Hi I just moved to california for graduate school in Physical Therapy. I have worked in many different settings one including a nursing home. As a rehab aide there it was almost like being a caregiver. I would help the CNAs, nurses, doctors, and therapist. I would spend a lot of time with the patients, and when a therapist, doctor, nurse, or cna was busy I would do the work. I am truly passionate about helping others, and I am very understanding. I also am very caring and would make a great caregiver because I am able to listen, and understand. My grandfather has dementia, and I worked on the dementia unit at work. I know how they can get frustrated, but sometimes they just want a companion, and someone to be there for them. Before my grandfather went into a nursing home I would help him with his morning routine, cook meals, help bathe, groom, use the toilet, bring him to doctors appts, give medication and exercise. I am very good at transferring patients from wheelchairs to the toilet, vice versa, and helping them walk with a walker, another device, or no device. I am also able to fix any rehabilitation equipment such as a walker! I am on my path to an exciting career, and I will be the perfect caregiver!
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