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Rox D

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Energetic 50-something with a responsible yet entertaining style
Chicago, Illinois
Active over a week ago

Elder Care in Chicago, Illinois

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Individual
*Korean-speaking LPN available via another profile. Please inquire. Having a father about to turn 91 almost a thousand miles away in New Orleans, I wish there were someone like me keeping him company, making sure there aren't trip hazards in the house, fixing him something to eat, singing him a song, listening to his stories, taking him to appointments. I was the fourth of his nine kids, and the first girl. Lots of responsibilities for me as 'mother's helper' growing up, something that comes naturally to me now as I see the parenting role reversing. I am 5'11" and strong. A background in performing arts, hospitality and client service makes me a natural for lending a hand and feeling good about it. I live on the Far North Side of Chicago and own a car and a home. When I first moved to Chicago in 1988, I took a job working as publicist's assistant to a wheelchair user who was instrumental in the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act thanks to his special focus on voting poll accessibility and close work with legislators. I drove his chair-lift van every day and accompanied him to meetings and appointments, editing his publications when I wasn't pushing his chair to offices downtown and elsewhere.

Availability

I can work:
Full-time
Live in
Live out
Long term
Occasional
Part-time
Schedule TBD
Short term
Start ASAP
Summer only

Education level

Level of education: Completed university

Job details

Additional info:
Comfortable with family pets
I can provide care:
In private home

Qualifications

Access to vehicle
CPR
Drivers license
First Aid

Services

Responsibilities include:
Access to vehicle
Administer medication
Assessments
Companion
Errands
Groceries
Has own vehicle
Home care
Housekeeping
Intellectual disability
Laundry
Non-sterile simple dressings
Occupational therapy
Personal care
Physical therapy
Respite

Languages

I can speak:
English
French
Spanish

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