Vacancy expired!
Seeking a caregiver/home health aide for my 82 year-old mother in a pleasant, home environment in Danby, NY. We are retired and are involved in her care. A positive and compassionate attitude, experience with, or willingness and ability to learn bed to wheelchair transfers and assisting with bathing, toileting, and dressing are required. Other duties include light housecleaning, laundry, simple cooking and helping my mother with meals (she can feed herself but needs things set up for her). She had a stroke a year ago, has lost the use of her right arm and leg, and has expressive aphasia-meaning that she can understand what it said to her but, while having a great sense of humor, has difficulty speaking coherently. You would be part of a team of caregivers who work at different times. They all enjoy working here. We currently need the most help on weekends-Friday afternoons from 2 to 6, Saturday afternoons from 2 to 6, and every other Saturday morning from 9 to 1.
$20/hour (Mom's current favorite form of entertainment: sitting in the sunroom watching the birds at the bird feeder, along with the squirrels and the chipmunks. As the weather gets warmer, going down to sit by the perennial garden will be enjoyable.)
