Adele T.

Professional Care Assistant (PCA) servicing one female client 8 am - 5 pm, 5 days a week, at senior living facility in Sparks, NV. Responsibilities included: bathing, dressing, grooming; grocery shopping, meal preparation and eating assistance; medication reminders; incontinence care; daily blood pressure readings and log; transfers and ambulation assistance; transportation to medical appointments; laundry and linen changes; companionship and social activities; light housekeeping.

Professional Care Assistant (PCA) for a professional care agency. Provided non-medical care for male and female clients in various settings including: skilled nursing homes, in-hospital, independent and assisted living facilities and in-home client environments. Started this position at a Level 2 status and progressed to Level 3 requiring more challenging shifts and added responsibilities. Successfully completed classroom training and hands-on job training in the field over a 2 year period. This included completion and renewal of CPR and FIRST AID certification, Served as Leadership Mentor assisting with training and coaching a new hire.

Primary Care Giver and Elder Advocate for a parent during their eight year physical and mental decline due to Dementia and Colo-Rectal Cancer. Responsibilities included: coordination of professional agencies, independent subcontracted care and eventually Hospice palliative care; interface for dissemination of information between medical teams, care givers, Hospice and family members; administering medication; transfer assistance; making changes to physical environment to accommodate ongoing physical decline. Trained by Hospice LVN and CNA team for: administering bed baths; turning bed bound patients for dressing, bathing and linen change; adjustment of patient and hospital bed to prevent bed sores; transfers and ambulation assistance (with and without gait belts); nutrition and feeding assistance; administering medication; monitoring and changing colostomy bags; operation of wheel chairs, oxygen equipment, bedside commodes, walkers, shower benches, and hospital beds. Successful completion of CARE PRO PROGRAM offered by the Alzheimer's Association: invaluable information, hands-on experience and resources to support care givers of clients with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease.