Seeking Part-time Senior Care Provider In Brentwood

About who needs care: He has the onset of dementia. Its not real bad yet. He still has his long-term memory, short-term memory at night is difficult. He is weak on his legs, uses a walker to go back-and-forth And to get out of bed. He does need some assistance, but not a lot. He has a condition where his hands shape and hes. He has a condition where his hands shape and he's getting to be kind of frail. What were lookingWhat were looking for right now to start with would be one day a week on Wednesday from maybe 12 to 3pm The time that they would be there, they would be assisting with bathing shaving, brush teeth, light housekeeping in his room and bathroom, change his sheets. Possibily 1 meal prep, They would need to Have training and experience with dementia, Memory care Depending on if his appointments are on that day that someone is there maybe help with assisting getting him downstairs they do have chair lifts on the stairs and into the vehicle for his wife to take him to his appointment He is very hard of hearing itsHe is very hard of hearing its progressively getting worse and worse as time goes. Hes social and there needs to be someone who will converse with him. He loves people and as long as he can hear them and understand them He is able to carry on a full conversation no problem. Preferably a caregiver without a strong accent due to He cant hear and may get upset! Needs to be able to communicate without being pushy and letting him be informed of whats going Needs to be able to communicate without being pushy and Trying to tell him what to do. But also not too many questions because he probably will flat out. Tell you hes he.Trying to tell him what to do. But also not too many questions because he probably will flat out Tell you hes not gonna do it if you ask him if he wants to. So the caregiver also has to be somewhat grounded and stand firm on what is needing to be done. He is not combative at all. Im just relaying any type of information I think it might be necessary for the caregiver to know. He sleeps a lot. His medications are given by his wife. She does all the shopping online and may n ed help putting it away, ItsIts basically a need in order to give his wife somewhat of a break during the week. She has many issues healthwise herself and it Becoming overwhelming for her to do it herself. This is why were starting out with one day a week first and if possible progressing to maybe one or two more. They both stay upstairs in separate rooms. She has everything she needs for herself and Him in her room as far as food and prepares what she can in there Consisting mostly of frozen foods or microwave quick foods and or meals on wheels. She does no actual cooking at all. About the care needs: We need somebody who has social skills, of course who can communicate what they are going to do explaining It and not telling what they will do. Be able to have a conversation with him minimizing questions and just talking instead social skills. Friendly. Non-aggressive. No heavy Accent My father cannot hear at all and that makes it harder for him to feel comfortable to understand whats going on. They need to be grounded in that they dont allow him to not do something because he just says he doesnt want to. They need to have experience in memory care with dementia patient as he is in the onset of dementia. Sundowners, The later it gets in the afternoon, the less his short-term memory remembers. My dad is not Concerned about the gender of the caregiver he doesnt care if its a male or a female he isnt self-conscious about anything. He doesnt feel weird with people caring for him. Hes very nice to everybody and people who do care for him. As long as they are a person who is more or less a happy person that is an important part I know for me. They need to have patience and understanding because he will question and question and question the same question many times. No short tempers. Just an overa