting (including at night) and walking.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Finished contract and returned home.

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Other

Period: 2005 to 2008

Country: Kuwait

‍Title: Domestic Helper

Setting: In-Home

• Took care of 4 children, age 9 months, 6, 9 & 11.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.

Period: May 2020 to Mar 2023

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 58-year-old man with dementia. The elderly weighed 70kg.
• In the first year, the patient was in good health but had early signs of dementia. After a year, his condition deteriorated, and he lost mobility, becoming wheelchair-bound on second year.
• Monitored blood pressure.
• Basic wound care for bedsores.
• From the second year onwards, she assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers, dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to  wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Slept in a separate room with the elderly. Woke up at night to check on him.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Due to dementia,
  
  • The patient would forget if he had eaten and ask to eat again. Sumarlina would give him something small to eat.
  • The patient would forget who Sumarlina was, as well as his own wife.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer. Before seeing the doctor, she would update the employer on the elderly’s condition.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• The family decided to place the patient in a nursing home. Sumarlina was told to stay at home to do chores. He was in the nursing home for one week before he  passed away. After his passing, she went back to Indonesia

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Period: Jul 2017 to May 2020

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for an 80-year-old lady with eye problem, diabetes and stomach operation. The elderly weighed 60kg.
• In the first year, the elderly was able to walk, and she assisted with walking. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• After one year, the elderly became wheelchair-bound.
• Monitored blood pressure.
• Basic wound care for bedsore.
• Assisted  in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night to assist the elderly to change diapers, turn and position and give water.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Sometimes, the elderly would get angry because she wanted to eat something that the employer did not allow, as it was not healthy. Sumarlina would explain the  situation and try to calm her down. If she remained upset, Sumarlina would stay quiet.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments by with employer. Before seeing the doctor, she would update the employer on the elderly’s condition.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away and transferred to another employer.

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Period: 2012 to 2015

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 82-year-old lady with stroke. The elderly weighed 75kg.  
• Monitored blood measure.
• Basic wound care for bedsores.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers, dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night to assist the elderly change diapers, turn and position and give water.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• The elderly would sometimes refuse to shower because she didn’t like it. Sumarlina would explain the importance of showering, and if she still insisted on not doing it, Sumarlina would sponging for her instead.
• Accompanied for medical appointments by with employer. Before seeing the doctor, she would update the employer on the elderly’s condition.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Finished contract and returned home.

Period: 10 Jun 2022 - 05 Jun 2024

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

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

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Other

Period: 14 Apr 2022 - 10 Jun 2022

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Domestic Helper

Setting: In-Home

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

Period: 2013 to 2022

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• For the first 3 months, cared for a bedbound 98-year-old lady with stroke, diabetes and leg infection (due to diabetes).
• NGT feeding.
• Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Basic wound care for bedsores.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including sponging, bedbath (for washing her hair every 2 days), changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, turning & positioning (including at night).
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night to assist the elderly to change diapers, turn & position and give water.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away. Hence, she was transferred to a new employer.

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• After that, cared for an 85-year-old lady with diabetes and had a fall previously.
• Initially, assisted in walking with walking frame. Used a wheelchair when going outside. After 2.5 years, the elderly suffered from a stroke and became wheelchair-bound. The elderly weighed 68kg.
• Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• When the elderly was still able to walk, assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, dressing, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• When the elderly became wheelchair-bound, assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering toileting (for pass motion), changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (including at night).
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night to assist the elderly to go toileting or change diapers, turn & position and give water.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in exercises and physiotherapy.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments by herself.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Finished contract and returned home.

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Other

Period: 2006 to 2011

‍Country: Malaysia

‍Title: Domestic Helper

Setting: In-Home

• Took care of a 12-year-old child and 2 dogs.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.

Others

Period: 2019 to 2024

‍Country: Semarang, Indonesia

‍Title: Domestic Helper

Setting: In-Home

• Took care of children, age 6 and 10.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.

Period: 2018 to 2025

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for an 89-year-old lady with stroke.
• Assisted in walking with walking frame. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, walking, getting into and out of bed, turning & positioning (only at night).
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night to assist the elderly to change diapers, turn & position and give water.
• Sometimes the elderly could not sleep at night. Rinasih would prepare snack and turn on the TV for the elderly and would accompany her by her side.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.

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Period: 2015 to 2018

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 90-year-old lady with diabetes.
• Assisted in walking with walking frame. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Monitored blood glucose levels.
• Basic wound care for foot ulcer.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (only at night), dressing, feeding, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night to assist the elderly to go change diapers and give water.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.

Period: 07 Aug 2023 to 04 Jul 2025

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 76-year-old lady with heart problem.
• Assisted in walking with walking stick. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting (wait outside), dressing and walking.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night to assist the elderly to go toileting.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments by herself.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Finished contract and returned home.

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Others

Period: 2021 to 2023

‍Country: Indonesia

‍Title: Helper for Elderly

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 76-year-old lady with frailty.
• The elderly was able to walk by herself without any help and did not need assistance in Activities of Daily Living.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.

Period: 06 Apr 2021 to 24 Mar 2025

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 80-year-old lady with stroke and mild dementia. The elderly weighed 80kg.
• The elderly had bedsore on her back when Mega first started taking care of the elderly.
• Basic wound care for bedsores.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (only at night), dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa.
• The elderly used a toilet commode for showering and toileting.
• Shared a room with the elderly. She did not need to wake up at night to assist the elderly.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Due to dementia,
  
  • The elderly would forget if she had eaten and ask to eat again. Mega would take photo of the elderly when she was eating and show the photo to remind her that she had already eaten.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• The elderly went for chest surgery after 2 years from the time Mega started taking care of her. Mega assisted with the recovery process by following the instructions given by the doctor on how to clean the wound daily.
• Performed housework and cooking.
• Mega finished her initial 2 years of contract and renewed her contract for another 2 years as the employer liked her and she liked taking care of the elderly as well.
• Employer stopped working so he could take care of the elderly and did not require Mega’s help. Hence, she finished the contract and returned back home.

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Period: 05 Apr 2019 to 30 Mar 2021

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for an 80-year-old lady with dementia.
• Assisted in walking with walking stick. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, dressing, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night to bring the elderly to go toilet.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in exercises.
• Due to dementia,
  
  • The elderly would forget if she had eaten and ask to eat again. Mega would take photo of the elderly when she was eating and show it to the elderly, reminding her that she had already eaten.
  • The elderly would refuse to shower. Mega would explain to her that if she doesn’t take a shower, she would not smell good. Mega would also explain to her that if she did not shower, the elderly’s children would not be happy to see her and that if she showered, her children will be pleased to see and hug her. The elderly would then agree to shower.
  • The elderly would ask to go outside in the middle of the night. Mega would explain to her that it is night time and would bring her down when she wakes up in the morning the next day. Mega would then coax the elderly to go back to sleep.
  • The elderly would forget where she has placed her items. Mega would take photo of her items and send it to her employer. Mega would show the photo to the elderly as well to remind her of the location of the item and that she will pass the elderly’s item to the employer.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.  
• Performed housework
• The elderly was hospitalised for the last 3 weeks. Mega would go to the hospital in the morning from 8am to take care of the elderly by feeding and changing diapers until 7pm at night.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away in the hospital. She finished her contract and was then transferred to a new employer.

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Period: 2013 to 2016

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for an 80-year-old lady with stroke and diabetes
• Assisted in walking with walking stick. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Monitored blood glucose levels.
• Basic wound care for bedsores.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (only at night), dressing, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Elderly required to use toilet commode for showering and toileting. Mega would assist the elderly to sit on the commode in the toilet.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night to assist the elderly to change diapers.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises
• Due to dementia,
  
  • The elderly would refuse to shower. Mega would explain to her that if she doesn’t take a shower, she would not smell good.  
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework and cooking.
• Elderly was hospitalised for the last 1 week. Mega accompanied the elderly during the 1 week to assist her with daily activities such as feeding and changing diapers (including at night).
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.

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Other

Period: 2017 to 2018

‍Country: Hong Kong

‍Title: Domestic Helper

Setting: In-Home

• Took care of a 5-year old child.
• Brought child to school
• Performed housework.
• Employer did not need her help to take care of the child thus requested her to go home.

Period: Feb 2025 to May 2025

Country: Hong Kong

‍Title: Helper for Elderly

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for an 80-year-old lady who was still healthy.
• The elderly was able to walk by herself and did not need any assistance in Activities of Daily Living.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.

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Others

Period: 2019 to 2023

‍Country: Indonesia

‍Title: Domestic Helper

Setting: In-Home

• Took care of a 10-year-old child.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.

Period: 2022 to 2025

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for an 80-year-old man with stroke.
• The elderly was able to walk within short distance, but usually would use wheelchair when doing activities of daily living. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, walking, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (including at night).
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night 3 times to assist the elderly to change diapers, turn & position and give water.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises and massaged the elderly.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Finished contract and returned home

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Period: 2019 to 2022

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Helper for Elderly

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 67-year-old lady with breast cancer.
• Assisted in walking with walking stick.
• Basic wound care on her chest due to cancer.
• The elderly did not need any assistance in Activities of Daily Living.
• Slept in separate room from the elderly. Hafizah did not need to wake up to assist the elderly to go toileting.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Massaged the elderly.
• Accompanied for medical appointments.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.

Period: 2018 to 2023

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for an 83-year-old lady with diabetes, heart problem and had problem with her eyesight.
• Assisted in walking with a walking frame. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Monitored blood glucose levels.
• Monitored and recorded blood pressure.
• Administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting (to pass motion), changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding (sometimes), walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 5 times at night to assist the elderly to change diapers.
• Sometimes the elderly could not sleep. Astutik would wake up to accompany the elderly and talk to her.
• Assisted in exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.

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Period: Aug 2018 to Nov 2018

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 93-year-old man with hearing problem.
• Initially, the elderly was able to walk by himself and did not need any assistance in Activities in Daily Living.
• In Sep 2018, sometimes the elderly could not find any strength to walk. Astutik would piggyback him to go where he wanted.
  
  • Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, dressing, walking, getting into and out of bed.
  • Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 3 times at night to assist the elderly to go to the toilet. Sometimes the elderly would not call for Astutik’s assistance to go to the toilet and would go by himself.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Performed housework and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until he passed away.

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Period: 2009 to 2018

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 70+-year-old lady with frailty.
• Assisted in walking with a walking frame. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Indwelling urinary catheter care (after 4 years due to urinary infection)
• Administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, dressing, feeding, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 3 times at night to assist the elderly to go to the toilet.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.

Period: 28 Apr 2023 to 12 Jun 2025

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 82-year-old lady with stroke and diabetes. The elderly weighed 70+kg.
• Performed occasional manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting (used commode), changing diapers (including at night), dressing, getting into and out of bed, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (including at night).
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night to assist the elderly to change diapers, turn and position and give water.
• Kardem would ask the elderly before bringing her out if she wanted to go out or not as the elderly would get upset if Kardem did not ask her first.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework.
• The elderly fell ill with a fever and kept vomiting for 4 days. During the 4 days, a house-call doctor visited the elderly but her condition did not improve. She was then hospitalised for 3 days. Kardem accompanied and stayed overnight in the hospital. During the 3 days in the hospital, Kardem assisted the elderly in activities such as changing diapers, feeding, turning and positioning and sponging.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away in the hospital. She finished contract and returned home.

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Period: 16 May 2022 to 28 Apr 2023

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for an 90-year-old man with diabetes and heart problems.
• Assisted in walking with walking frame. Used a wheelchair when going outside for a long period of time.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (only at night), dressing, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night to assist the elderly to change diapers and give water.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• The elderly would refuse to shower. Kardem explained to her that if she did not take a shower, he would not smell good.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.  
• Performed housework and cooking.
• The elderly was hospitalised for the last 2 weeks.
• Kardem accompanied the elderly daily and stayed overnight there. She went back home in the morning at 8am to do housework and then went back to the hospital in the afternoon at 11am to take care of the elderly by changing diapers, feeding, sponging.
• Cared for the elderly until he passed away in the hospital. Hence, she was transferred to a new employer.

Period: 2014 to 2017

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 88-year-old lady with stroke and dementia. The elderly weighed 50kg.
• NGT feeding.
• Administered suppository (bullet).
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (including at night).
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 2 times at night to assist the elderly to change diapers and turn & position.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Due to dementia,
  
  • The elderly would forget the people around her. Sometimes she would forget who Napsiyah was and Napsiyah would patiently explain to her that she was hired to care for her.
  • The elderly would forget if she had not eaten. She would explain to her that she had not eaten and the elderly would listen to her.
  • The elderly would forget where she had put her ring. Napsiyah would help her look for it.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework.
• Finished contract and returned home.

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Period: 02 Jan 2009 - 24 Nov 2010

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 80-year-old man with stroke (after 1 year) and cancer. The elderly weighed about 80kg.
• After 1 year, the elderly was hospitalised for a stroke. Following that, Napsiyah started performing NGT feeding and Indwelling urinary catheter care for him.
• Administered suppository (bullet).
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting (first year), changing diapers (from second year onwards, including at night), dressing, feeding, walking, getting into and out of bed, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa.
• Shared a room with the elderly’s wife. Woke up 1 - 2 times at night to assist the elderly to check on the elderly.
• Assisted in exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework.
• Cared for the elderly until he passed away 1.5 years later.
• Continued to work there to accompany the elderly’s wife and performed housework until she finished her contract and returned home.

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Others

Period: 23 May 2011 - 29 May 2013

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Domestic Helper

Setting: In-Home

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

Period: 18 Feb 2022 to 9 Apr 2025

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for an 83-year-old lady with diabetes and kidney problems.
• Assisted in walking (no walking aids). Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (only at night occasionally), dressing, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Slept in an adjacent separate room. Woke up at night to assist the elderly to go to the toilet.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in exercises.
• Due to dementia,
  
  • The elderly would forget if she had eaten and ask to eat again. Eni would take videos of the elderly eating to show and remind her that she had already eaten.
    
  • The elderly would refuse to shower. The elderly would say that the water was expensive. Eni would explain to her that after showering, she would smell nice, help her put on new clothes, apply make-up and do her hair so she would look pretty when she went out for dialysis. The elderly would feel enticed and shower accordingly. However, if the elderly still refused, Eni would use a damp cloth to clean her and then dress her in new clothes.
  • The elderly would have mood swings frequently. She would scold Eni when she was upset. Sometimes the elderly would get angry when her daughter did not allow her to go downstairs as the weather was hot, would cause her blood pressure would go up and could not go for dialysis. Eni would coax her, saying that they would go later in the afternoon when it was not as hot. Sometimes the elderly would also be in a bad mood because she did not want to go dialysis. Eni would coax her, saying that if she went for dialysis, her body would be good and then the next day they could go to eat something and go shopping. The elderly would listen her and go for her dialysis.

• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments by herself.
• Accompanied for dialysis sessions by herself by taxi or public transport.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.

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Other

Period: 26 Jul 2017 to 4 Jan 2020

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Domestic helper

Setting: In-Home

• Took care of 3 children.
• Brought the children to the school.
• Performed housework and cooking.
• Family migrated to Australia.

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Period: 22 Sep 2014 to 9 Dec 2015

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Domestic helper

Setting: In-Home

• Took care of an elderly lady and man
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• She did not complete her contract as she was made to clean each of the elderly's 3 children's houses.

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Period: 3 Sep 2014 to 22 Sep 2014

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Domestic helper

Setting: In-Home

• Took care of a child with autism.
• Performed housework and cooking.
• She did not complete her contract as the child did not like her.

Period: 10 Apr 2022 to 31 Jan 2025

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a bedbound 68-year-old lady with stroke and dementia. The elderly weighed 62kg.
• Measured blood pressure.
• Administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa and turning & positioning (including at night).
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 2 times at night to assist the elderly to change diapers, turn and position and give water.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Due to dementia,
  
  • The elderly would forget if she had eaten and ask to eat again. Siti would remind her gently that she had already eaten, and the elderly would acknowledge it.
  • The elderly would forget who is Siti and who is the employer. Siti would introduce herself again to the elderly.  
  • The elderly would forget that now is morning and later is night. The elderly will ask Siti and Siti would patiently answer the elderly.  
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away and Siti returned home.

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Period: 2019 to 2021

‍Country: Hong Kong

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a bedbound 72-year-old man with stroke. The elderly weighed 51kg.
• Measured blood pressure.
• Administered suppository (bullet), enema and performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa and turning & positioning (including at night).
• Slept different room with the elderly. Woke up 2 times at night to assist the elderly to change diapers, turn and position and give water.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Due to dementia,
  
  • The elderly would forget if he had eaten and ask to eat again. Siti would give him something small to eat.
  • The elderly would forget that now is morning and later is night. Siti would explain to him patiently.
  • The elderly would have mood swings frequently. Siti would speak to him nicely to calm him down.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until he passed away and Siti returned home.

Period: 2017 to 2023

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 84-year-old lady with dementia. The elderly weighed 45kg.
• Assisted in walking with a walking stick. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Measured blood pressure.
• Basic wound care for bedsores (the wound was there when she started taking care for the elderly and it took 1 year to heal as the wound was large and deep).
• Assisted the elderly in walking only as the elderly did not need help with daily activities such as showering, toileting, feeding and dressing.
• Due to dementia,
  
  • The elderly would forget if she had eaten and would ask Weti repeatedly. Weti would explain to her patiently.
  • The elderly would wake up in the middle of the night as the elderly was unable to distinguish between day and night. The elderly would tell Weti that she wanted to watch TV. Weti would explain to her that it is night time and coax to go back to sleep. Weti would walk with her around the house until she felt calm and agreed to go back to bed.
  • The elderly would have mood swings frequently. Sometimes, the elderly refused to eat medicine and she would scold Weti. Weti would speak to her nicely to calm her down.

• After 3 years, the elderly’s condition worsened and became bedbound. One day, the elderly was fainted in front of Weti and luckily, Weti managed to catch her and carry her to sit on the sofa. Weti mentioned that the elderly still able to walk at that night after she woke up, but by the following morning, she could no longer walk at all. Weti and the employer suspected that the elderly’s worsening dementia may have caused her to forget how to walk.
• Administered suppository (bullet) (once every 2 days) and performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering (once every 2 days), sponging, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa and turning & positioning (including at night).
• Slept different room with the elderly as the elderly shared the room with the elderly’s husband. Woke up 2 times at night to assist the elderly to change diapers, turn & position and give water.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Finished contract and returned home.

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Period: 2013 to 2016

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 82-year-old lady with diabetes.
• Assisted in walking with a walking frame. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Monitored and recorded blood pressure (as instructed by doctor).
• Monitored blood glucose levels.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (at night and sometimes when going outside), dressing, walking and getting into and out of bed.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 1 time at night to assist the elderly to go to the toilet (even when wearing a diaper) and give water.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments by herself and sometimes with employer.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Finished contract and returned home.

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Others

Period: 2010 to 2013

‍Country: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

‍Title: Home chef

Setting: In-Home

• Prepared daily meals.

Period: 2020 to 2024

‍Country: Indonesia

‍Title: Helper for Patient

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 22-year-old man who had brain injury due to motorcycle accident. The patient weighed 60kg.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (including at night).
• Shared a room with the patient. Woke up 1 to 2 times at night to assist the patient to change diapers, turn and position, and give water.
• Brought the patient out to get some sun.
• Assisted in physiotherapy.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.

Period: 2021 to 2025

‍Country: Indonesia

‍Title: Domestic Helper

Setting: In-Home

• Took care of child, age 6.
• Performed housework and cooking.

Period: Apr 2018- Apr 2023

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 82-year-old lady with stroke. The elderly weighed 60kg.
• NGT feeding and Suctioning (oral).
• Monitored blood pressure.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including sponging, showering (once per week with employer), dressing, changing diapers, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa and turning & positioning.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 3 times to 4 times each night to change diapers and turning & positioning.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments. Updated the doctor on the elderly’s condition, bowel movements and blood pressure.
• Performed housework (twice a week), grocery shopping with employer and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.

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Period: Jul 2011- Jul 2015

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 75-year-old lady with brain tumour, dementia and stroke. The elderly weighed 55kg.
• NGT feeding and Suctioning (oral).
• Monitored blood pressure.
• Administered enema and performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including sponging, dressing, changing diapers, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa and turning & positioning.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 3 times to 4 times each night to change diapers and turning & positioning.
• Assisted in exercises.
• Due to dementia, the elderly would forget her own children.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments. Updated the doctor on the elderly’s condition, bowel movements and blood pressure.
• Performed cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.

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Period:  Dec 2008- Dec 2011

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for an 80-year-old lady with diabetes. The elderly weighed 50kg.
• She walked with a walking frame at home and used the wheelchair when going outside.
• Monitored blood glucose levels and blood pressure.
• Administered enema.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, dressing, changing diapers, feeding, walking and getting into and out of bed.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 1 time to 2 times each night to assist in walking to toilet.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments. Updated the doctor on the elderly’s condition, bowel movements.
• Took care of children, age 2 and 4.
• Performed housework (3 times a week), grocery shopping and cooking.

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Other

Period: Nov 2001- Nov 2003

‍Country: Hong Kong

‍Title: Domestic Helper

Setting: In-Home

• Took care of children, age 7.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.

Period: 2017 to 2024

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Took care of an elderly man and his wife.

• Cared for a 95-year-old man with diabetes.
• Assisted in walking with walking stick. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Monitored blood pressure.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• The elderly would still go to the toilet for toileting while wearing diapers.
• Slept in separate room from the elderly. Woke up 3 times at night to assist the elderly to use urinal for toileting.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments by herself.

• In 2021, the elderly’s condition got worse and was hospitalised. Fitriah stayed at the hospital to take care of the elderly.
• NGT feeding and Suctioning (oral).
• Assisted in Oxygen Therapy.
• Indwelling urinary catheter care.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including bedbath, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (including at night).
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 3 times at night to assist the elderly to change diapers, turn and position.
• After 6 months, the elderly passed away.

• Continued to care for the elderly man's 90-year-old wife with stomach problem.
• Assisted in walking with walking stick. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Assisted in Oxygen Therapy (for the last 3 years).
• Monitored blood pressure.
• Basic wound care for bedsores.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, walking, getting into and out of bed, turning and positioning (including at night).
• Slept in separate room from the elderly. Woke up 2 times at night to assist the elderly to change diapers and turn & position.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments by herself.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away and returned to Indonesia.

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Period: 2014 to 2017

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Took care of an elderly man and his wife.

• Cared for an 85-year-old lady with stroke.
• Assisted in walking by pushing the wheelchair. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Monitored blood pressure.
• Gave injections in the stomach area.
• Administered in suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, dressing, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (including at night).
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 3 times at night to assist the elderly for toileting using a potty, turn and position.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments by herself.

• Cared for the elderly lady's 93-year-old husband with diabetes and dementia.
• Assisted in walking with a walking stick. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Monitored and recorded blood pressure.
• Basic wound care for hemorrhoid.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, walking, getting into and out of bed, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (including at night).
• Slept in separate room from the elderly. Woke up 3 times at night to assist the elderly to change diapers, turn and position.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Due to dementia,
  • The elderly would forget if he had eaten and ask to eat again. Fitriah would show his empty bowl and explained to him that he had ate already.
  • The elderly would refuse to shower. Fitriah would explain to him that if he doesn’t take a shower, he would not smell good.
  • The elderly would have mood swings and would scold and hit her sometimes. Fitriah would speak to him nicely to calm him down.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments by herself.

• For the last 3 months, the elderly man’s condition got worse and was hospitalised. Fitriah stayed at the hospital to take care of the elderly.
• NGT feeding and Suctioning (oral).
• Indwelling urinary catheter care
• Monitored blood glucose levels.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including bedbath, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, turning & positioning (including at night).
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 2 times at night to assist the elderly to change diapers, turn and position.

• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Finished contract and returned home.

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Period: 2006 to 2009

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a bedbound 87-year-old man with stroke for 6 months.
• NGT feeding and Suctioning (tracheal).
• Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Indwelling urinary catheter care.
• Basic wound care for bedsores.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including bedbath, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, turning & positioning (including at night).
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 3 times at night to assist the elderly to change diapers, turn and position.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• The doctor would visit the elderly for medical appointments at his house.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until he passed away.

• Continued to cared for the elderly's 88-year-old wife with frailty.
• Assisted in walking with a walking stick. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Monitored recorded blood pressure.
• Basic wound care with bedsores.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, dressing, feeding, walking, getting into and out of bed, turning & positioning (sometimes the elderly could not find the strength to turn herself).
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 2 to 3 times at night to assist the elderly to go to the toilet and turn & position.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Massaged the elderly.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments by herself.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Finished contract and returned home.

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Others

Period: 2003 to 2006

‍Country: Saudi Arabia

‍Title: Domestic Helper

Setting: In-Home

• Took care of a new born baby.
• Performed housework and cooking.

Period: 2016 to 2022

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 89-year-old man with stroke. The elderly weighed 60kg.
• Suctioning (oral).
• Monitored and recorded blood pressure.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (only at night), dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 2 to 3 times at night to assist the elderly to change diapers and give water.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework and cooking.
• Finished contract and returned home.

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Period: 2009 to 2012

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 78-year-old lady with stroke. The elderly weighed 50kg.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (including at night).
• The elderly would want to go to toilet for toileting even though she was using diapers.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 2 to 3 times at night to assist the elderly to change diapers, turn and position and give water.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework and cooking.
• Finished contract and returned home to get married.

Period: 07 Sep 2022 to 07 Feb 2025

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 78-year-old lady with diabetes.
• Assisted in walking with a walking stick. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Measured blood pressure.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, walking and getting into and out of bed.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 3 times at night to assist the elderly to change diapers.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments by herself and sometimes with employer.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.

• At the same time, Dina also cared for a 83-year-old of the elderly’s husband.
• The elderly’s husband was still healthy. He was able to walk by himself and did not need help with daily activities.
• Accompanied the elderly’s husband to walk outside.
• Prepared and served medications.
• The elderly’s husband moved to the employer’s house after the elderly passed away and Dina returned home.

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Period: 24 Jul 2019 to 05 May 2022

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 83-year-old man with asthma.
• Assisted in walking with a walking stick. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Measured blood pressure.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, walking and getting into and out of bed
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 2 times at night to assist the elderly to change diapers, give water and give the elderly something small to eat if the elderly was hungry in the middle of the night.
• Sometimes the elderly would be forgetful. He would forget where he put his things. Dina would help him look for it.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until he passed away and returned home.

Period: 30 Nov 2017 to 04 Sep 2023

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 73-year-old man with stroke and diabetes.
• Assisted in walking with a walking frame. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Monitored and recorded blood pressure.
• Administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (only at night), dressing, feeding, walking, getting into and out of bed, turning & positioning (sometimes when the elderly did not have enough strength).
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 2 times at night to assist the elderly to change diapers, turn and position.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises and massaged the elderly.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Finished contract and returned home.

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Period: 06 Nov 2017 to 30 Nov 2017

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• The elderly passed away before Nanik had joined the family, so Nanik stayed with the agency.
• Nanik said that she had helped out at the agency and cared for the agent’s 80-year-old father with frailty for 2 weeks.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting and dressing.
• Performed housework.
• The agency found an employer for Nanik so she was transferred to a new employer.

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Period: 2015 to 2017

‍Country: Hong Kong

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Took care of the elderly man and his wife.
• Cared for an 80-year-old man with frailty.
  • Assisted in walking with a walking frame. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
  • Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting (would wait outside the toilet), dressing and walking.
• She also cared for the elderly’s 75-year-old wife with frailty.
  • Assisted in walking with a walking stick.
  • The elderly did not need any assistance in Activities of Daily Living.
• Slept in separate room from the elderly. Nanik did not need to wake up to assist the elderly to go to the toilet.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments by herself, sometimes with employer.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Finished contract and returned home.

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Period: 2010 to 2015

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 70+-year-old lady with stroke.
• Assisted in walking with a walking frame. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Monitored blood pressure.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, walking, getting into and out of bed, turning & positioning (sometimes when the elderly did not have enough strength).
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 1 time at night to assist the elderly to change diapers, turn and position.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises and massaged the elderly.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Finished contract and returned home.

Period: Feb 2023 to Dec 2024

‍Country: Indonesia

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for an 86-year-old lady with stroke and diabetes.
• Assisted in walking with a walking stick. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Monitored and recorded blood pressure, vital signs and intake / output.
• Administered in enema and performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, walking, getting into and out of bed, turning & positioning (including at night).
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 3 to 4 times at night to assist the elderly to change diapers, turn & position and give water.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.

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Period: 2010 to 2022

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

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Nursing Aide

Setting: Nursing Home (禾馨护理之家)

• Worked in a nursing home. Worked for 1 to 2 off days a month with rotating shifts. Day shift from 8.30am to 9pm and Night shift from 8.30pm to 9am.
• Cared for 12 elderly each shift, with medical conditions like stroke, diabetes, cancer and dementia.
• Some elderly could walk with assistance, some elderly were wheelchair-bound, some elderly were bedbound.
• NGT feeding.
• PEG Tube feeding.
• Suctioning (oral).
• Suctioning (tracheal).
• Nebulizer.
• Assisted with oxygen therapy.
• Monitored and recorded blood pressure, vital signs and intake / output.
• Indwelling urinary catheter care, administered suppository (bullet), enema and performed manual evacuation.
• Basic wound care for bedsores.
• Stoma care.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, bedbath, sponging, toileting, changing diapers, dressing, feeding, walking, getting into and out of bed, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Served medications.
• Performed housework and cooking.
• Finished contract and returned home.

Period: 2016 to 2018

‍Country: Indonesia

‍Title: Helper for Elderly

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 72-year-old lady with scoliosis and had a fall.
• Assisted in walking with a walking stick. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers, dressing, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up at night 2 - 3 times to assist the elderly to change diapers.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Performed housework and cooking.

Period: 16 Mar 2022 to 13 Apr 2025

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 65-year-old lady with abdominal surgery.
• The elderly was wheelchair-bound for 3 months after the operation. After 3 months, Yayuk assisted the elderly in walking with a walking stick.
• Measured blood pressure.
• Indwelling urinary catheter care (3 months), Administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting or using urinal, dressing, walking and getting into and out of bed
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 1 time at night to assist the elderly to go to the toilet or use urinal and give water.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments by with employer.
• Performed housework and cooking.
• Finished contract and returned home.

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Period: 30 Aug 2020 to 16 Mar 2022

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 86-year-old lady with diabetes and stroke. The elderly weighed 80kg.
• Assisted in walking with a walking stick. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Measured blood pressure.
• Monitored blood glucose levels.
• Administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting (morning), using urinal (night), dressing, getting into and out of bed and turning & positioning (including at night).
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 3 to 4 times at night to assist the elderly to assist the elderly with urinal and give water.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework and cooking.
• Yayuk was transferred to new employer as she got physically abused and threatened with a knife by a Filipino caregiver.

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Period: 11 Jul 2018 to 12 Jul 2019

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 65-year-old lady with stroke. The elderly weighed 45kg.
• Measured blood pressure.
• Administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting (to pass motion only), changing diapers (including at night), dressing, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa and turning & positioning (including at night).
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 3 times at night to assist the elderly to go to the toilet or change diapers, turn & position and give water.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.

Period: 27 Oct 2022 - 21 Jun 2024

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for an 84-year-old man with stroke.
• Assisted in walking with a walking frame. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Measured blood pressure.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 2 times at night to change diapers.
• Assisted in exercises including using a pedal cycle machine. Sometimes the elderly would refuse to exercise, she would coax him by telling him that if he did not exercises, he would not be able to walk and he would listen to her as he was afraid of not being able to walk.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until he passed away and went home.

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Period: 2019 to 2021

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 105-year-old lady with stroke and dementia.
• Assisted in walking (did not use any walking aide). Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Monitored and recorded blood pressure, vital signs and intake / output.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (only at night), dressing, feeding and walking.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 1 time at night to give water and serve medicine (the elderly would go to bed at 8pm. Sometimes the elderly would wake up at 11PM by herself and could not sleep. When this happened, she would inform her employer who would give her the sleep medication).
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun after breakfast.
• Assisted in exercises with the other elderly in the park.
• Due to dementia,
  • The elderly would forget who her daughter was. She would call Elly as her daughter.
  • The elderly would forget if she had eaten and ask to eat again. Elly give her something biscuit to eat.
  • The elderly would forget if she had showered and asked to shower again. Elly would explain to her that she had already take a shower. If she did not let her shower, the elderly would get angry. Elly would help her to sponge her body instead.
  • The elderly would forget where she had kept her money and asked Elly where it was. Elly would show it to her.
  • The elderly had a tendency to wander outside by herself and would not how to come home. There was one incident when the elderly’s family came home for a gathering. The elderly wandered out by herself while Elly was cooking for the family. Her employer and Elly looked for the elderly for half a day before finding her in the police station. After this incident, her employer told her that she did not need to cook anymore and to constantly keep an eye on the elderly instead.
  • The elderly would wake up at night, could not sleep and ask to go outside in the middle of the night. She would have to inform her employer and her employer would pass her the sleep medications to give to the elderly. The elderly would then go back to sleep after taking the medication.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework.
• Finished contract and returned home for home leave. The elderly passed away while she was on home leave.

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Period: 24 Nov 2015 - 02 Feb 2018

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 80-year-old man with stroke. The elderly weighed 55kg.
• Measured blood pressure.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa.
• Shared a room with the elderly. The elderly would wake up at night and started calling for her. She would wake up to comfort him and after he saw her, he would feel better and went back to sleep. He was afraid of being alone at night.
• Pushed the elderly via wheelchair for exercises every day at the elderly centre. She would assist him with the exercises if there were no care workers to assist.
• Assisted with ROM exercises at home.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until he passed away.

Period: 2013 to 2023

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 67-year-old lady with a left leg fracture due to an accident. The care recipient weighed 52kg.
• Initially the care recipient was wheelchair-bound. She assisted in Activities of Daily Living including bedbath, sponging, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (including at night).
• She also assisted her with daily exercises and massaged the care recipient. Under her encouragement and coaxing, the care recipient patient was able to start to practice walking using a walking frame. She assisted the care recipient with exercises until after 2 years, the care recipient was able to walk with assistance using a walking stick.
• When the care recipient was able to walk with a walking stick, she assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering (3 to 4 days a week, sometimes about 1 to 2 times a week, the care recipient will ask her to wait outside instead based on her preference), changing diapers (including at night), dressing, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Monitored blood pressure.
• Shared a room with the care recipient. Woke up 2 times at night to assist the care recipient to change diapers and turn and position.
• Brought the care recipient out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments, either by herself by taxi or sometimes with employer.
• Returned home to take care of her mother who was sick.

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Period: 2006 to 2011

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 57-year-old man with liver problems and prior fall and back surgery. The care recipient weighed 65kg.
• Assisted in walking with a walking stick. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Monitored and recorded blood pressure.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, changing diapers (when visiting a doctor), dressing, feeding, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Slept in a separate room. The care recipient would use a call bell to call for her help when needed. Woke up 2 to 3 times at night to assist the care recipient to go toileting using a urinal, turn and position.
• Brought the care recipient out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments by herself. Updated the doctor on the care recipient’s condition.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Cared for the care recipient until he passed away.

Period: 2017 to 2020

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 90-year-old lady with kidney disease.
• Assisted in walking with a walking frame. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Measured blood pressure.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, dressing, walking, getting into and out of bed and turning & positioning (including at night).
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 2 to 3 times at night to assist the elderly to go to the toilet, turn & position and give water.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments by herself to do dialysis (3 days in a week).
• Performed housework and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.

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Period: 2009 to 2015

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a bedbound 85-year-old lady with stroke. The elderly weighed 69kg.
• NGT feeding and Suctioning (oral).
• Measured blood pressure
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering (every day with employer), washing hair in the bed (2 days in a week together with employer), changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa and turning & positioning (including at night).
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 3 times at night to assist the elderly to change diapers, turn & position, served medication and give water.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework and cooking.
• Finished contract and returned home.

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Period: 2001 to 2007

‍Country: Hong Kong

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 80-year-old lady with heart disease. The elderly weighed 60kg.
• Measured blood pressure.
• Performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, dressing, getting into and out of bed, and turning & positioning (including at night).
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 2 times at night to assist the elderly to go to the toilet, turn & position and give water.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises and massaged the elderly.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework and cooking.
• Finished contract and returned home.

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Others

Period: 07 Apr 2022 to 02 Apr 2025

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Domestic Helper

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for 3-year-old and 6-year-old boy kids.
• Assisted showering and dressing.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Finished contract and returned home.‍

Period: 2020 - 2023

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 91-year-old lady with heart problem.
• She walked with a walking frame and assistance at home and used the wheelchair when going outside.
• Monitored blood pressure levels.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, dressing, changing diapers (at night and outside only), walking and getting into and out of bed.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 3 times each night to give water and change diapers.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in exercises.
• Served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer and employer's wife (once a month).
• Performed housework and cooking.
• Went back to Indonesia after she had finished her contract.

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Period: 2014 - 2020

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 90-year-old man with dementia, heart problem and diabetes. The elderly weighed 55kg.
• Monitored blood pressure levels.
• Administered enema and performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, dressing, changing diapers, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa and turning & positioning.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 3 times each night to change diapers.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in exercises.
• Due to dementia,
• The elderly would forget if he had eaten and asked to eat again.
• The elderly would refuse to shower.
• The elderly would have mood swings frequently and would kick her when the elderly did not want to wear diapers.
• The elderly would ask to go outside in the middle of the night. Sri would bring him out. The elderly would shout if Sri did not bring him out. The elderly would want to go back home once he saw no people at outside.
• Served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer and employer's wife (once a month).
• Performed housework.
• Cared for the elderly until he passed away and she was transferred to a new employer.

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Period: 2007 - 2013

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 93-year-old man with heart problem.
• He was able to walk with assistance at home used the wheelchair when going outside.
• Monitored blood pressure levels.
• Administered enema and performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, dressing, toileting, feeding, walking and getting into and out of bed.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 2 times each night to assist to go to toilet.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments (once a month). Updated the doctor on the elderly’s condition, bowel movements and blood pressure.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping with the elderly and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until he passed away.

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Others

Period: 2001 - 2003

‍Country: Korea

‍Title: Domestic Worker

Setting: In-Home

• Worked in a fabric factory.
• Went back to Indonesia after she had finished her contract.

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Period: 1995 - 1999

‍Country: Malaysia

‍Title: Domestic Worker

Setting: In-Home

• Worked in a handphone battery factory.
• Went back to Indonesia after she had finished her contract.

Period: 02 Aug 2019 - 04 Dec 2023

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Took care of employer’s mother and her employer’s unmarried uncle. Both care recipients were residing in the same house as her employer. Sometimes her employer’s sister would also take care of her employer’s mother.

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Employer’s Uncle

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 93-year-old man with dementia and diabetes. The elderly weighed 78kg.
• Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers, dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• The elderly was very quiet and did not talk much at all. He was compliant in following Emilia’s instructions when she was assisting him in his Activities of Daily Living.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with her employer.

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Employer’s Mother

• Cared for an 83-year-old lady with leg problems (unable to walk well) and some visual impairment.
• Assisted in walking with a walking frame.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including walking, getting into and out of bed.
• For showering, she would assist the elderly into the bathroom and take the items for her while the elderly showered herself.
• For toileting, she would assist the elderly in the bathroom while the elderly would wash up herself after she has finished.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with her employer.

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• Shared a room with both of the elderly care recipients. Woke up 2 - 3 times at night to assist the elderly lady to go to the toilet.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.

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Other

Period: 08 Jan 2024 - 01 May 2024

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking for a family of 5 for a 5-room HDB.
• During the interview, the employer did not tell her that she would need to buy her own airfare back to Lampung when they go away for vacation. It was only when she started working that her employer informed her of this and that they would go for vacation 5 times in a year.
• During the 5 months she was working there, her employer went overseas 2 times. She had bought her own air ticket back to Lampung these 2 times when her employer went abroad. The first time was 3 weeks. The second time was also 3 weeks.
• As Emilia shared that she always needed to pay for her own airfare and she had not agreed to this, she could not make enough money. She did not continue working for employer.