HIV/AIDS Caregivers in Clackamas County - 80 caregivers found

I bring over 25 years experience caring for seniors with compassion and focus on the whole person. Providing quality of life and working as a team member with the rest of the care team are some of my priorities. I am passionate about caring for seniors.

I'm self motivated,respectful, hardworking and reliable.I love my job and serve my clients whole heardly.

I am very easy to get along with and have a great deal of respect for - not only my elders , but for people - in general. I am a good listener and can relate to or sympathize with most people. I have a warm heart and a good outlook on life. I have a great sense of humor and a good sense of reality. I have a 34 yr old son with cerebral palsy . Whom I have cared for all his life. I started caring for others in 2009 when I began caring for a friend.In later years I worked as a housekeeper in a retirement facility and I got to know the residents and really wanted to help so I became a caregiver in senior care . It made me feel so good helping people out. they really made my day! And it was totally worth it to hear them say I was making theirs! It is a win win . I am proud to help people . Its my nature . I achieved employee of the month in a facility . I was the only one in the year to get it.. I am very work oriented ,but yet fun to have around.. I am reliable and Always on time.

My name Velonia, otherwise known as Kim. I would describe myself as a respectful, compassionate, observant, reliable and patient individual who provides first-class care. I am also a good listener who demonstrate understanding and empathy. Over the years, I have worked in various roles where the need to work closely with other people, follow strict rules and procedures, and also getting a task done in a timely manner. I enjoyed being a caregiver because of my passion to take care of others and treat them well with love and respect the same way I would want to be treated. Whenever I take care of others and they are happy or satisfied this make me feel good in myself and it also give me a great form of job satisfaction that I am doing a wonderful job.

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I like to be a caregiver just because it makes me put myself on someone shoes by thinking how I would like others to treat me if I can be in their situations and I feel like even though I'm getting payed how I treat others make me have more blessings

I believe that I've alway been a natural at caregiving, I seem to perform tasks needed before even being asked, I'm the hostess with the mostest, one might say. I have done both in-home care and have also worked in facilities for seniors and medically fragile DD adults for nearly a decade. My traits that shine are that I'm professional, non-judgmental, compassionate, patient and adapt well to the various needs that present themselves in most seniors day to day lives. I believe maintaining one's independence and respect is very important as well as key to building a good client relationships. I have skills ranging from basic ADL's, managing household tasks, stellar record keeping abilities, med admin as well as hospice experience. I love all aspects of providing in home care while always keeping health and safety in mind. I feel that I am a well rounded provider that can meet ones needs in a friendly manner which is important all the while keeping everyone comfortable especially when and where changes and transitioning are a concern. My experience includes working with clients that suffer from dementia and Alzheimer's. I am a good listener & love to share stories and as well as share music and art with clients. Trainings are all kept up to date

I have been a CNA now for 30 years, I love working with the elderly, I plan on someday going back to school to become a Nurse. For now I want to take a break from Long-term care and do something different for a change

I've been a caregiver since 2001. With my experience, I have worked from assisted living to hospital, to long/short term settings, to pre and post acute rehabs, from palliative to hospice, from mental , passing medication with certification under supervision of a Registered nurse, from private care to adult carehome. With all my experience through the years in various settings I am capable, flexible and can manage on what type of heath care setting I'm going to work. Being a caregiver you meet various people from all ages, races, culture and I learned from those different aspect and stages of life through caregiving. At the end of my shift and when I completed my care to my residents or patient with a smile on their face and my supervisors with good satisfactory that is the best accomplishment at the end of the day.

I believe Caregiving is a gift not just a job,I love working with the client as well as with the family so the person can get the best care possible and being in communication with the Doctor(s),I also want to know the person well enough to know if something is different and/or has changed in health and mind state.I love working with a person long term and using my gift of humor and compassion to help improve one's quality of life. I have been in health care for over 10 years and I still believe that EVERY PERSON is different no matter the health challenges,I have a Provider Number issued by the State of Oregon