What makes me an great caregiver is that I have compassion, passion , trust, honesty and respect for the individuals privacy/rights as a human being. I would treat them as I would like to be treated with the same respect. I became a caregiver due to the fact that majority of my life I was and still am the family nurse maid. Whenever family member becomes ill or physically disable, I am there to help them the best of my ability and knowledge. It just comes natural for me to help whoever and however I am able to do so. What I like about being a caregiver is that I am able to best of my ability to assist those to obtain some type of l normalcy in their lives. I can assist them with hygiene, medication, shopping, doctors appointment, money management, meal preparation. My personal achievement is that I obtain the trust and respect and compassion from individuals that I am at times am like a family member. Also, I have achieve employee of the month with my present company and valued respect from my peers and supervisors for doing my job sometimes well beyond what my position and duties calls for.
Caregivers that work non-full-time jobs or irregular shifts can negotiate extra compensation in addition to their standard hourly wage.
CareLinx home care services include housekeeping, transportation, meal preparation, shopping, medication reminders, mobility assistance, bathing, toileting, grooming, dressing, exercise, companionship and more. Compared to traditional agencies, our caregiver services include four distinct advantages.
1. Preferred, high-quality care: CareLinx customers prefer our care over competitors’ by a factor of 10 to 1. You get to choose and interview the caregiver, resulting in a better match and higher quality care.
2. Uniquely affordable: as an online caregiver network with low overhead and zero markups on caregiver pay, our prices are up to 50 percent less than traditional senior care agencies.
3. Care advocates: our direct-hire model gives caregivers higher wages and flexible schedules, and consumers low prices. Everyone gets a better quality of life.
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