Alicia Farrell
Dover
Summary
Compassionate Certified Home Health Aide known for working productively and efficiently to deliver consistent care. Specialized skills include patient health monitoring, personal hygiene assistance, and medication management, leveraging these abilities to meet diverse patient needs effectively. Excel in communication, empathy, and patience, ensuring comfort and trust in home healthcare settings.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Home Health Aide
Visiting Angels Home Care
Brick,
10.2020 - Current
- Provided personal care and support to clients in daily living activities.
- Assisted clients with mobility, ensuring safe movement throughout their environments.
- Monitored and documented clients' health status and reported changes to supervisors.
- Developed trusting relationships with clients to foster comfort and emotional support.
- Maintained cleanliness of client living spaces, promoting a healthy environment.
- Collaborated with healthcare teams to coordinate comprehensive care plans for clients.
- Educated families on caregiving techniques and safety measures for their loved ones.
- Provided personal care services, such as bathing, dressing, and grooming patients in their homes.
- Maintained clean and well-organized environment for client happiness and safety.
- Observed changes in skin color, temperature or condition of wounds to report any changes to supervisor or physician.
- Helped clients stay happy and healthy by providing mental and emotional support.
- Reported any unusual incidents or changes in client behavior immediately to supervisor or nurse practitioner.
- Performed light housekeeping duties, including laundry, changing bed linens, cleaning bathrooms, and vacuuming.
- Assisted with client personal care needs to foster independence and well-being.
- Dressed, groomed and fed patients with limited physical abilities to support basic needs.
- Participated in continuing education classes related to home health aide practices.
- Monitored client behaviors and emotional states, reporting concerns to case manager and documenting information in files.
- Provided emotional support to families during periods of stress associated with illness or death of a family member.
- Maintained accurate records of patient care activities on a daily basis.
- Educated patients about health maintenance and disease prevention techniques.
- Tracked and reported clients' progress based on observations and conversations.
- Provided assistance with toileting needs such as bedpan use and incontinence care when required.
- Assisted with ambulation and mobility around the home or outside for medical appointments.
- Kept up-to-date records on all medication administered to clients in accordance with agency policies.
- Assisted clients with shopping needs such as groceries and other errands.
- Ran errands for clients and drove to appointments to maintain wellness and support daily living needs.
- Answered patient questions regarding treatments and procedures as directed by supervisor.
- Organized recreational activities that promote socialization among elderly clients.
- Transported clients to doctor's appointments or other outings if needed.
- Measured food intake amounts at each mealtime to ensure proper nutrition levels were met.
- Improved patient outlook and daily living through compassionate care.
- Developed strong and trusting rapport with patients to facilitate smooth, quality care.
- Prepared meals according to prescribed diets for patients in the home setting.
- Helped client with medication self-administration.
- Assisted clients with bathing, dressing, and incontinence care.
- Followed HIPAA regulations to maintain confidentiality of sensitive patient information.
- Cared for patients by assisting with personal hygiene tasks and completing basic household chores.
- Managed patient transportation and appointment scheduling.
- Helped patients move in and out of beds, wheelchairs or automobiles and with dressing and grooming.
- Cared for patients by washing and ironing laundry, cleaning or assisting with personal care.
- Planned, prepared or served meals to patients according to prescribed diets.
- Maintained updated records and safeguarded patient privacy in accordance with HIPAA.
- Entertained, conversed with or read aloud to patients to maintain mental health and alertness.
- Accompanied clients to doctors' offices or on other trips outside home.
Certified Home Health Aide
Assisting Hands
Long Branch
01.2017 - 08.2020
- Provided personal care and support to clients in daily living activities.
- Assisted clients with mobility, ensuring safe movement throughout their environments.
- Monitored and documented clients' health status and reported changes to supervisors.
- Developed trusting relationships with clients to foster comfort and emotional support.
- Maintained cleanliness of client living spaces, promoting a healthy environment.
- Collaborated with healthcare teams to coordinate comprehensive care plans for clients.
- Educated families on caregiving techniques and safety measures for their loved ones.
- Provided personal care services, such as bathing, dressing, and grooming patients in their homes.
- Maintained clean and well-organized environment for client happiness and safety.
- Observed changes in skin color, temperature or condition of wounds to report any changes to supervisor or physician.
- Helped clients stay happy and healthy by providing mental and emotional support.
- Reported any unusual incidents or changes in client behavior immediately to supervisor or nurse practitioner.
- Performed light housekeeping duties, including laundry, changing bed linens, cleaning bathrooms, and vacuuming.
- Assisted with client personal care needs to foster independence and well-being.
- Dressed, groomed and fed patients with limited physical abilities to support basic needs.
- Participated in continuing education classes related to home health aide practices.
- Monitored client behaviors and emotional states, reporting concerns to case manager and documenting information in files.
- Provided emotional support to families during periods of stress associated with illness or death of a family member.
- Maintained accurate records of patient care activities on a daily basis.
- Educated patients about health maintenance and disease prevention techniques.
- Tracked and reported clients' progress based on observations and conversations.
- Provided assistance with toileting needs such as bedpan use and incontinence care when required.
- Assisted with ambulation and mobility around the home or outside for medical appointments.
- Kept up-to-date records on all medication administered to clients in accordance with agency policies.
- Assisted clients with shopping needs such as groceries and other errands.
- Ran errands for clients and drove to appointments to maintain wellness and support daily living needs.
- Answered patient questions regarding treatments and procedures as directed by supervisor.
- Organized recreational activities that promote socialization among elderly clients.
- Transported clients to doctor's appointments or other outings if needed.
- Measured food intake amounts at each mealtime to ensure proper nutrition levels were met.
- Improved patient outlook and daily living through compassionate care.
- Developed strong and trusting rapport with patients to facilitate smooth, quality care.
- Prepared meals according to prescribed diets for patients in the home setting.
- Helped client with medication self-administration.
- Assisted clients with bathing, dressing, and incontinence care.
- Followed HIPAA regulations to maintain confidentiality of sensitive patient information.
- Cared for patients by assisting with personal hygiene tasks and completing basic household chores.
- Managed patient transportation and appointment scheduling.
- Helped patients move in and out of beds, wheelchairs or automobiles and with dressing and grooming.
- Cared for patients by washing and ironing laundry, cleaning or assisting with personal care.
- Planned, prepared or served meals to patients according to prescribed diets.
- Maintained updated records and safeguarded patient privacy in accordance with HIPAA.
- Entertained, conversed with or read aloud to patients to maintain mental health and alertness.
- Accompanied clients to doctors' offices or on other trips outside home.
Certified Home Health Aide
Right At Home
Brick,
09.2012 - 07.2016
- Provided personal care and support to clients in daily living activities.
- Assisted clients with mobility, ensuring safe movement throughout their environments.
- Monitored and documented clients' health status and reported changes to supervisors.
- Developed trusting relationships with clients to foster comfort and emotional support.
- Maintained cleanliness of client living spaces, promoting a healthy environment.
- Collaborated with healthcare teams to coordinate comprehensive care plans for clients.
- Educated families on caregiving techniques and safety measures for their loved ones.
- Provided personal care services, such as bathing, dressing, and grooming patients in their homes.
- Maintained clean and well-organized environment for client happiness and safety.
- Observed changes in skin color, temperature or condition of wounds to report any changes to supervisor or physician.
- Helped clients stay happy and healthy by providing mental and emotional support.
- Reported any unusual incidents or changes in client behavior immediately to supervisor or nurse practitioner.
- Performed light housekeeping duties, including laundry, changing bed linens, cleaning bathrooms, and vacuuming.
- Assisted with client personal care needs to foster independence and well-being.
- Dressed, groomed and fed patients with limited physical abilities to support basic needs.
- Participated in continuing education classes related to home health aide practices.
- Monitored client behaviors and emotional states, reporting concerns to case manager and documenting information in files.
- Provided emotional support to families during periods of stress associated with illness or death of a family member.
- Maintained accurate records of patient care activities on a daily basis.
- Educated patients about health maintenance and disease prevention techniques.
- Tracked and reported clients' progress based on observations and conversations.
- Provided assistance with toileting needs such as bedpan use and incontinence care when required.
- Assisted with ambulation and mobility around the home or outside for medical appointments.
- Kept up-to-date records on all medication administered to clients in accordance with agency policies.
- Assisted clients with shopping needs such as groceries and other errands.
- Ran errands for clients and drove to appointments to maintain wellness and support daily living needs.
- Answered patient questions regarding treatments and procedures as directed by supervisor.
- Organized recreational activities that promote socialization among elderly clients.
- Transported clients to doctor's appointments or other outings if needed.
- Measured food intake amounts at each mealtime to ensure proper nutrition levels were met.
- Improved patient outlook and daily living through compassionate care.
- Developed strong and trusting rapport with patients to facilitate smooth, quality care.
- Prepared meals according to prescribed diets for patients in the home setting.
- Helped client with medication self-administration.
- Assisted clients with bathing, dressing, and incontinence care.
- Followed HIPAA regulations to maintain confidentiality of sensitive patient information.
- Cared for patients by assisting with personal hygiene tasks and completing basic household chores.
- Managed patient transportation and appointment scheduling.
- Helped patients move in and out of beds, wheelchairs or automobiles and with dressing and grooming.
- Cared for patients by washing and ironing laundry, cleaning or assisting with personal care.
- Planned, prepared or served meals to patients according to prescribed diets.
- Maintained updated records and safeguarded patient privacy in accordance with HIPAA.
- Entertained, conversed with or read aloud to patients to maintain mental health and alertness.
- Accompanied clients to doctors' offices or on other trips outside home.
Education
High School Diploma -
Brick Highschool
Brick, NJ06-2008
Skills
- Personal care
- Health monitoring
- Mobility assistance
- Medication management
- Care plan coordination
- Patient education
- Communication skills
- Housekeeping tasks
- Time management
- Family support
- Emotional support
- Trust building
- Active listening
- Errands running
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Patient transport
- Compassionate client care
- Meal preparation
- Patient care
- Laundry services
- Community activities
- Bathing assistance
- Nutrition management
- Transportation assistance
- Behavior redirection
- Dressing assistance
- Toileting assistance
- Transfer techniques
- Clinical documentation and reporting
- Vital signs monitoring
- Light housekeeping
- Recording vital signs
- Patient transportation
- Personal care services
- Family caregiver education
- Bedside care
- Dementia support
- Chronic disease management
References
References available upon request.
Relocated
- I recently relocated to Delaware from New Jersey.
Timeline
Certified Home Health Aide
Visiting Angels Home Care
10.2020 - Current
Certified Home Health Aide
Assisting Hands
01.2017 - 08.2020
Certified Home Health Aide
Right At Home
09.2012 - 07.2016
High School Diploma -
Brick Highschool