Clean Driver’s License
CPR and First Aide Certified
I am an experienced care giver available for hire in the Tulare County area, I provide support and assistance to people of any age who are unable to fully care for themselves due to disability, illness, age, or other circumstances.
I offer over 11+years of dedicated patient care experience in both facility and home environments. My care approach focuses on rehabilitation support and assistance with daily living skills.
My patients have primarily been seniors and individuals with developmental disabilities including conditions such as autism, Downs syndrome, cerebral palsy, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
I have also worked with children in both professional and volunteer capacities.
Below is a brief over view of my experience history, but if you would like to see my resume I’d be more than happy to email it to you upon request.
I have been providing independent in-home care services for seniors for the past 5 years. Prior to that,
I spent working 6 years in a group home for adults with developmental disabilities (ICF-DDH Licensed Facility). The latter 4 of those years I was promoted to managing the facility, I cared for 6 patients, all who lived there full time, and managed a team of 8 employees along with a host of responsibilities regarding both client and staff operations.
I also enjoy working with children, I worked for an elementary school for 2 years supervising and assisting children grade K - 5 during the lunch and after school hours.
I was also a CASA volunteer; CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocate. I was assigned 2 case children who had very recently been placed in the foster care system. the span of my case was approximately 2 ½ years.
My responsibilities were to advocate for these children within the court and out in the world. CASA’s spend time with the child in all environments such as their current placement, school, parental visits, etc. and are able to take the child on one-on-one outings to do fun activities. We are tasked with reaching out to the child’s social worker, foster parents, teachers, counselors, therapists, and collaborating on what is in the best interest for the child.
There are court hearings every 6 months to review the children’s progress, present all findings, and determine whether the current plan in place is still appropriate or if a different course plan should be considered. Ultimately, the court issues a judgment whether the parents will continue to receive reunification services. We are tasked with writing a very detailed report on the previous 6 months and make our recommendations to the judge.
The following is a brief description of in-home support services I can provide encompassing personal care, medical tasks, and household upkeep.
Assist with dressing and daily personal hygiene – full assistance with showering, brushing teeth, applying any topical medications or lotions, shaving, brushing/styling hair, finger and toe nail care.
Cooking and serving meals, anything requested or preferred by the patient. Any necessary dietician or MD listed requirements, whether it be dietary restrictions or the manner in which the food is prepared (i.e pureed, mechanical soft etc.) I will accommodate to the letter. Provide assistance with eating if necessary.
Assist with regular toileting/incontinence issues and ensuring the client is kept clean and sanitary after each bathroom break. Emptying, cleaning, and changing colostomy bags. Kept patients clean and dry by promptly changing adult diapers and attending to hygiene needs immediately.
Schedule doctors’ appointments for clients as well as attending them (if requested) to advocate for their best interests. Driving clients to and from appointment or providing travel arrangements for the clients if necessary.
Maintain regular contact and a good working relationship with physicians, occupational therapist, speech therapist, physical therapist, dietitian, nurses, hospice workers, etc., regarding client care.
Assisted and lead clients in their physical therapy exercises.
Collaborated with multidisciplinary medical and care team at regular intervals to meet patient needs and plan for the future.
Trained and experienced at using adaptive equipment such as wheel chairs, Hoyer lifts, gait belts, prosthetics, hospital beds, shower chairs, wheel chair accessible vehicles, walkers, eating utensils, and tableware.
Safely assist patients using wheelchairs with transfers, adhering to best practices in body mechanics.
Administer medications, refill prescriptions, and the monitoring and recording of vital signs (blood pressure, blood sugar, temperature, and oxygen levels).
Complete or assist with shopping for home/client such as groceries, supplies, and pharmaceuticals.
Keeping stringent hygiene standards for a patients’ home/facility. A clean, sanitary environment is important not only for health, but peace of mind. Any available time between client care is utilized to handle cleaning tasks.
Perform all aspects of household maintenance. Handling all laundry needs, washing dishes, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, etc. - any general daily home upkeep and/or anything the patient would like done.
Additionally, I am also proficient in deep cleaning and enjoy organizing to create tidy, functional spaces. If you need assistance with cleaning, organizing, or decluttering a spare room, closet, or garage I’d be more than happy to take on that task.
Any pet or animal care would be more than welcome. Drawing on a deep love for animals and a lifetime of pet ownership I can assist with any and all animal care needs including livestock of which I have years of experience working with.
I am a healthy, 31-year-old female. I have no physical restrictions and genuinely love helping people. I believe it’s what I was meant to do. I provide a caring and compassionate bedside manner and believe in providing my patients with the same attention, regard, and respect as I would one of my own family members.
At the moment I have open availability including overnights, although my client load does fill quickly. My name is Rae, if you are interested in speaking with me, please feel free to write me an email and we can discuss individual client needs and next possible steps from there!
