Saturday and Sunday 6 hr shifts 09:00 to 15:00 and 15:00 to 21:00 shifts 25/hr - Norwich - NR7

Help needed with elderly female dementia patient for weekend AM and PM shifts usually 09:00 to 15:00 or 15:00 to 21:00 working a rota typically 1:3 or 1:4. Can opt for a 12 hour shift if desired. 

AM shifts require 1:1 discreet supervision for all activities of daily living including personal care and toileting. 
a typical morning is waking mum up with cup tea, toilet, breakfast (in bed if desired), assisting with showering/personal care/toileting as needed. Supervising dressing, choosing clothes, taking tablets (pharmacy tablet box), making lunch is needed. If time and mum has the energy then a drive to a view point, river green, local cafes and short walk with stroller needed daily. Assisting mum with reading/classic FM/wildlife documentaries/tennis/snooker. Constant supervision when using walker as doesn't remember to use walker inside the house. Occasional help with cleaning up if incontinent of urine/feces if an accident occurs but using pull-ups 24 hours. Doesn't consistently remember to clean self so need to discreetly check and help when needed.

If covering afternoon (1-5 pm) then reading, activities, games, short drive in car is needed. When mum is dozing house work, cleaning, batch cooking, washing needed. In evening (5-9pm) require cooking supper such as fry up, cottage pie and veg, salmon and veg etc. Supervising medications. Happy for you to eat supper with mum if you would like. Assisting mum with navigating evening entertainment reading books to her is perfect/classic FM/wildlife documentaries/tennis/snooker/dominoes/puzzles. Supervising mobilizing to toilet. Occasional help with cleaning up if incontinent of urine/feces if an accident occurs but using pull-ups 24 hours. Doesn't remember to clean self so need to discreetly check and help when needed. 

Some sundowning and daytime behavior problems are occurring intermittently with hallucinations/agitation/anxiety/anger primarily verbal directed to carer so very experienced dementia nurse or carer required to avoid triggers and when disturbing behavior occurs then deflect, redirect and mange situation.

Help needed some Saturday and Sunday 9 am to 1 pm, afternoons 1 pm to 5 pm and evenings 5 pm to 9 pm are available. Alternatively 6 hour shifts or 12 hour daytime shifts can be created. Usually every 2nd weekend. Sessions can be combined as desired. Weekend work and evening work is reimbursed at 25 pound/hour. Any weekday sessions between 09:00 and 17:00 are reimbursed at 20 pound/hr.

All carer's are expected to have at least 3 years experience, a clean police check and carry their own carer's insurance. If you have this skill set, please join our team of 6 experienced private carers to help keep mum living safely at home.

We are based in NR7 Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich and a local applicant would be preferred. If you are interested, please contact me by email on support@ukcil.com in the first instance letting me know your availability.  

Thx Jackie