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Nicole S.

Nicole S.

$18.00 / hr

Tulare, CA

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About Nicole

I am 35 year old mother of 4 and have been caregiving for 6 years. I truly believe that I've found my calling. I've always known that I wanted to be in healthcare but never knew which avenue to persue until I found myself as a caregiver for the first time. I have a love for all people and am by nature, a kind, caring and nurturing soul. My goal as a caregiver is to not only provide physical care duties but to be there as a companion to my patient and their families as well! There is something proufoundly special about being able to help one in the comfort of their own home during their time of need (however long that may be) and I feel privileged and honored to be a part of that.

Caregiving Services & Expertise

Services

  • Bathing
  • Dressing & Grooming
  • Toileting
  • Medication Reminders
  • Meal Prep
  • Groceries & Shopping
  • Transferring & Mobility
  • Exercise
  • Transportation
  • Housekeeping
  • Companionship

Job Interests

  • Full Time
  • Part Time
  • Overnight
  • Weekend Live-In
  • Holiday Shifts

Caregivers that work non-full-time jobs or irregular shifts can negotiate extra compensation in addition to their standard hourly wage.

Skills & Expertise

  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Dementia
  • Diabetes
  • Gastrointestinal Disorders
  • Home Health Care
  • Hospice Care
  • Palliative Care
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Post Surgery Recovery
  • Renal and Urological Disorders
  • Senior Care
  • Elder Care
  • Home Care

Languages

  • English

Experience & Education

Home health aide

Jan 2015 - Present
Privately employed
Full time In home health aide for a lovely elderly woman with end stage Alzheimer's disease and advanced Parkinson's. My duties are a little bit of everything! ADL's incl. But not limited to Bathing, all grooming needs, toileting (on commode as well as in bed changing) feeding, giving meds, in bed exercises (as she is now bed bound) Cooking, housekeeping, laundry, shopping. Etc. Pretty much anything the family needs.
Jan 2015 - Present

Home health aide

Jan 2013 - Nov 2014
Privately employed
Employment was full-time Mon-Fri, holidays and some weekends. Duties were full scope and included; companionship, home helper and personal care such as, Hygiene/toiletries- full bed bath, grooming and cutting of hair & nails, teeth brushing, foley catheter hygiene(keeping the area around catheter clean and dry at all times between bi-weekly foley catheter changes) bowel movement changing.) and wound cleaning and dressing. light housekeeping- Laundry, changing of linens on patients bed daily, keeping patients room clean and organized, as well as any other housekeeping duties as it pertained to the patient, cooked & served 3 meals and snacks per day, medication reminders, accompanying patient to doctors' appointments, and moving patient in and out of bed, to and from a wheelchair (as he was bed ridden) using a manual Hoyer lift. One on one companionship- spending time with my patient, nice walks outside, watching movies, reading him books and just having good conversation!
Jan 2013 - Nov 2014

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