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SuperCarers - Live in Care Request - Southampton

Home InsteadSouthampton, England🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 9 Aug 2022

Why This Role Stands Out

This live-in caregiving role offers a rewarding opportunity to provide essential support and companionship to a client in Southampton, fostering independence and well-being. You'll develop valuable skills in personal care, mobility assistance, and household support, making a direct impact on someone's daily life while working with a reputable organization. If you have previous care experience and a compassionate nature, this position is ideal for you.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Entry Level
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
On Site
Location
Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Posted
4 years ago

Job Description

Care Requirements - Support Needed by Client 

Select from the list below the support required by the client by deleting any that are not appropriate:

Bathing & personal grooming 

Companionship 

Helping with mobility 

Help keeping active 

Light housework 

Meal preparation 

Medication reminders 

Running errands 

Toilet & continence care 

Trips out of the house 

Our Client is 92 years Young and was living independently until Recently, . Her mobility has declined since being in hospital and her daughters are very surprised to find how much support their mother needs.  She is now thought to have had a stroke or mini-stroke and they have discovered she has lost her vision on her left side. She is currently not really eating very much but is drinking fluids.  A four wheeled walker is arriving and a wheelchair is available for outdoors.

Main live-in duties will be:

  • Flannel strip wash
  • Assisting to toilet – passing toilet roll / adjusting clothing
  • Hair wash
  • Drink / food prep (minimal food prep as one of the daughters will take care of that when they are there – which will be often – they have upstairs use).
  • £35pw food allowance for Live-in
  • Water plants – using watering can/bucket as currently a hose pipe ban
  • Light cleaning / tidying / straightening up

Previous care experience is required 

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