Abosede Issah
Care Assistant
Swansea,Wales
Summary
Skilled Care Provider assisting elderly, convalescents, or persons with disabilities with daily living activities in-home or within care facility. Keep house by making beds, doing laundry, washing dishes and preparing meals. Advise families and healthcare team regarding health concerns, nutrition, cleanliness and household activities. Dependable employee establishes rapport and trust with patients and helps complete daily living tasks to enhance quality of life. Driven to prioritize individual needs with attention to important details. Valued as accommodating, kind-hearted team player dedicated to expanding knowledge and responsibilities. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
15
15
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Care Assistant
Brynfield Manor Nursing Home
Swansea, SWANSEA
03.2022 - Current
- Planned, prepared, and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Monitored and maintained cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned station and service areas.
- Monitored and assisted residents through individual service plans.
- Documented residents' mental status, sleep, and eating patterns in medical record books.
- Monitored client vital signs, administered medications, and tracked behaviors to keep healthcare supervisor well-informed.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Changed dressings, bandages, and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures.
- Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
Care Assistant
PHWAY Initiative (Volunteer)
Lagos State , Nigeria
01.2012 - 09.2021
- Monitored and maintained cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned station and service areas.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Ran errands for patients, did shopping, and picked up other necessities.
- Scheduled and accompanied clients to medical appointments.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
Senior Caregiver
Sweet Angels School
Lagos State , Nigeria
09.2015 - 01.2021
- Assisted disabled clients to support independence and well-being.
- Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Established nutritious meal plans and prepared daily offerings to meet patient dietary needs.
- Entertained, conversed, and read aloud to keep patients mentally alert.
- Observed health status of clients to report changes and unusual occurrences to appropriate medical personnel.
- Documented daily activities and changes in client condition to enable tracking history and maintain accurate records.
- Assisted clients with physical therapy exercises to maintain and improve strength, flexibility and balance.
- Built and maintained rapport with clients and family members to facilitate trusting caregiver relationship.
- Scheduled daily and weekly care hours for client caseload.
- Completed regular check-ins and progress report for each client.
- Entrusted to handle confidential and sensitive situations in professional matter.
- Maintained strong connections within caregiver community to gain continuous knowledge.
Education
Senior Secondary School Leaving Certificate - English Language And Literature
Federal Government Girls'college
Niger State, Nigeria 09.1989 - 07.1995
B.Tech(Hons) - Agricultural Economics
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
Oyo State, Nigeria 06.1998 - 09.2004
Postgraduate Diploma In Education - English
Usmanu Danfodiyo University
Sokoto, Nigeria 01.2010 - 01.2011
Msc - Public Health And Health Promotion
Swansea University
SWANSEA 01.2022 - 01.2023
NVQ3 - Diploma in Health And Social Care
Executive Management Forum
Sri Lanka 03.2022 - 09.2022
Skills
Meal planning and preparation
undefinedCertification
Social Care Wales Principles and Values Award
Timeline
Social Care Wales Principles and Values Award
09-2022
Care Assistant
Brynfield Manor Nursing Home
03.2022 - Current
NVQ3 - Diploma in Health And Social Care
Executive Management Forum
03.2022 - 09.2022
Msc - Public Health And Health Promotion
Swansea University
01.2022 - 01.2023
Senior Caregiver
Sweet Angels School
09.2015 - 01.2021
Care Assistant
PHWAY Initiative (Volunteer)
01.2012 - 09.2021
Postgraduate Diploma In Education - English
Usmanu Danfodiyo University
01.2010 - 01.2011
B.Tech(Hons) - Agricultural Economics
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
06.1998 - 09.2004
Senior Secondary School Leaving Certificate - English Language And Literature
Federal Government Girls'college
09.1989 - 07.1995
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