Salaha Karow
Toronto,ON
Summary
Dedicated caregiver with extensive experience in providing compassionate care to palliative patients at Private Home. Skilled in emotional support and daily living assistance, adept at multitasking and organization. Proven track record in improving client comfort and well-being, while maintaining respectful communication with families. Excelled in patient care, including administering medication and personal hygiene, ensuring dignity and comfort.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Care Giver
Private Home
11.2024 - 12.2024
- Provided compassionate care to client in palliative care ensuring comfort including monitoring oxygen tank usage.
- Watched client overnight to ensure safety including preventing the removal of the oxygen nozzle to maintain proper respiratory support.
- Assit client with bathrooms needs over night
- Providing water. Ensuring hydration.
Care Giver
Private Home
09.2024 - 10.2024
- Administered precisribed medication to client 3 times a day ensuring correct dosage and timely delivery.
- Assisted with personal hygiene by providing nightly diaper changes , ensuring comfort and dignity for client.
- Prepared warmed meals assisting client with eating.
- Encouraged and guided client with Parkinson’s in performing daily exercises to help improve with movement.
- Delivered daily grooming support, including bathing dressing and overall personal hygiene.
- Engaged in meaningful conversation. Assisted client in making phone calls to friends and family members.
- Effectively distracted and reassured client experiencing panic attacks using calming techniques to reduce anxiety and restore clients sense of reality.
Caregiver
Private Home
10.2022 - 11.2023
- Laundered items, changed sheets and made bed to keep patients' bedroom clean.
- Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes.
- Performed light housekeeping duties to maintain cleanliness standards while respecting the clients personal space.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Coordinated closely with family members/nurse regarding updates on clients conditions or concerns that arose during the course of caregiving duties.
- Provided emotional support to patients and their families during challenging times, fostering trust and strong relationships.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in clients health status to clients direct family members.
- Provided compassionate emotional and physical support to client in palliative care, ensuring optimal comfort.
- Delivered daily grooming bathing and dressing to maintain clients hygiene.
- Prepared customized meals tailored to dietary needs. Making sure sufficient food intake despite clients declining health.
- Woke up daily 5 am daily to administer prescribed medication ensuring timely delivery.
- Enaged in meaningful conversation with client providing comfort. Going through old photo albums and playing nostalgic music client liked, providing emotional support and uplifting clients mood.
- Assisted client with diaper changes throughout the day and night ensuring optimal comfort.
Personal-care-assistant
Sienna Senior Living
12.2020 - 10.2021
- Provided choice of food and distributed food to every floor in the center
- Supported patient hygiene routines through effective assistance.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Assisted with transferring and positioning clients, ensuring proper body mechanics to reduce the risk of injury for both parties.
Education
Diploma - BHS
Seneca College of Applied Arts And Technology
North York, None04.2020
Skills
- Respectful and compassionate
- Time management
- Elderly care
- Problem-solving
- Patient care
- Daily living assistance
- Multitasking and organization
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Basic housekeeping
- Emotional support
- Housekeeping tasks
- Flexible schedule
- Verbal and written communication skills
- First aid and safety
- Dementia care
- Medical record-keeping
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Care Giver
Private Home
11.2024 - 12.2024
Care Giver
Private Home
09.2024 - 10.2024
Caregiver
Private Home
10.2022 - 11.2023
Personal-care-assistant
Sienna Senior Living
12.2020 - 10.2021
Diploma - BHS
Seneca College of Applied Arts And Technology
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