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Self–employed Personal Assistant (PA) for care support Dorset/260626

To support a 72-year-old man, who has mild vascular dementia and global development delay, with life administration, household tasks and social engagement/companionship.

Main Duties:

To provide complementary additional support in the following areas (noting that personal care tasks are performed over multiple daily visits by a professional care agency):

Administration:

• Review of scheduled day/week activities as detailed in a wall-mounted ‘MEMOplanner’ electronic diary
• Prompting regarding time, location, cost and travel arrangements for scheduled events (as detailed in ‘MEMOplanner’)
• Occasional update of activities in ‘MEMOplanner’ if needed (normally updated remotely by family)
• Weekly review of freezer ready meal and cleaning/toiletry product stocks, providing feedback to family for replenishment

Household Tasks:

Cleaning:

• Hoover, dust and tidy throughout lounge/diner, bedroom and hall
• Clean floor and wipe surfaces in kitchen and bathroom
• Clean sink, bath and toilet in bathroom

Tidying:

• Hang flannels, towels and floor mats in bathroom and change as required
• Check/tidy hall and kitchen cupboards and clean as required

Sorting/checking:

• Sort clothing, bedding and towels and return to cupboards/drawers (laundry tasks are conducted by care agency)
• Provide feedback to family when repair/replacement needed

General discussion, interests include:

• Old comedies (Dad’s Army, Morecombe and Wise, Last of the Summer Wine)
• Gilbert & Sullivan ‘comic opera’
• Sport on TV, including snooker and horseracing