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Lorraine P.

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Can relocate

9 years of live-in care experience

About Lorraine P.

Lorraine is a warm, chatty, experienced carer. She started work as a Live-in carer in 2015 and has gained experience supporting various clients to remain living independently and safely in their own homes. Lorraine has also provided support to homecare teams in her area as a Domiciliary Carer when required. Prior to working as a live-in carer she worked in various jobs that fitted around her family such as a lollipop lady, as a call advisor for a pension company and administration type roles. Lorraine has experience of working with clients who have had dementia, multiple sclerosis, a stroke, clients who are end of life, and clients with poor mobility including a client who was an amputee. She supports her clients with full personal care including shaving and all personal care including those who are incontinent or those using urinary sheaths and clients with a catheter. She is happy to assists her clients with their medication, household tasks, accessing the community, shopping, caring for their pets, meal preparation and assisting them to eat if necessary and is happy to learn new skills.

Ok with cats or dogs

Skills

Attending Appointments

Cleaning

Companionship

Doing Errands

Doing Laundry

Dressing and Undressing

Driving Licence

Driving Licence (with Car)

Eating and Drinking Assistance

Light house keeping

Live-In Care

Manual Handling

Meal Preparation

Medication Prompting

Moving and Handling

Personal Assistance

Personal Grooming and Hygiene

Pet Companion

Shopping

Wheelchair Assistance

Specialist care

Incontinence pad changes

Mobility

Has a driving license and a car

Has driving licence

Ok to cook meat and fish

Signature dish:

Traditional Dishes

Conditions

Alzheimer's Dementia

Multiple sclerosis

Stroke

Vascular Dementia

Languages

English

Hobbies

In her spare time Lorraine enjoys walking, sewing, macramé, a range of arts and crafts, doing puzzles and baking. Lorraine likes to take clients out walking, in their wheelchairs or in her car to gardens, coffee or to meet friends should they wish to.

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