GRACE NJERI GACHAGUA
Caregiver
NAKURU
Summary
A child caregiver with experience caring for children while providing encouragement and kindness. Expert at guiding playtime, leading exercise activities and teaching rules. Creative planner with gift for keeping children engaged long-term with fun activities. Empathetic Care Worker with sensitive and compassionate approach to cultivating trusting, stimulating and varied lifestyle for residents. Offers enhanced care with flexible learning approach for patients. Experience in hospital and in-home settings providing guidance and encouragement to patients through physical and emotional support.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Private Caregiver
NAKURU MATERNITY AND NURSING HOME
02.2023 - 12.2023
- Practicing bed making
- Bed bathing to bed ridden patients
- Participated it tube feeding
- Listening and empathizing with patients
- Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
- Monitored vital signs and reported any abnormalities to healthcare providers promptly.
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients for over 50 patients.
- Improved patient nutrition by preparing healthy meals tailored to dietary restrictions and preferences.
- Enhanced patient comfort by providing compassionate and attentive personal care.
- Showing patients compassion
- Assisting in doing last office
- Assist in administering medication at required time.
Child Caregiver
Pangani Special School
1 2023 - 02.2023
- Understanding over 20 children challenges
- Maintaining high levels of hygiene standards for children
- Training children to feed toileting and social skills
- Physiotherapy on children with physical disability
- Built good relationships with learners and lifted their self-esteem.
- Changed diapers
- Maintained order when left alone with them
- Self-motivated, with strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Collaborated with parents to develop individualized care plans addressing specific needs of their children
- Promoted healthy habits by encouraging regular exercise, outdoor play, and nutritious meals
Elderly Caregiver
Hope for Change
09.2022 - 11.2022
- Offered companionship and kindness to elderly patients.
- Improved mobility for elderly individuals by assisting with exercises and physical therapy routines.
- Assisted with personal hygiene tasks such as bathing, grooming, dressing, feeding, toileting giving attention to detail.
- Provided emotional support to seniors, fostering positive relationships and enhancing their overall mental health.
- Monitored client vital signs, administered medications, and tracked behaviors to keep healthcare supervisor well-informed.
- Prepared nutritious meals tailored to individual dietary requirements for elderly clients while considering their preferences.
- Responded promptly to emergency situations, providing first aid treatment when necessary and alerting medical personnel if required.
Family Caregiver
Jacinta Thuo
03.2020 - 08.2022
- Ensured safety and comfort for patients through meticulous attention to detail in administering medications, hygiene assistance, and mobility support.
- Supported patient nutrition by preparing healthy meals based on dietary restrictions and preferences.
- Encouraged patients to participate in safe physical activity to help boost mood and improve overall wellness.
- Demonstrated adaptability and flexibility in caregiving approach to accommodate unique personality traits or preferences of each client.
- Ensured safe and clean home environment by performing light housekeeping tasks such as laundry, vacuuming, and dusting.
- Delivered top-notch care for children with developmental disabilities, acquired illnesses or injuries.
- Enhanced quality of life for patients with dementia by implementing cognitive stimulation activities tailored to individual needs which improved by 10%
Education
Certificate in Standard Care -
Caredemy University
Nakuru 03.2023 - 04.2023
Certificate in First Aid -
St John's Ambulance
Nakuru 03.2023 - 03.2023
Certificate in caregiving -
Rafa Institute of Elderly Care And Disability
Nakuru 06.2022 - 02.2023
Certificate in elderly care -
Hope For Change
Nakuru 09.2022 - 11.2022
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education -
Hillcrest Secondary School
Nakuru 01.2016 - 11.2019
Skills
Compassionate
Good communication skills
Good time manager
Hardworking and self-motivated
Team Player
Empathetic
Reliable
Patient
Physical stamina
Critical thinking
First aid and safety
Recommendations
UPON REQUEST
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 05/24/2001
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: Kenyan
Languages
ENGLISH
Reading
I enjoy reading and getting more information about anything and everything.
Timeline
Certificate in Standard Care -
Caredemy University
03.2023 - 04.2023
Certificate in First Aid -
St John's Ambulance
03.2023 - 03.2023
Private Caregiver
NAKURU MATERNITY AND NURSING HOME
02.2023 - 12.2023
Elderly Caregiver
Hope for Change
09.2022 - 11.2022
Certificate in elderly care -
Hope For Change
09.2022 - 11.2022
Certificate in caregiving -
Rafa Institute of Elderly Care And Disability
06.2022 - 02.2023
Family Caregiver
Jacinta Thuo
03.2020 - 08.2022
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education -
Hillcrest Secondary School
01.2016 - 11.2019
Child Caregiver
Pangani Special School
1 2023 - 02.2023
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