Flora Phiri

Provided gentle, verbal reminders for daily routines, including meal times, hygiene, and medication schedules, using a calm tone to maintain structure without causing anxiety.

Prepped and served pre-cooked meals, ensuring proper portion sizes, appropriate temperature, and a pleasant dining setup. Cleaned up immediately after meals.

Provided attentive, non-intrusive supervision, maintaining visual and auditory awareness of the client while respectfully giving them personal space and independence to move about safely

Actively engaged clients in meaningful conversation, reminisced about past events, played card/board games, and played familiar music to boost mood and cognitive stimulation.

ocused on keeping clients calm, comfortable, and in good spirits by using a warm, reassuring presence and redirecting negative or anxious thoughts toward positive topics.

Assisted with bed baths, shower transfers, and sponge baths while maintaining patient dignity and modesty. Performed peri-care and incontinence changing, ensuring skin integrity to prevent bedsores

Assisted with donning/doffing clothing, orthopedic braces, and prosthetic devices. Performed oral hygiene, shaving, and hair care.

Implemented scheduled toileting programs (every 2 hours) to reduce accidents. Changed briefs/pull-ups and operated mechanical lifts (Hoyer lifts) for total-transfer patients.

Prepared texture-modified diets (mechanical soft, pureed, thickened liquids) and assisted with feeding for clients with dysphagia, monitoring for signs of choking or aspiration.

Safely executed pivot transfers, sliding board transfers, and stand-pivot lifts using gait belts. Performed passive and active range-of-motion (ROM) exercises to prevent contractures.