Part-time Personal Assistant / Caregiver to Older Woman

Job Description

Part-time Personal Assistant / Caregiver to Older Woman. (Bedford-Stuyvesant)

The children of an older woman with early-stage Alzheimer’s seek someone for the blended role of Personal Assistant and Caregiver for their mother. The woman lives in a connected studio apartment on the ground floor of her daughter and son-in-law’s house. They work from home onsite. She needs companionship, help doing daily tasks (nothing medical or involving intimate care), organizing her life, and providing limited assistance to the daughter and son-in-law.

Requirements include:

• 4 years’ experience as an assistant or caregiver or combined

• Excellent communication skills

• Good technological skills

• A flexible attitude; the ability change course if the children need to add hours or ask for a change of plans last-minute

• Experience with individuals with memory loss preferred but not required

Responsibilities include:

• Getting her ready for the day (making breakfast, making sure she is dressed right)

• Doing one activity a day which is usually a walk or going to the pool at the YMCA

• Having lunch and then getting her settled in for her nap

• Reminding her to take her medicine

• Scheduling appointments (doctors, physical therapy)

• Accompanying her to doctors’ appointments and recording these for her children

• Light household management; calling and supervising vendors for upkeep and repairs

• Occasional outings, such as taking her to the opera

• Consistent communication with her daughter, son-in-law, and another daughter who lives across the country

• Some support for daughter and son-in-law with calendar, home maintenance and errands

25-30 hrs/week, weekdays 9:30-1 + additional afternoon hours as scheduled

$35/hr