I HAVE WORKED AS LIVE-IN CAREGIVER FOR OVER TEN YEARS.AND WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT ,IS BEING A HELP TO OTHERS THAT CAN NOT HELP THERE SELF AT TIMES.NOT JUST THAT. I HAVE WORKED WITH 9 PEOPLE AT A TIME .COOKING AND CLEANING AND HANDING OUT MEDS. I RUN THE HOUSE LIKE IT IS MY HOME .WHERE I HAVE KIDS TO TACK CARE OF.THATS WHAT I SEE THEM AS.I LOVE WHAT I DO AS BEING A CAREGIVER.SHOWING LOVE , LETING THEM KNOW THAT EVERY THING IS ALRIGHT .THEY DONT HAVE TO WORRIE ABOUT ANYTHING AT ALL. THE HOUSE THAT I USE TO WORK AT .WAS IN HOUSTON AND LIKE I SAID THE FRIST TIME .I TUCK CARE OF NINE PEOPLE AT ONE TIME. THATS WAKING UP IN THE MORNING.MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE UP .HAVE HAD THERE MORING MEAL. HAVE TACKING THERE MEDS. AND THERE OFF TO DAYCARE.WHILE THEY ARE OFF AT DAYCARE.IM MAKING SURE EVERTHING IS READY FOR THEM WHEN THEY GET HOME.I HAVE THERE DINNER ON .I MAKE SURE THAT THERE CLOTHEN IS WASHED.I GO BEHIDE THEM AND MAKE SURE THAT THERE ROOM IS CLEAN,BEDS ARE MADE RIGHT.MAKE SURE THAT THERE BATH IS CLEAN BEFORE THEY COME HOME .AND WHATEVER I DID NOT FINISH .I FINISH IT AFTER THEY ARE SLEEP. NOW THAT THEY ARE HOME FROM DAYCARE , THEY GO OFF INTO THERE ROOMS PUTTING UP THERE THINGS FROM TODAY,FOR THEM THAT TACKS MEDS AT 12 THEY HAVE THEM TO TACK. AFTER THAT THEY WAIT IN THE TV ROOM UNTILL DINNER.AFTER THEY FINISH EATING,THEY GO BACK INTO THE TV ROOM UNTILL THEY GET THERE NIGHT MEDS AT 9 AND THEN THEY ARE OFF TO BED FOR THE NIGHT. WHILE THEY ARE SLEEP .I FINISH WASHING,CLEAING KITCHEN.
Caregivers that work non-full-time jobs or irregular shifts can negotiate extra compensation in addition to their standard hourly wage.
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