Catherine Kanyuru

Health care assistant

Hurstway Care Home

Birmingham, West Midlands

04.2024 - Current

Offering companionship to the residents.
Managing personal hygiene of bed-bound patients, making sure they are repositioned according to their care plan while maintaining dignity and respect at all times.
Having activities that encourage social interaction amongst residents within the care home setting to foster a sense of community spirit among the residents.
Handling challenging behaviour from dementia-affected individuals effectively without resorting to force or intimidation
Upholding patient confidentiality at all times whilst performing duties.
Assisting elderly residents with daily tasks such as eating and hydrating for an enhanced quality of life.
Clear and accurate documentation of the residents behaviour, observations, nutrition intake, skin integrity and reporting of any concerns.
Helping individuals with day-to-day activities while consistently encouraging independence and self-belief.
Preparing healthy meals, snacks, ensuring balanced nutrition intake and delivered feeding support.
Providing compassionate personal care for elderly patients, offering support with washing, dressing and toileting.
Successfully positioning, lifting and moving patients from bed into wheelchairs, applying safe handling techniques.
Keeping patient environments clean and neat following optimum hygiene standards.

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