Johnson & Wales University

I BECAME A CARE GIVER BECAUSE I FEEL THAT IT IS A CALLING UPON MY LIFE TO CARE FOR PEOPLE SINCE THEN I CAN'T SEEM TO LET IT GO DESPISE OF MY OTHER DEGREE. I LIKE BEING A CAREGIVER WHEN I'AM ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE PATIENT NEEDS AND ABLE TO HELP THEM ACCOMPLISH THAT NEED. A PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT I AM PROUD OF WAS THE TIME I WENT BACK TO SCHOOL TO BECOME A MED TECHNICIAN DESPITE HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS, I WAS ABLE TO FINISH. I AM A CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT FOR OVER 25 YEARS. I HAVE WORK WITH DEMENTIA, ALZHEIMER, AIDS..ECT

I do have a passion in caring for the elderly. I provide Volunteer care and supervision with the Liberian Community Association of Rhode Island . I do have specialty in caregiving for the Elderly. I am a recent graduate of the CNA Preparatory school, West haven, CT. My clinical experience was to provide care for the Elderly. female residence. I did it with great dedication and passion.

I'm a caring individual that always has the residents best interest at heart, from my many years in retail I've found that I love helping people, I have a positive professional and demeanor. The things I enjoy most about caregiving is knowing that I'm helping someone who needs it. The thing that attracted me to caregiving was when my Grandmother was going through Alzheimer's I saw the care she received and I have just always been the type of person that wanted to help.

I have excellent verbal and written communication. I believe in order to take care of a person there has to be a direct line of communication, strong communication skills is the most important thing for me. I have great astute observation skills. It is my dutie to observe the client's day-to-day physical and mental health. Since doctors and nurses can't be around their patients all the time, i tend to keep a keen eye on my clients and report even the slightest changes. I have the ability to follow set rules and protocol. I understand each senior care patient has a plan of care that must be executed by myself and the clients support team. The client's health and well-being is what's most important. I also have great time management and organizational skills. The most important skill I can bring to the table is my empathy and compassion. I feel these are vital qualities, and help me and the client to have an understanding.

I believe in giving forward to everyone. This is why I enjoy taking care of the elderly. I feel that many people are not compassionate or patient with the elderly and the sick. We are all going to be there one day and I can only hope that there is someone caring and compassionate to help me. It is a rewarding career because just making someones day has a ripple effect in the world. When my grandmother began to get Alzheimer my family wasn't able to watch her because they had to worked. I worked but was close to home. Therefore facilitating things for me. I would come home and check on her throughout the day and give her lunch. That was a great experience for me. My current job was at an eye institute, therefore we had many elderly patients. This further added to my experience and compassion for the elderly or sick.