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Shunta L.

Shunta L.

$18.50 / hr

Valdosta, GA

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About Shunta

Hello, My name is Shunta Lewis. I am 36 years old mother of 4. I have always had a passion for helping others regardless of there race or color. I have always admired and wanted to follow in my mothers footsteps. She has been a LPN for 42 years and she would take me with her to visit her patients and watch (after it was ok with the patient and there family) her while she cared for them and did there assessments. It has always been a joy seeing how her patients would light up when they saw her. So I knew that was exactly what I wanted to do. I have been doing private sittings for 5 years now and I have well over 10 yrs in experience. I have years of experience in checking blood sugars, charting and taking vital signs, Diverticulitis, Diabetes, hyper and hypotension, Alzheimer's, Dementia, as well as administering the right dosage of medicine and insulin. When I get involved with a patient they become family to me. I treat them as such. I have lost both of my grandparents on both sides, I helped in taking care of them up until there final days. My last patient of 4 years who was 84 years old was put into a nursing home after her family could no longer care for her without me during my time off to have my daughter. It hurt me so bad, we did everything together. I would go wake her up in the morning singing to her and she would just smile. I would check her blood sugar and blood pressure. Then I would lift her out of her bed. Put her on her bedside pot, then clean her up and bathe her then dress her. I would then put her into her wheelchair and wheel her in her front room to be put into her lift chair. Then I would go cook her breakfast and me and her would eat then I would administer her daily meds to her. I then would put her back on her potty to use the restroom. Then depending on how she felt me and her would take a stroll around her yard and look at her garden. There is nothing like knowing that you a made a difference in some ones life.

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
  • Short Term
  • Overnight
  • Weekend Live-In

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

Skills & Expertise

  • ALS
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Cardiovascular Disorders
  • Diabetes
  • Gastrointestinal Disorders
  • Hospice Care
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Neurological Disorders
  • Orthopedic Care
  • Senior Care
  • Elder Care
  • Home Care

Languages

  • English

Experience & Education

Sales/ Customer Service

Jun 2021 - Present
carter prepaid
I greet and assist customers as they come in with paying there bill or setting up a new phone service or buying a phone. I also rent out U-hauls and have a Amazon Hub. I work on technical issues with customers cellular devices.
Jun 2021 - Present

Personal Caregiver/Sitter

Aug 2019 - Sep 2021
private sitter/caregiver
I had the sweetest 84 yr old patient. She lived by herself and was unable to walk due to arthritis. She also had diabetes, Alzheimer's, dementia and diverticulitis. I would go in the am and check her blood sugar and blood pressure. Then I would put her on her portable potty. I would then bathe her after and place her in her wheelchair and roll her into her living room and place her in her lift chair and give her newspaper and coffee to her while I went and prepared her home cooked all star breakfast of her choice. After she would complete her meal I would administer all of her 8 medications to her and we would watch her favorite show till she fell asleep. Then I would wake her up at lunch time and check her blood sugar and pressure again and fix her lunch. After she ate her lunch and used the potty, I would place her in her wheelchair and me and her would go take a stroll around her yard and look at her garden and get some sunshine. When she was ready to return back inside, I would put her back on the potty before I placed her back in her lift chair and finished my shift. I would then have my 1hr break to go pick my children up. Then I would go back and fix her dinner or her choice if she wanted me to grab something while I was out in town. I would check her blood sugar and pressure when I returned, feed her and administer her night medications and put her on the pot before I would lay her in her bed for the night. And I would repeat the same cycle the next day.
Aug 2019 - Sep 2021

Wharehouse Worker/ Inbound Breakpack

Aug 2015 - Sep 2018
home depot distribution center
I worked on the inbound side and i packed boxes with different merchandise and labeled them to be sent over to Outbound to be sent out to various locations.
Aug 2015 - Sep 2018

Wiregrass Technical College

Jan 2006 - Jan 2007
Valdosta, GA
Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

Valdosta High School

Jan 2001 - Jan 2004
Valdosta, GA
Jan 2001 - Jan 2004
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