Patient: 86-year-old lady, post-surgery, currently bedridden and living alone
Job Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day personal care and assistance to the elderly lady.
- Help with bathing, changing clothes, toileting and diaper changing, as required.
- Assist with feeding, drinking water and prescribed medicines.
- Help with position changes in bed and maintain comfortable positioning.
- Maintain personal hygiene, cleanliness and basic room hygiene.
- Observe and report any changes in her condition, appetite, sleep, pain, fever, swelling, etc.
- Assist with doctor visits, physiotherapy or hospital visits, when required.
- Provide companionship and ensure she is safe and comfortable.
- Prepare or assist with straightforward meals as required.
- Keep family members informed about her daily condition and any concerns.
Candidate Requirements
- Experience in caring for elderly or bedridden patients preferred.
- Patient, caring, responsible and trustworthy.
- Physically capable of assisting with transfers and repositioning.
- Basic understanding of medicines and elderly care.
- Should be comfortable working in a home where the elderly lady is living alone.
- References and previous employer details preferred.