Charlotte James
Bognor Regis,United Kingdom
Summary
Seasoned caregiver with focus on providing empathetic, person-centred care. Can foster supportive and comfortable environments for clients through practical skills in daily living assistance and emotional support. Holds specialisation in elderly care, dementia understanding and palliative care delivery, ensuring dignity, respect and high quality of life for all clients. Compassionate Caregiver with knack for creating warm, supportive environments. Skilled in assisting with daily activities, medication management, and emotional support. Known for building trusting relationships and improving overall well-being of clients.
Dedicated professional with long history of assisting and caring for elders. Adaptable to in-home or hospital setting. Demonstrates care, patience and compassion to enhance wellbeing elderly.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Caregiver
Right at Home
Chichester
05.2024 - 03.2025
- Providing care and support to people living in their own homes supporting with personal care
- Assisting with personal hygiene-showering/bathing, washing and dressing
- Administering medication and regular checks on available stock
- Shopping for Clients with them or managing independently
- Housekeeping
- Meal preparation
- Companionship
- Taking clients for appointments or outings
- Supporting and accompanying social interaction in the community
- Motivating Clients to get the most out of their day
Caregiver for Seniors
Private
Dubai
02.2021 - 11.2023
- Help clients take prescribed medication
- Assist clients with ambulation and mobility around the house or outside (doctor’s appointments, walks etc.)
- Assist clients with personal care and hygiene
- Help clients with physical therapy exercises
- Plan and prepare meals with assistance from the clients (when they are able)
- Do the client’s shopping or accompany them when they shop
- Perform light housekeeping duties that clients can’t complete on their own
- Be a pleasant and supportive companion
- Report any unusual incidents
- Act quickly and responsibly in cases of emergency
Personal Caregiver
Coutinho Family Home Care
Karachi
12.2000 - 05.2010
- Administered personal hygiene assistance to patients at their bedside
- Maintained up to 100 clients' records and retrieved documents when asked by the supervisor
- Trained family members on how to care for loved ones when staying with them and showed people how to perform the basics of CPR
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals, such as physiotherapists, to give patients more adequate care
Volunteer
Dar ul Sukun
Karachi
08.1999 - 10.2000
- Helped patients with personal care, which included washing bed linens, washing clothing and ironing clothing
- Directed patients on how to use new medical devices, such as a new prosthetic or crutches
- Offered companionship to 25 patients and played games with them or read to them
- Massaged patients to offer comfort or to apply a specific treatment
Nursing Caregiver
Vicent De Paul Housing for the Aged
Karachi
02.1997 - 05.1999
- Assist 20 patients per month with getting out of bed in the morning and helping them get dressed
- Bathe patients and check individual's vitals first thing during this time
- Perform a variety of chores for patients such as doing laundry, going to the store to purchase groceries and directing proper use of medication
- Offer transportation to patients so they can continue being active members of the community
- Prepare meals for patients so they can keep a healthy, balanced diet, improving their health by 55%
- Offer immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
Karachi University
Karachi / PakistanSkills
- Cognitive stimulation activities
- Palliative care experience
- End-Of-Life care support
- Proactive engagement
- Assisted living operations
- Comforting presence
- Dignity preservation
- Familiarity with adult safeguarding
- Mobility support techniques
- Tolerance and understanding
- Household tasks mastery
- Meal preparation expertise
- Safe patient handling training
- Senior exercise guiding
- Elderly care
- Personal care
- Mobility support
- Medication Calculation & Administration
- Meal preparation
- Disability support
- Toileting and continence support
- Warm companionship
- Hoist operating
- Alzheimers and dementia care
- First aid and CPR
- Laundry
- Supportive listening
- Communication strategies
- Emergency Response
- Appointment booking coordination
- Basic Life Support certified
- Bath and shower assistance
- Health and Safety Compliance
- Incontinence management
- First Aid certification
Affiliations
- Reading, Travelling, Gardening etc
Certification
NVQ Level 2 : Completed
NVQ Level 3: In Process
First Aid & CPR Certification
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Caregiver
Right at Home
05.2024 - 03.2025
Caregiver for Seniors
Private
02.2021 - 11.2023
Personal Caregiver
Coutinho Family Home Care
12.2000 - 05.2010
Volunteer
Dar ul Sukun
08.1999 - 10.2000
Nursing Caregiver
Vicent De Paul Housing for the Aged
02.1997 - 05.1999
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
Karachi University
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