Period: 2018 to 2023

‍Country: Taiwan

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 70-year-old lady with stroke (left side weakness) and diabetes.
• In the first year the elderly was wheelchair-bound. She weighed about 75kg.
• Assisted her with exercises and massage. After 1 year, the elderly was able to walk with walking stick. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• Monitored blood glucose levels.
• Administered enema and performed manual evacuation.
• When she was wheelchair-bound, assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (including at night).
• When she was able to walk with assistance, assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting using a urinal (at night), changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 3 to 4 times at night to assist the elderly to toileting using the urinal and chit chat with her.
• The elderly liked chit chat with Puput. They would talk about her family.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• The elderly would forget if she had taken her medication. She would refuse to take her medication, saying she had taken her medication. Puput would write it down in the book when she served medication and show her. She would believe her.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with employer.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Her husband went to Taiwan together with Puput to work. After 4 years in Taiwan, Puput became pregnant and they went back to Indonesia together. Her husband will look after their child when she comes Singapore to work.

Period: Sep 2023 to Present

[Overseas Employment Supported with Certificate of Employment from Caregiver]

‍Country: Philippines

‍Title: Nurse Aide

Setting: Adventist Hospital-Davao Inc.

• Working as a nurse aide in a hospital. There are 2 nursing aides each shift.
• She has been working 4 sessions of 12-hour shifts in a week.
• She is rotated around different wards including ICU, general wards, private rooms and charity wards.
• NGT feeding.
• PEG Tube feeding.
• Suctioning (oral).
• Suctioning (tracheal).
• Nebulizer.  
• Assisted with oxygen therapy.
• Gave injection (under nurse’s supervision) and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Indwelling urinary catheter care.
• Administered suppository (bullet)
• Basic wound care for bedsores.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including bed bath, changing diapers, dressing, feeding, walking, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Served medications.
• Changing of bedsheets and linens.

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Period: May 2020 to May 2022

‍Country: Philippines

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 65-year-old lady with stroke, dementia and previous fall. The elderly weighed 50+kg.
• She worked on live-in basis for 5 days a week.
• Indwelling Urinary Catheter.
• Basic wound care for bedsores.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (sometimes).
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Due to dementia,
• The elderly would forget her name, her children and even Charisse. Sometimes the elderly would ask her to go away, slap her or pinch her. Charisse would introduce herself again and again.
• The elderly would have episodes of tantrums and shout. After she shouted, the elderly would calm down. Charisse would engage her in activities that she liked such as watch TV or listen to music to shift her focus.
• The elderly would forget if she had eaten and asked to eat again. Charisse would explain to her that she had already eaten. Sometimes Charisse would give her a little bit of food.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Performed housework and cooking for the elderly.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.

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Certification and Training

• TESDA National Certificate II in Health Care Services
• TESDA National Certificate II in Caregiving
• Certificate of Recognition for exemplary performance as Nurse Attendant in the Emergency Room Hall Department for first quarter of 2024
• Recognition of Participation for Basic Life Support (CPR & AED)
• Certificate of Participation for training on Hemoglucose Test and Subcutanous Injection Training
• Certificate of Completion for 786 hours Caregiving NCII
• Certificate of Completion for 120 hours of Internship program at CURE Philippinse, INC/ Tebow CURE Hospital
• Certificate of Completion for 120 hours of On-the-Job Training as Caregiver at Davao Veil Geriatric Home Care Center

Period: 25 Feb 2022 to 21 Oct 2024

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 71-year-old man with stroke, diabetes, pneumonia and heart problem. The elderly weighed 70kg.
• Assisted to walk without walking stick for the first year with another helper, but elderly preferred to use wheelchair even at home.
• NGT feeding (since Nov 2023)
• Suctioning(oral) (since Nov 2023)
• Monitored blood glucose levels.
• Administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• When the elderly was able to walk, Riana assisted with showering, dressing, toileting with commode (pass motion), changing diapers, walking and getting into and out of bed.
• When the elderly became wheelchair-bound, Riana assisted with showering, dressing, toileting with commode (sometimes like once a month when he could not pass motion), changing diapers (she was instructed by the employer to do it together with the other helper, however, when the other helper goes marketing, she would change diaper alone), feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa and turning & positioning.
• Riana was instructed to do the showering of the elderly together with the elderly’s wife.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 2-3 times at night to assist the elderly to change diapers and cover him with blanket.
• During the first year, she would bring the elderly to go outside to walk and exercise.
• When the elderly started wheelchair-bound, she would bring the elderly to do physiotherapy at nearby clinic.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with the elderly’s wife once every 3 or 6 months.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping (sometimes) and cooking (sometimes).
• In January 2024, the family hired an Indian helper. The elderly’s wife has instructed Riana that she would need to change diapers, dressing, and transfer bed to wheelchair together with the Indian helper. However, when Riana asked the Indian helper for help, sometimes the Indian helper would ignore her and not talk to her. Hence, Riana found it hard to work with the Indian helper and decided not to continue.

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Period: 26 Sep 2017 to 05 Jul 2019

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for an 89-year-old lady with Parkinsons disease, dementia, diabetes, and leg operation. The elderly weighed 60kg.
• Assisted in walking with a walking frame in the first year. The elderly refused to let Riana to hold on her and had a fall during showering, The elderly was hospitalised and undergone a leg operation. After that the elderly became wheelchair-bound.
• Administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, sponging, toileting, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, walking, getting into and out of bed, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (including at night).
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up 2 to 3 times at night to assist the elderly to change diapers and turning and positioning.
• She would bring elderly to go outside with the elderly’s daughter.
• When the elderly started wheelchair-bound, she would bring the elderly to do physiotherapy at nearby clinic.
• Due to dementia,
  • The elderly would forget if she had eaten and ask to eat again. Riana would reassure elderly that she has eaten already.
  • The elderly would want to shower in the middle of the night. Riana would explain to her that it is night time.
  • The elderly would shout in the middle of the night, Riana would coax her to go back to sleep.
  • The elderly would have mood swings and spit at her. Riana would speak to her nicely to calm her down and tell her cannot be like this.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments with the elderly’s children.
• Performed housework and cooking.
• Elderly was sent to nursing home, the family did not require her anymore hence she finished contract and went back to Indonesia.