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Lesley M
Companionship, Help around Home, Home Care, Meal Preparation, Personal Hygiene Care, Transportation,
Summary
Rates: Daily £16 an hour , nightshift £19 an hour
Availability: Monday to Friday , daily and evening
Languages: English
About Me:
My name is lesley and I have over 2000 hours of caring , I can care for elderly patients with dementia, mobility issues and in need of companionship, I am happy to do shopping , housework , make meals , collect prescriptions and overnight care ( waken nights or sleep nights), I have access to a car and therefore can take clients to hospital and doctor appointments, I have also worked alongside physiotherapist and occupational therapists, I am kind , considerate and happy to help out anyway I can , references can be given if required
Other Services:
Experience
Other Experience:
I have spent over 2000 hours caring for a lovely elderly lady who had , dementia and mobility issues along with incontinence, I organised all the lady’s toiletry needs and making sure all her medications and toiletries were ordered and on time , I done housework , food shopping , collecting prescriptions, daily trips out for coffee and lunch , companionship , helping with dressing and undressing , cooked meals, I also looked after the lady out with normal hours when required. I worked alongside Physiotherapists when they attended and other Healthcare professions, I noted down everything on a daily basis for the family to read over , I visited the lady while she was in hospital and took care of her house needs while away and on return , I was considerate when at times the lady was anxious and confused and only happy to sit with her during the night when she became frightened as some dementia patients do once the sun goes down which is known as Sundown syndrome , happy to answer any questions and can give references
Qualifications
Other Qualifications:
Full DBS disclosed
Previous to caring I worked in customer service for 20 years and received several awards for Excellent Contribution and Service, these awards are available to view
Interests
Food: All types , Italian , Chinese , Indian and basic good old Scottish home made cooking
Music: I am a huge country fan but also listen to most old and new chart music
TV: I like to watch documentaries, criminal series , Derry girls , still game and anything funny
Films: I am a huge Doris Day fan , like watching classic movies and new releases too
Books: I love to read a book , definitely fiction and non fiction my favourite at the moment is outlander which is set around the 18th century
Days Out: Days out are restaurants , visiting parks and yoga
Other Interests: I am very outgoing and do love to chat , i like cooking and entertaining family round for dinner , I love summer holidays and enjoying lying in the sun with a book , I love to care for people and to help anyway I can , I am a good listener and companion