Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Languages
Certification
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RUTH ABENA TWUMASI

RUTH ABENA TWUMASI

Birmingham,WEST MIDLANES

Summary

Compassionate Care Assistant with comprehensive background with elderly patients in care home settings. Provides exceptional care demonstrating dedication to safe nursing practices for continued patient trust. Maintains excellent levels of patient care through kindness and commitment to safe working practices.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Care Assistant

TATE CARE LTD
LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE
07.2023 - Current
  • Charted daily observations, mobility activity and eating percentages to aid continued client assessment.
  • Prepared healthy meals with additional mealtime planning, feeding and support.
  • Minimised care continuity issues by keeping thorough, accurate records.
  • Helped individuals with day-to-day activities while consistently encouraging independence and self-belief.
  • Maintained confidentiality and compliance standards for optimised patient care.
  • Monitored individual's physical and emotional wellbeing, promptly reporting changes and providing suggestions for care plan adjustments.
  • Maintained optimal safety standards throughout client home and care environments, prioritising risk-reduction, health and hygiene.
  • Assisted in all aspects of personal care, retaining comfort and dignity.
  • Accompanied client to medical or dental appointments, grocery and errands.
  • Submitted reports to manager regarding status of client.
  • Monitored client health conditions and reported immediate issues to manager.
  • Successfully positioned, lifted and moved patients from bed into wheelchairs, applying safe handling techniques.
  • Provided high-quality person-centred support and received consistently positive patient feedback.
  • Ensured optimal hydration, monitoring and recording patients' fluid intake and output in fluid balance charts.

PRILAM GROUP

CARE ASSISTANT
LONDON
08.2023 - 09.2023
  • Completed documentation of care, hospital actions and patient activities for up-to-date client records.
  • Minimised care continuity issues by keeping thorough, accurate records.
  • Helped individuals with day-to-day activities while consistently encouraging independence and self-belief.
  • Maintained high levels of client satisfaction by providing tailored, personalised care that consistently met individual needs.
  • Provided high-quality person-centred support and received consistently positive patient feedback.
  • Helped design and update treatment plans based on progress and health developments.
  • Positioned, lifted and transported patients with limited mobility.
  • Observed patient condition and behaviour closely, reporting changes or concerns promptly.
  • Maintained hygiene standards, cleaning and clearing patient rooms according to ward protocol.
  • Kept patient environments clean and neat following optimum hygiene standards.
  • Provided attentive first-hand care, comfort and safety to patients.

PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANT

MADAM ASANTE HUNI VALLEY
ACCRA, GREATER
12.2022 - 12.2022
  • Recorded patients blood pressure and sugar and documented in health information records
  • Created positive relationships with clients through practical support and companionship, improving overall quality of life.
  • Assisted clients with daily household tasks including cleaning, laundry and food preparation.
  • Managed and updated client records, ensuring accuracy for dependable health and wellbeing monitoring.
  • Aided clients with bedtime routines, washing and dressing.
  • Maintained hygienic living environments through regular cleaning.
  • Ensured clients were correctly taking prescribed medications, maintaining optimal health.
  • Produced weekly patient progress reports, enabling appropriate reviews and amendments to care plans.
  • Safely transported and accompanied clients to appointments and activities.
  • Assisted clients with daily household cleaning, laundry and food preparation.
  • Maintained client dignity and respect throughout personal care support, including dressing, showering and toileting.
  • Maintained client dignity and respect throughout dressing, showering and toileting.

Personal Care Assistant

MR. ERIC YAW TWUMASI
ACCRA, GREATER
09.2022 - 10.2022
  • Maintained client dignity and respect throughout personal care support, including dressing, showering and toileting.
  • Aided clients with bedtime routines, washing and dressing.
  • Maintained excellent physical fitness levels to safely, securely lift and manoeuvre patients.
  • Created positive relationships with clients through practical support and companionship, improving overall quality of life.
  • Managed and updated client records, ensuring accuracy for dependable health and wellbeing monitoring.
  • Produced weekly patient progress reports, enabling appropriate reviews and amendments to care plans.
  • Ensured clients were correctly taking prescribed medications, maintaining optimal health.
  • Assisted clients with daily household tasks including cleaning, laundry and food preparation.
  • Safely transported and accompanied clients to appointments and activities.
  • Maintained hygienic living environments through regular cleaning.
  • Maintained client dignity and respect throughout dressing, showering and toileting.
  • Completed shopping whilst responsibly managing budget.
  • Implemented rehabilitation programmes and Aids to Daily Living.
  • Delivered toileting support for clients with mobility issues.

CARE ASSISTANT

ASHANTI HOME MEDICURE PLUS
KUMASI, ASHANTI
05.2022 - 08.2022
  • Completed documentation of care, hospital actions and patient activities for up-to-date client records.
  • Helped design and update treatment plans based on progress and health developments.
  • Updated families regularly on patient progress and treatment plan changes.
  • Assembled and dismantled equipment required by healthcare professionals.
  • Ensured optimal hydration, monitoring and recording patients' fluid intake and output in fluid balance charts.
  • Delivered personal care focused on individual needs, preserving patient dignity and self-esteem.
  • Kept patient environments clean and neat following optimum hygiene standards.
  • Successfully positioned, lifted and moved patients from bed into wheelchairs, applying safe handling techniques.
  • Provided attentive first-hand care, comfort and safety to patients.
  • Maintained hygiene standards, cleaning and clearing patient rooms according to ward protocol.
  • Assisted with rehabilitative care following treatment plans established by health professionals.
  • Observed patient condition and behaviour closely, reporting changes or concerns promptly.

Education

BSc - INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

DATALINK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE , ACCRA
09.2011 - 08.2015

Diploma of Higher Education - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

DATALINK PRE UNIVERSITY , GHANA
09.2010 - 08.2011

Certificate in advance hardware and networking - ADVANCE HARDWARE AND NETWORKING ENGINEERING

IPMC COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
09.2009 - 08.2010

Certificate of Higher Education - SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

NIIT , ACHIMOTA
09.2008 - 08.2009

Certificate of Higher Education - SECONDARY

AGGREY MEMORIAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, ACCRA
09.2004 - 08.2007

Skills

  • Elderly care
  • Documentation development
  • Meal preparation
  • Care programme oversight
  • Safeguarding knowledge
  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Social care
  • Disability care
  • Care plan management
  • Housekeeping
  • Care management
  • Patient observations
  • Medication administration
  • Organisational standards
  • Patient handling and positioning
  • Patient risk assessment
  • Pressure area care
  • Basic life support
  • Clinical waste disposal

Languages

ENGLISH
Fluent

Certification

  • CARE ASSISTANT CERTIFICATES

Timeline

PRILAM GROUP - CARE ASSISTANT
08.2023 - 09.2023
Care Assistant - TATE CARE LTD
07.2023 - Current
PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANT - MADAM ASANTE HUNI VALLEY
12.2022 - 12.2022
Personal Care Assistant - MR. ERIC YAW TWUMASI
09.2022 - 10.2022
CARE ASSISTANT - ASHANTI HOME MEDICURE PLUS
05.2022 - 08.2022
DATALINK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE - BSc, INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
09.2011 - 08.2015
DATALINK PRE UNIVERSITY - Diploma of Higher Education, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
09.2010 - 08.2011
IPMC COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY - Certificate in advance hardware and networking, ADVANCE HARDWARE AND NETWORKING ENGINEERING
09.2009 - 08.2010
NIIT - Certificate of Higher Education, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
09.2008 - 08.2009
AGGREY MEMORIAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL - Certificate of Higher Education, SECONDARY
09.2004 - 08.2007
RUTH ABENA TWUMASI