Private family Employer Reviews

Wake up at 5:00 and get the kids up and moving, prepare breakfast on the go. Get them to Wilmington by 7:30 for start of school. Take them out for light snack from school and then take them to sports and dance. Have dinner prepared at home or take them out for dinner after activities. Throughout day when kids were in school did many errands for family, – more... such as dry cleaning drop off and pick up, banking, grocery shopping. Pretty much anything that needed to be done for the kids and the family I did it. Kids received their drivers licenses in January 2012 so my position was no longer needed. – less

taking care of two young girls, Feeding,clothing,bathing,playing, teaching them, and lots of Love and Care.

I worked privately on call for a family. I loved my job and the family I worked for.

I would care for the families two children throughout the day, from 7:30am until 4:30-5:30pm. The children were ages six months and three and a half when I started. I fed them breakfast, put them down for naps, played with them, helped them with tasks they may need assistance with, and kept them on schedule. There weren't many things that were hard – more... about this job. The hardest thing I could thing of would be when one or both of the kids were thrown off schedule, it tossed the entire day up, as well as their moods. The most enjoyable part was getting to see them learn and grow everyday that I worked with them. – less

I have now learned to take care and react in emergency to a boy with disabilities.

During this particular time, I was caregiving for my Grandma. I had moved in with her and took care of her during her last few months. She was diagnosed with Brain Cancer.

Wonderful family to work for! Kind, generous, appreciative, sense of humor and positive attitude. I did everything there was to do in a house/home and In caring for a wheelchair bound woman and her husband. their oldest daughter was our manager. She was very good to us and fair. We went thru numerous co-workers as it was a demanding job. The ones who – more... were up to the challenge and stayed made a good team. The hardest part of the job was that they watched the news about 10 hours a day. The most enjoyable part of the job was the couple themselves! I will always miss them. – less

Working with children is an amazing experience! Being able to help children learn and grow is a true joy! I plan on becoming a special education teacher and love any experience I can get!

i was hired privately to assist lady with showering and everyday tasks

cooked, cleaned, cared for three children. i took them to the park, let them swim in the lake out back, helped with homework.

My typical day at work would be picking one 3 year old from nuersery, enetertaining him until I have to pick his 5 year old sister up from school. I then take them home, give them dinner and get them ready for bed.
I self manage as I work on my own, reporting back to their parents the childrens daily activites.
The job can be can be challenging but – more... is very enjoyable and rewarding. – less

• Responsible for a 18 moth old and a 5 year old toddler
• Organize play dates and daily activities
• Pick up 5 year old from preschool
• Scheduled and escort children to Doctor’s appointments
• Read books, play with children and assist them with arts & crafts
• Maintain daily routines for both children
• Organize activitiesduring summer time
• Escort – more... children to museums, pools, birthday parties and other outings
• Assisted children with bathing and dressing
• Prepared light meals and feed children
• Organized children’s closets and play area – less

A typical day at work for me was when my patient start missing her family.I learn how to maintain dignity,comfort and safety in or out of their homes.I know how to manage elders if they have Alzheimer or Dementia by keeping them focus on something I know they love the most or just give them a snack.My co-workers was very down to earth always on time – more... an we never had a problem when shift changed.The most hardest part of my job is keeping my patient from doing things he/she know will hurt them.The most enjoyable part is coming to work an they know who you are and happy to see you every time. – less

Watching children and seeing them grow through the summer months was absolutely rewarding. I learned a lot about what it takes to care for children and the fact that they are the future. This was an amazing experience and I am feel extremely privileged to have had the opportunity.

I take care a 93 year old Lady. she is in her private home.
24 hour care 4 times a weeks.
I manage her medication ,transport to and from Dr Appointments house cleaning,prepare her meals, to and from Hair appointments.
personal shopping

Loved every monent of this job!! Wished it was not just summers! I watched these kids grow from four year and six year olds to now fourteen and sixteen year olds!!! We always were busy and we also had down time! THe kids had various activities eachday!

I love this family. They were easy to work for. They really appreciated my work and paid attention to the little things as well as the big things that i was doing for them

Patient safety and activities of daily living.
Comunication
Time management
Team-work
when patient demands are not met
When patient is comfortable and needs are provided.

The son who was paying me lived out of state and the woman lived with her "Dr." son here. There was always arguments between the brothers about money and what to pay me. At the end, I left because the out-of-state family wanted to have a bigger inheritance when this woman dies.

I still see her and take her out and she asks me what happened, but I never – more... tell her the truth. – less

My day consisted of spending the day with the kids, receiving per diam and whatever the kids wanted to do and eat it was my job to cater to the kids happiness.