About the job
About who needs care: My mom has dementia. She loves music and likes to laugh. She likes the blues, Motown, soulful music and comedy. She likes to be independent, but if you joke with her she will like you. Check List for Mom: 1. Hydration Offer Alice a glass of water and ensure she drinks it. 2. Meal Assistance Ask if she is hungry and if she would like her dinner heated. If so, heat her meal in the community room. 3. Personal Care Change brief and put on a nighttime brief. Help her change into pajamas. Assist with oral hygiene: brush teeth and use mouthwash. Check bed sheets Ensure they are clean and dry. Ensure there is a clean dry blanket on her bed. If soiled, change them and place dirty sheets in a tightly sealed garbage bag to contain odors. 4. Device & Entertainment Check her cell phone and plug it in for charging. Put a movie on the TV for her. Follow the same schedule as above, with the addition of: Activity (15 minutes) Take a walk inside the building before starting the nighttime routine. Additional Notes: Trash Removal Bathroom trash is typically emptied in the morning. *Please ensure soiled briefs and other waste have been removed. About the care needs: Someone who is kind hearted thats not to serious. That treats others with respect and how they themselves would like to be treated. Services needed include: meal preparation, errands / shopping, light housekeeping, companionship, feeding, and bathing / dressing.
Caregiver preferences
Bathing / Dressing
Companionship
Feeding
Light Housekeeping
Meal Preparation
