A LITTLE ABOUT MYSELF
I am a 96 year old gent living in the Pentre area. Before I retired I worked as an engineer and had my own limited company supporting the NHS with surveys and importer of optical mark reading equipment. I am a born Londoner with a Dutch wife.
I am easy going and take life as it comes, I have good sense of humour sadly was diagnosed in 2015 with Alzheimer’s and am now following the final years (months). My wife has been caring for me 24/7 fortunately she is much younger however her own health is deteriorating. I am no longer cognitive now and this is a great burden on my wife.
I can’t turn on TV etc anymore but my wife puts YouTube up and I love watching factories, DIY projects etc. for hours, I also
Enjoy listening to music from soul to jazz and classical. It may make me emotional though because I start remembering things.
I am seeking a PA to assist me around my home and out in the community. I am quite friendly but on the brink of becoming bed/housebound. I can still shuffle about but you need to hold my hand and guide me from chair to bathroom etc. I try to be very independent but I need a constant support and supervision because I don’t know what I am doing or should be doing. I am part incontinent so please help with personal care keep me clean.
PURPOSE OF JOB
To assist me with meals and drinks (I forget to eat and drink) we rarely go out for food, coffee and light household chores around my home. We have a cleaner but it’s a large building. You need to be able to cope with stairs as we live on the 3rd floor. The stairs kept me fit it is only in the last few months I have started to use our stair lifts. You need to take the pressure of my wife who is recovering from a knee operation she rarely gets any free time to herself. She has returned to part-time work and has a heavy social schedule. So you would be helping both of us. Please note I CANNOT be left alone at any time I may fall etc we have cameras to support you if you go to kitchen for instance and pressure mats.
PLACE OF WORK
Home and out in the community
HOURS OF WORK
14 hours a week to be worked Monday and Wednesday. With more hours for sickness and holiday relief of other carer which can be to 34 hours hours a week Monday to Friday with occasional part evening 1700 to 2200 or Saturday mornings So flexibility is important.
RATE OF PAY
£14.70
TASKS INVOLVED
·To assist with medical appointments
·Domestic tasks, such as
- Changing the bed, dusting, keep my room clean, my bathroom my kitchen.
.any food prepared to leave my home clean wash up the dishes worktops etc as you used them.
- To help prepare light meals
TYPE OF PERSON REQUIRED
·I would like a calm, softly spoken person
·Good Communicator and understands what Alzheimer’s is.
· Someone that understands that my memory is impaired but I am very intelligent and no fool!
· When I wake up I often don’t know reality and remember the war, or the past. I suffer from hallucination and fabulations my wife will support you.
·A person who is friendly, dependable and punctual.
·A person with a positive commitment to this kind of work.
·A person who respects the privacy and confidentiality of working in someone’s home.
You must have an up to date Enhanced DBS so you could start and be paid from day one if possible. If not it may delay your salary.
Last but not least we two cats and 1 dog a Shih Tzu the dog and cats use trays 95% of the time. Accidents are rare but happen I love my cats and dog please help.