Caregiver - Ville Platte

Company: Home Instead Senior Care
Location: Lafayette
Posted on: February 22, 2021

Job Description:

Primary Responsibilities:

• Reflect the core values of Bayou State Home Care, Inc., (d.b.a. an independently owned and operated Home Instead franchise).
• Contribute to a positive living environment to enhance a client's quality of life
• Document daily activities and report any significant changes in a client's needs or living conditions
• Maintain regular communication with supervisor and office staff--
  • Provide Companionship & Home Helper services which could include:
  • Companionship and conversation
  • Providing stabilization and assistance with walking
  • Preparing meals and cleaning up meal-related items
  • Providing medication reminders and appointment reminders
  • Performing light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms, kitchens, etc.)
  • Washing and ironing laundry
  • Running errands
  • Accompanying clients to appointments--
    • Provide Personal Care services which could include:
    • Assisting with bathing
    • Assisting with grooming
    • Assisting with toileting and incontinence issues--
      • Provide Specialized services which could include:
      • Advanced Alzheimer's/Dementia Care--------Secondary Responsibilities: --
        • Participate in company sponsored training and social events including CAREGiver meetings
        • Report hours according to office policy & communicate changes in availability in a timely manner
        • Participate in bi-annual J.D. Power and Associates Satisfaction Survey
        • Document client information in Client and Life Journal
        • May require you to run errands and provide incidental transportation for a client using your vehicle or a client's vehicle.
        • Perform other reasonable duties as assigned--Each Home Instead franchise is independently owned and operated.

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