Sijabuliso Hurasha

Domicilliary care worker

• Assist service users with daily tasks such as bathing, showering, dressing up, meal preparation, eating, medication administration, shopping and attending to medical appointments for an enhanced quality of life while living in their homes.
• Collaborate with various health care professionals and facilitated effective communication channels to provide comprehensive service user care.
• Assist service users with physical therapy exercises to promote mobility improvement.
• Ensure infection control measures were adhered to strictly for a safe environment for both staff and service users alike by conducting continuous risk assessments.
• Handle challenging behaviour from dementia-affected individuals effectively without resorting to force or intimidation.
• Successfully position, lift and transfer service users applying safe handling techniques.

Live-In Caregiver

• Provide 24 hour care to service users with different needs.
• Accompany service users on outings, errands, medical appointments providing essential support outside home settings.
• Manage daily household chores for a tidy and organised home environment.
• Promote active lifestyle habits within service user capabilities, enhancing their well-being.

Support Care

• Help organise engaging recreational activities to enhance the social skills of service users
• Provide comprehensive care to service users by ensuring their physical and emotional needs were met.
• Maintain high levels of patient morale, providing guidance and encouragement through physical and emotional support.

• Maintained clean and safe living environment for optimal well-being. Completed house chores like cleaning, gardening and cooking for the service user.
• Coordinated medical appointments to ensure timely healthcare services.
• Advocated on behalf of the client when communicating with healthcare professionals, ensuring better care quality.

• Transported patients from their homes to different medical centres and hospitals.
• Used safe manual lifting and manoeuvering techniques for good patient mobility.
• Assisted in patient loading and unloading to ensure a smooth transition.
• Ensured patient safety by maintaining clean, functional vehicles.