Seeking Full-time Senior Care Provider In Fulshear

About the job

About who needs care: Heart issues, kidney disease, neuropathy, dizzy spells, full body tremors, Sitting outside and relaxing, work on building up endurance and mobility. He wakes up and has his morning coffee, and then takes a shower so someone needs to be on standby in case he falls. Depending on the severity of his tremors, he may need help getting dressed if it has buttons, and since he cant bend over without almost passing out, he will need help with socks and shoes, too. He has a lot of doctor appointments that you will need to drive him to, and then call his daughter or me on speaker phone so that we can communicate with the doctor regarding his complicated medical care and then keep his appointment schedules updated in the medical shared calendar with us. He gets extremely dizzy every time he stands, so must help him anytime he moves around to prevent falling. When he rests during the day, must assist him with putting on his leg compressions and turning on the machine. Medicine will need to be picked up and bottles added to the Hero machine for dispensing. Hand him the medicine cup when machine dispensers so that his meds are taken timely. About the care needs: Jim is stubborn, old fashioned, set in his ways, and has a conservative old school mentality. He was always extremely independent and doesn't like asking for help and often resists when help is offered, so he needs someone patient, kind, caring, and understanding, but isn't a pushover and has thick skin. He doesn't like change or feeling like he is a burden. He is also a control freak. With all of that being said, he is kind, funny, and has a huge heart, and is a big teddy bear. He doesn't like being fussed over and told what to do, but he is all bark and no bite. Services needed include: transportation, meal preparation, errands / shopping, light housekeeping, companionship, feeding, bathing / dressing, and mobility assistance.