Home Health Aid/Companion/Care Giver in Penfield, NY

Salary Range: $18.10 per hour

Weekend Female Home Health Aid/Companion/Care Giver for Elderly Female in Penfield, NY

We live in Penfield, NY in our own home. We are seeking a weekend Home Health Care/Companion for my Mom (age 87).

** Please do NOT reply if you cannot meet our needs.

Saturdays and Sundays, 10 AM - 4 PM. There will be more hours available down the road.

** This position is paid through the NYS PPL/CDPAP Program.
** If you are not certified already, you must be willing to become certified through Burd Home Health.
**We can help guide you through this process.

We are looking for someone ASAP.

Here is the kind of care/companionship needed:
**Help getting up and getting ready for the day. This includes assistance/reminders for dressing,
brushing teeth, washing hands/face, and providing breakfast and morning pills, and brushing
hair into a pony tail.
**Straighten her bedroom, living area, bathroom area and kitchen area.
**Companionship to help provide a meaningful day with things to do (crafts, tv, small walks,
sit outside on our patio, conversation, and whatever else you think might be nice to do with her).
**Providing her afternoon pill with a light lunch snack.
**Guide her through her daily exercises
**Encourage drinking throughout the day
**Quietly monitor when she walks to the bathroom and be there for her if she needs any assistance
in the restroom, or when walking in general; and toileting hygiene
**Be a calming influence when she gets anxious

Here is what we need from the Home Health Aid/Companion:
**Be comfortable speaking and understanding the English language
**Be PPL certified already, or be willing to become certified
**Have reliable transportation every weekend, including in the Winter
**Committed to every weekend
**Be on-time
**Be comfortable making our Mom and her homecare your priority
**Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and kind

How does this work?
- Your hours will be paid through NY Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) - PPL.
- You will have the option of being paid with a live check or direct deposit.
- You will have the option of being taxed on this income or not.
- The hourly rate is set by New York State, and is based upon the needs of the specific individual receiving
home care. For my Mom, your hourly rate would be $18.10 (pre-tax).
- We have a nurse-approved daily checklist that you follow to ensure Mom's needs are being met on a
consistent basis.

Thank you!