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Twanda H.

Twanda H.

$13.84 / hr

Temple Hills, MD

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About Twanda

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.

Caregiving Services & Expertise

Services

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

Job Interests

    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
    • Cancer Recovery
    • Dementia
    • Depression
    • Diabetes
    • Gastrointestinal Disorders
    • Senior Care
    • Elder Care
    • Home Care

    Languages

    • English

    Experience & Education

    Train Med/Direct Staff Personnel

    Aug 2009 - Aug 2007
    Total Care Services, Inc.
    Objective / Summary As certified Home Health Aide, Trained Medication Employee, Direct Staff Personnel my goal is to build/ maintain trust and confidentially while assisting mentally/physically challenged individuals with life’s difficult challenges/goals for comfortable normal existence. I would assist these individuals with specialized needs such as schizophrenia, bipolar, autism dementia, PTSD, AD Hyperactivitiy, etc. within the metro area with meal preparation, shopping, personal hygiene, house cleaning, laundry, medication, transportation to community activities, doctor’s appointments/events. Observation of medication given/received to individuals of side effects, tolerability of medication/behaviors exhibited by individuals. Report/document observations in log and nurses on duty. Maintain/document daily reports, events, and incidents; observe/report any incidents. Allow individuals do for themselves if able; assist with childcare and respite care. Assist with money management, parenting skills, monitoring CPS. Also, assessed needs on health/medical conditions of individuals; specialized equipment, physician’s instructions regarding diets/medications. Being supportive/respectful of individual’s family values.
    Aug 2009 - Aug 2007

    Greenwood High School, Greenwood, SC Lander College, Greenwood, SC

    Jan 1975 - Jan 1977
    Jan 1975 - Jan 1977
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