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Ken W.

Ken W.

$20.00 / hr

Palm Desert, CA

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About Ken

Being a great caregiver is about much more than tending to a person's physical needs. It's about maximizing quality of life. And something that makes me very unique in this respect is a professional background and life experience outside of the industry that enables me to form a social connection with some clients in a way that feels more like life before they lost their independence.

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
  • 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
  • Dementia
  • Depression
  • Home Health Care
  • Hospice Care
  • Palliative Care
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Senior Care
  • Elder Care
  • Home Care

Languages

  • English

Experience & Education

Caregiver

Apr 2018 - Present
Home Instead Senior Care
I care for an elderly hospice client suffering from cancer, dementia and depression, who requires frequent redirection due to suicidal ideation. The client has a catheter, takes medications, including for pain and anxiety, requires assistance with toileting, transfers, dressing, bathing. In addition to tending to his physical needs, I've established trust and a personal connection with this client that I believe has materially improved the quality of his daily life.
Apr 2018 - Present

Caregiver

Feb 2018 - Present
Right At Home
I care for an elderly Alzheimer's client who requires assistance with all activities for daily, including assisting with both mental and physical use of a restroom, cleaning up after himself, assisting with transfers and mobility, meal preparation, etc. In addition to his physical care, I also focus on quality of life by engaging with the client socially to the extend he's comfortable.
Feb 2018 - Present

Caregiver

May 2017 - Feb 2018
Private Client
Provided companion care services for elderly couple.
May 2017 - Feb 2018

Caregiver

Mar 2016 - Apr 2017
Private Client
Left my corporate career to take over full-time caregiving responsibilities for my 96 year old mother.
Mar 2016 - Apr 2017

Principal Enterprise Archtiect

Oct 1997 - Mar 2016
Starbucks
Responsible for managing business opportunity assessment, project initiation, and solution design process. Provided full-lifecycle project, team and technical leadership, and post-implementation training and support. Business areas of focus included e-commerce, pricing, inventory allocation, and merchandise management.
Oct 1997 - Mar 2016

Vice President, Information Technology

Sep 1994 - Sep 1996
Rotary International
Responsible for all aspects of information technology operations including strategy and planning, program initiation and management, budgets, staff, operations.
Sep 1994 - Sep 1996

Northwestern University

Jan 1986 - Jan 1988
Evanston, IL
Jan 1986 - Jan 1988

State University of New York

Jan 1979 - Jan 1983
New Paltz, NY
Jan 1979 - Jan 1983
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