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Lavinia R.

Lavinia R.

$25.00 / hr

Lyons, IL

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About Lavinia

Summer Update [?]: I am free and available for the entire summer until day after Labor Day, in which afterwards, I go back to my schedule below. After Labor Day Availability: I am available late evenings, overnight til 4am w/sleep, & some weekends can be negotiated. What makes me a great caregiver is my patience and ability to take the lead to discern when a situation needs action or not. I have had many clients whose demands were very different but I adjusted right away bc I do understand the need for each person to have dignity and still feel as though they have a level of independence. I have serviced those as young as 38 with terminal cancer to those who were a mature age of 88 with heart, mobility, and respiratory issues, dementia, Alzheimer's, and bed-ritten, so I am well-rounded. I am a mother of 2 boys now young men and I am married but I have still devoted countless hours for my clients, even living in with them 24/7 and working 12 to 24 hour days, 7 days a week. I do not mind at all. I am gracious and love people too much. I will be a promising catch.

Caregiving Services & Expertise

Services

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

Job Interests

  • Full Time
  • Part Time
  • Short Term
  • 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
  • Arthritis
  • COPD
  • Dementia
  • Depression
  • Diabetes
  • Gastrointestinal Disorders
  • Hearing Disorders
  • Home Health Care
  • Hospice Care
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Post Surgery Recovery
  • Senior Care
  • Elder Care
  • Home Care

Languages

  • English

Experience & Education

Home Health Aide

Dec 2013 - Present
Nuzzo Family
Providing companionship to an individual with Progressive MS. Assisted with bathing, grooming, laundry, light housekeeping, meal prep, feeding, minor physical therapy, errands, appointments, toileting, and entertainment.
Dec 2013 - Present

Driver

Apr 2018 - Present
First Group America
Chicago Public School school bus driver operator. I am usually on summer break from June 15th to day after Labor Day.
Apr 2018 - Present

Driver

Nov 2017 - Jun 2018
Board of Education Berwyn South District 100
Drive a school bus for the school district 100 in Berwyn Illinois
Nov 2017 - Jun 2018

City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College

Jan 2005 - Jan 2007
Chicago, IL
Jan 2005 - Jan 2007
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