Experienced
Live-in Caregivers from the Philippines

Period: Nov 2018 – Oct 2023

[Overseas Employment Supported with Visa and /or Passport Stamps from Caregiver]

‍Country: Qatar

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver (Feb 2021 - Mar 2023)

Setting: In-Home

• From Nov 2018 – Jan 2021, Raquel was working as a babysitter in the household.
• From Feb 2021, she started taking care of the old lady who was staying in the same household as her caregiver had left.
• Cared for an 82-year-old lady with renal failure, dementia and heart problems. The elderly weighed 65kg.
• Initially, she was able to with a walking stick and her assistance.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• In 2022, she had a heart attack and became bedridden. She also suffered a lung infection during that time.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including bedbath, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa (2 times a week only), turning & positioning (including at night).
• Peritoneal dialysis (manual) 4 times a day.
• NGT feeding.
• Suctioning (nasal and oral).
• Nebulizer.  
• Assisted with oxygen therapy.
• Administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• Giving injections.
• Shared a room with the elderly. Woke up many times at night to look after her.
• Brought the elderly out to her own garden.
• Assisted in physiotherapy exercises. She learnt how to do physiotherapy in the hospital.
• Due to dementia,
• She would not remember her family members. Raquel will explain to her who they were.
• She did not sleep well at night. She would wake up at night and shout. She would hallucinate and talk to someone. Raquel would stay up at night to take care of her.
• The elderly would pull out her NGT.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments. She called for the ambulance to transport her to the hospital as needed. Communicated with the doctor about her condition.
• Performed housework, grocery shopping (sometimes) and cooking.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away in Mar 2023.
• Continued to work in the same household until Oct 2023.

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Other

Period: 2016 to 2018

‍Country: Bahrain

‍Title: Domestic Helper

Setting: In-Home

• Performed housework

Period: Sep 2023 to present

‍Country: Philippines

Title: Private Duty Caregiver with HIS caregiver agency

Setting: In-Home

• Private duty caregiver with a caregiving agency.
• Performs 12-hour day / night shifts.

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Patient 1 (2 weeks)

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 60+-year-old man with chronic kidney disease and heart problem.
• Took care of him in the hospital until his passing.
• Administered suppository (bullet).
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting (sometimes he used the commode), changing diapers, dressing, feeding (sometimes needed her assistance to cut the food into smaller pieces when he as frail), walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Monitoring vital signs. Blood Glucose Monitoring.
• Accompanied for dialysis 3 times a week in the hospital.
• Served medications.
• Cared for the elderly until he passed away after 2 weeks as he suffered a cardiac arrest during his dialysis.

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Patient 2 (2 weeks)

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound man with stroke. The elderly weighed 60+kg.
• Monitored vital signs. Monitored input/output.
• NGT feeding.
• Indwelling urinary catheter care.
• Administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers, dressing, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Cared for him until a relative of the patient took over his care.

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Patient 3 (3days)

• Cared for a comatose 90+-year-old man with heart failure and pneumonia in the hospital. The elderly weighed 70+kg.
• He was on DNR (do not resuscitate).
• Monitored vital signs. Monitored input/output.
• Blood Glucose Monitoring.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including bedbath, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, turning & positioning.
• Cared for the patient until passed away after 3 days.

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Patient 4 (2weeks)

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 80+-year-old man with pneumonia in the hospital. The elderly weighed 60+kg.
• Monitored vital signs.
• Monitored input/output.
• NG Tube Feeding.
• Suctioning (oral).
• BiPAP machine
• Assisted with oxygen therapy.
• Nebulizer.
• Indwelling urinary catheter care.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including bedbath, changing diapers, dressing, feeding, turning & positioning.
• Massaged the patient.
• Served medications.
• Cared for the elderly until he passed away after 2 weeks.

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Patient 5 (3-4 months)

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 72-year-old lady who had a fall and had undergone a hemicraniectomy. She was conscious but unable to talk. Took care of her at home. The elderly weighed 60+kg.
• Monitored vital signs. Monitored input/output.
• NGT feeding.
• Suctioning (oral).
• Nebulizer.
• Assisted with oxygen therapy.
• Administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including bedbath, changing diapers, dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Cleaned her room and changed her linens.
• The relative did not continue hiring caregivers due to financial concerns.

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Patient 6 (2 days)

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 60+-year-old lady with a lung infection.
• Monitored vital signs. Monitored input/output.
• PEG Tube feeding.
• Suctioning (oral and tracheal).
• Tracheal care. Nebulization through tracheostomy.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including bedbath, changing diapers, dressing, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Prepared and served medications.

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Period: Jul 2016 – Aug 2023

‍Country: Philippines

‍Title: Live-in Elderly Helper

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 68-year-old lady with diabetes, heart condition and blind in her left eye due to cataract operation.
• The senior was able to walk by herself and perform activities of daily living herself.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied her out for walks and exercises.
• Accompanied for medical appointments every 3 months.
• The senior stayed with her son and her grandson (23 years old).
• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.

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Certification and Training

• TESDA National Certificate II in Caregiving
• Standard First Aid & BLS-CPR with AED Training
• 120 hours On-The-Job Training in taking care of Elderly clients, STO Nino Home for the Aged Inc

Period: Feb 2019 to Feb 2021

[Overseas Employment Supported with Visa, OFW Info Sheet and Air Ticket from Caregiver]

Country: Saudi Arabia

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 73-year-old lady with diabetes and mild dementia.
• Used a walking stick to walk.
• Monitored and charted her blood glucose levels and blood pressure.
• Giving injections in her arm every 8 hours.  Charted her injection schedule.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering (2 times a week), sponging, toileting, dressing, walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Shared a bedroom with the elderly. Woke up 4 times at night to assist with toileting or giving water.
• Due to mild dementia,
• Sometimes she would forget if she had eaten and asked to eat again.
• The elderly often forgot where she had placed her items and would get angry. Janette would explain to her patiently and smiled at her. Then the elderly would calm down.
• In Janette's first year of working with her, the elderly did not want to be taken care of and would often get angry with her, make things difficult and refuse to follow Janette’s instructions such as to take a shower, take her medications and change her clothes. Janette would keep calm, be patient with her, smile and explain slowly to her that doing all these are for her own good. In her second year of working with the elderly, the elderly became comfortable with her and would listen to her, cooperate with her. When her contract finished, the elderly wanted her to stay to continue to care for her and did not want her to go back.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Picked up some Arabic to converse with the elderly.
• Massaged her.
• Performed housework and cooking for the family

Period: Mar 2021 to present

‍Country: Philippines

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Caring for a wheelchair-bound 72-year-old man with Parkinson’s Disease. The elderly weighed 60+kg.
• 6 – 6, 12-hour shifts, rotating between day and night with another caregiver on a weekly basis. No day off.
• NGT feeding, Suctioning (tracheal), Nebulizer.  
• Assisted with oxygen therapy.
• Monitored and charted vital signs.
• Performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers, dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning and positioning.
• Brought the elderly out to get some sun.
• Assisted in physiotherapy session exercises (every other day).
• Assisted with simple exercises (1-hour every morning).
• Prepared and served medications.
• Accompanied for medical appointments. Updated the doctor on the elderly’s condition, medication, intake/output, blood pressure.
• Prepared the patient’s blended food (including chicken and fish).

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Period: Nov 2017 to Feb 2020

‍Country: Philippines

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 62-year-old lady with cervical cancer and diabetes. The care recipient weighed 52kg.
• She was undergoing chemotherapy for 1 year. Accompanied to the hospital every other day in St Luke’s.
• 7 – 7, 12-hour shifts, rotating between day and night with another nurse. She worked 6 days in a week.
• Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• Monitoring vital signs.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers, dressing, feeding, walking, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Sometimes she would be in a bad mood and she would shout at the caregivers.
• After 1.5 years, she recovered from her cancer and was able to walk by herself but she continued to employ her caregivers as personal assistants-cum-helpers, accompanying her everywhere, performing her housework and cooking for her.
• Worked for her until the patient decided to return to the US.

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Certification and Training

• TESDA National Certificate II in Caregiving

Period: Dec 2016 to May 2019

[Singapore Employment History retrieved from the Ministry of Manpower website]

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 92-year-old lady with dementia, stroke (left hand paralysed), and osteoporosis. The elderly weighed 60kg.
• Used a walking frame to walk with Emily’s assistance. Used a wheelchair when going outside.
• She had a skin condition. Her skin was very thin and cannot go under the sun and would get burnt very easily. Applied cream for her skin.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, dressing, feeding (cut the food into smaller pieces so she can use her right hand to eat), walking, getting into and out of bed.
• Slept with the elderly. Woke up 2 -3 times at night to go to the toilet.
• Assisted in walking exercises. Assisted her with exercises for her left arm.
• Due to dementia,
• Sometimes the elderly would forget if she had eaten or taken her medication and asked to eat again. Emily would explain to her.
• Sometimes the elderly would tell her that it was Chinese New Year (although it was not) and they need to go out. Sometimes she did not want to sleep as she felt that it was Chinese New Year and her sister would come to visit her. Emily would explain patiently to her that Chinese New Year was still very far away.
• Sometimes she would forget her grandchildren’s names.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Updated her son (who was a doctor) on her medications.
• Stayed in the hospital to care for the elderly when she was admitted.
• Performed grocery shopping and cooking. Shared the housework with the other Indonesian helper.

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Period: Feb 2009 to Feb 2013

[Singapore Employment History retrieved from the Ministry of Manpower website]

‍Country: Singapore

‍Title: Domestic Helper

Setting: In-Home

• Performed housework, grocery shopping and cooking.
• Assisted her employer in taking care of 7 months old baby when needed.

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Period: Jun 2005 to Aug 2008

‍Country: Saudi Arabia

‍Title: Domestic Helper

Setting: In-Home

• Performed housework and cooking.

Period: Aug 2022 to Dec 2022

‍Country: Philippines

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 75-year-old lady with stage 4 cervical cancer, diabetes and renal failure. The elderly weighed 65kg. Palliative care.
• Monitored vital signs.
• Internal jugular catheter, Total Parenteral Nutrition (once a day).
• Indwelling Urine Catheter. Charted intake and output.
• Assisted with oxygen therapy. Monitored oxygen saturation.
• Accompanied to the hospital 3 times a week for dialysis.
• Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (including at night).
• Massaged her.
• Shared the same room with her. Woke up 4 times to change her diapers.
• Prepared and served medications.
• Performed housework.
• Cared for the elderly until she passed away.

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Period: Feb 2021 to Jul 2022

‍Country: Philippines

‍Title: Live-in Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a wheelchair-bound 82-year-old man with stroke, Alzheimer’s Disease and diabetes. The elderly weighed 72kg. He was not able to talk.
• PEG Tube feeding, Nebulizer.
• Monitored vital signs.
• Gave injections and monitored blood glucose levels.
• Administered suppository (bullet) and performed manual evacuation.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering (using a commode), changing diapers (including at night), dressing, feeding, walking, transferring from bed to wheelchair and vice-versa, turning & positioning (including at night).
• Brought the elderly out for fresh air.
• Assisted in ROM exercises.
• Shared the same room with him. Woke up 3 times at night to check on him, change diapers and feed him.
• Prepared and served medications.
• The elderly had a housemaid at home for the housework.

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Period: Jun 2020 to Jan 2021

‍Country: Philippines

‍Title: Private Duty Caregiver

Setting: In-Home

• Cared for a 42-year-old man with hip fracture.
• Took care of him 3 times a week, 6am to 6pm.
• Assisted in Activities of Daily Living including showering, toileting, dressing, walking, getting into and out of bed and into a wheelchair.
• Brought him outside to the garden.
• Assisted in simple exercises.
• Monitored him vital signs.
• Cared for him until he recovered.

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Certification and Training

• National Certificate II in Caregiving
• Basic Nursing Skills Training and Seminar Workshop