Nancy M.

About Nancy

I am a compassionate person, and have always been a motherly type. I started visiting widows and widowers when I moved out into the country at 8 years old. There was a neighborhood widow in her late 80's named Mrs. Bourbina who never seemed to have visitors, and it bothered me, and I pictured her being lonely, and sad, so I started out visiting her by myself, then over several years I made my friends go with me, and I visited her until she just wasn't there anymore. I suppose that my parents did not want me to know that she had passed. Afterwards, I found myself seeking out elderly neighbors wherever I relocated to, and my daughter, and now grand daughter do the same thing. I have worked many years in home care for disabled, and elderly clients with diverse needs. What I get out of it is a sharing of experiences, wisdom, and more compassion that helps me be a better person. What I believe people value in me is my kindness and helpfulness, as well as the willingness to do the uncomfortable tasks involved in caring for someone, while keeping a mild spirit. When hiring a caregiver, it is best to choose someone who really likes people, and wants to learn their history, and aims to be more than just employee/employer. My care is based on trust, compassion, thoughtfulness, as well as being backed up with critical thinking ability, and being observant, and enough so as to notice even small changes in health so that things can be addressed before they escalate into major issues. I gravitate towards jobs that involve interacting with people who need me. I have many talents, and abilities. I am a fine artist, a drywall finisher, and I install vinyl siding, tile, paint interiors, and ecteriors, work in developing darkroom photos, but I always find myself seeking a second, or third job taking care of people, and that is what I like doing, and it is central to who I am as a person. I like to have fun providing care, and always preserve dignity, give respect.

Caregiving Services & Expertise

Experience & Education

Home Health Aide

Apr 2014 - Jun 2016

Home Instead Senior Care

Companion, friend, and provider of health care, meeting the specific needs of the client. Providing private care in the form of help with hygiene needs, medication assistance, and reminders, meal preparations, entertainment in the form of interacting, playing games, talking to, and watching movies, doing dishes, doing light housekeeping, laundry, grocery shopping, doctors appointments. Document care given, inform/report changes, or/and concerns by being observant. Keeping family abreast of anything they may need to be aware of.

Apr 2014 - Jun 2016

The Ohio State University

Jan 2016 - Jan 2016

Jan 2016 - Jan 2016

Clark State Community College, and Rhodes State College

Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

Home health Aide

Mar 2001 - Nov 2012

Donna, Westfall, and Francis, and Robert Bancroft and Zola Ferryman

Mrs Westfall was a client with MS, Multiple Sclerosis and was paralized from the neck down, she needed total care. I frequently did catheter care which included inserting. I manually lifted her in and out of wheelchairs, toileted, bathed cleaned catheters, transported to kitchen, and living room. Hand fed, cooked, cleaned, interacted as in my current job. Francis, and Robert wete a brother, and sister living together. Both suffered from dementia, and were very frail, and in their upper 90's. They were mobile, and had specific needs. Bathing, meal prep, medications given, laundry, light housekeeping, long discussions and interacting, and were so sweet and wonderful. Zola was inflicted with Alzhiemer's disease and was provided care for in the same way, as the other clients, but required more games to keep her mind sharp, and active, and cognitive in nature.

Mar 2001 - Nov 2012

Sinclair Community College, Dayton

Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

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