Post Surgery Recovery Caregivers in Waldron - 4 caregivers found

I am a naturally caring person, and helping people makes me happy. What attracted me to being a caregiver is that it is such a rewarding job, watching those in your care thrive and smile. My favorite part of being a caregiver is sharing those small victory moments with those I care for.

I have always been a care giver. Not always in the work field, but even as a child it was in me to care for everything. I always thought it was my duty to care for anyone and everything. Started with animals (some of which didn't need care according to their owners ha) and went to vet assistant. Then to opening a day care and caring for children. After the day care I was a school bus driver. When I could no longer drive a big bus physically I became a CNA and will stay such until my retirement. My heart is to tender to work in big facilities where I observed care takers having to rush to get their work done and to many older folks sitting around with no one to talk to. I knew it wasn't the CNA's fault, but my heart hurt after my internship at a great facility. It was then I knew I could not work for a facility. When I worked for an agency, I saw that they truly didn't care who they placed with who, had policies that limited our ability to actually be a friend to our clients and it was more about the profit than if the workers or clients were happy. So this led me to become a private care giver. I can work cheaper than what someone would pay an agency and there are no rules saying I can't get attached to my client! I truly care, and won't be told not to. I do realize that sometimes chemistry isn't right, but at lease we can discover it rather than just being thrown together and expected to work. I currently have one client and can add one more. I keep my hours limited so my schedule can be easily tailored to yours. I am a respite care giver. Meaning I am a permeant relief caregiver. I will do over nights a couple days a week, and 2- 5 hour shifts during the day. This is all negotiable! I haven't been a paid caregiver for long so couldn't list many years. But my experience is much longer, and my training is fresh and continuing.

My name is Destaye. It means Joy. I like to think of it as my super power because I do my utmost to inject positivity, a smile and joy into every part of the care I provide. I am a firm believer in caring for the whole person and not just focus the ailments and/or current circumstances. I have had the honor of serving as Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) for about 8 years. I have been successful in providing quality, fully present, joyous care in many different environments such as in home care, assisted living, skilled facilities, hospitals, and travel nursing. I look forward to continuing to provide care with a smile.

I started caregiving when I was 15 I realized then I enjoyed taking care of people and making them smile, I have taken care of my grandparents, and I also worked in privet duty nursing homes an I took care of my best friend after she had heart surgery,