Christelle du Plessis

• Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
• Documented vitals, behaviors, and medications in client medical records.
• Assisted patients with personal requirements for housekeeping and grooming assistance.
• Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.

80-year-old with dementia and Parkinson's disease to be moved to Psychiatric institution on 31st August 2025 :

• Provide bathing and dressing assistance Feeding
• Grooming: haircut, nail care for hands and feet
• Changing diapers
• Provide activities for brain stimulation

75-year-old on chronic medication after discharge from Psychiatric institution:

• Grooming: haircut, nail care for hands and feet and massaging
• Preparing meals
• Laundry
• Cooking
• House cleaning
• Give medication as prescribed
• Wound care when necessary
• Transport to doctors
• Recreational trips
• Maintaining a safe and comfortable home environment

• I chose to resign to raise a family and be a home executive. During this time basic everyday skills became refined e.g.
• Self­motivation, pressure management, ensuring a safe environment, multitasking multiple projects at one time, resulting in a smooth 􀁚n r operation.

• Administration
• Shrinkage control
• Expense control
• Generating sales
• Merchandising
• Promotions
• Customer service
• Staff training and development
• Receiving and dispatching goods
• Inventory control and stock taking.

• Sales
• Merchandise ordering and displays
• Computerized reporting and data processing
• Point-of-Sale
• Staff training
• Stocktaking
• General office administration
• Customer service
• Receiving and dispatching goods
• Submission of information to head office.

• Assist with: Dressing, bathing, toilet, skin care, mouth, and hair care.
• Making beds and changing linen.
• Checking vital signs: Blood pressure, pulse, temperature.
• Serve meals and feed patients.
• Assist patients with mobility problems to move around.
• Turn, reposition and move patients between wheelchairs and beds.
• Provide and clean bedpans.
• Worked day and night shifts.
• Report and handover to Senior staff.

• Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
• Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
• Increased patient engagement by providing emotional support, companionship, and encouragement during challenging times.
• Agreed to take on additional shifts and extra hours during busy periods and holidays to maintain proper staffing and floor coverage.
• Serving meals and feeding patients.
• Turning and positioning patients.
• Checking vital signs: Blood pressure, pulse, temperature. Monitoring weight, intake, urine output, etc.
• Reporting observations to the nursing Supervisor.
• Dressing, bathing, full bed wash, mouth, and hair care. Transporting patients.
• Communicating with patients.
• Making beds, changing linen.
• Provide and clean bedpans.
• Assist patients with mobility problems to move around.