Asanka Dissanayake

• Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders
• Planned, prepared, and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets
• Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship
• Assisting elders with their mobility
• Monitored and maintained cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned station and service areas
• Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives
• Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness
• Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff
• Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips
• Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs
• Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping

• Providing patient with bathing, feeding, dressing, hygiene, and grooming.
• Completing all daily living tasks to enhance the quality of life of patients.
• Transporting patient to and from various doctor appointments.
• Providing patient with bathing, feeding, dressing, hygiene, and grooming.
• Completing all daily living tasks to enhance the quality of life of patient.
• Monitoring fluid intake and output levels.
• Following infection control procedures.
• Ensuring the best health possible and provide the best safety of disabled patient.
• Ensuring the appropriate time to properly distribute medication.
• Performing general light housekeeping.
• Preparing meals when assigned

• Researched topics for Elders population in Sri Lanka and elder homes in Sri Lanka
• Presented developments in stories of elder care homes / elders/ disabled people in live and recordings
• Collaborated with producers and management to develop newscasts, promotions and teasers about elder care industry
• Participated in editorial meetings to discuss story ideas and content
• Covered special events such as Elders day / World mental health day and got experience
• Attended press conferences and other media events to gather relevant information and quotes for stories
• Researched and analyzed newsworthy events, trends and issues of elder care in Sri Lanka
• Presented programs about elders who are living in mental health care hospital in Sri Lanka

Community work and awards winning

The following community programs were conducted to identify and address the social needs and welfare of all affected people in the society from 1997-2023

• Midwife.lk
• Sunday Ayubowan program about social, cultural and charity
• Community Program 1 : At Prison (Maha Ulugedara – Part 1)
• Community Program 2 : At Prison (Maha Ulugedara- Part 2)
• Community Program 3 : Mental Hospital (Angoda Mental Hospital – Part 1)
• Community Program 4 : Mental Hospital (Angoda Mental Hospital – Part 2)
• Community Program 5 : Deaf and Blind– (Ceylon School for Deaf and Blind -Ratmalana)
• Community Program 6 : Self-employed people (Islandwide)

Link for the relevant programs

• https://youtu.be/nS7DvV2u7D0?si=xRg9OSUqiBCZpeaI
• https://youtu.be/CvDyUJ0UvKY?si=Hgtzf4sRZg47TuMf
• https://youtu.be/lSCAwSYqhwc?si=85VHQfGOWmRmsHfn
• https://youtu.be/nwkVqd6Zy2U?si=8dqkavUOtZqp7mJA
• https://youtu.be/r5dDwrFRpiQ?si=m0xXX_m5rQ6NOZ88
• https://youtu.be/c8ZhyJmVjh4?si=2iuF_JOK2_yE7e0z
• https://youtu.be/tDS2G2Gv6ak?si=lJ12vyAcy1n0nCZE
• https://youtu.be/uHd0B_VKd0o?si=gC0xeKRHuvTQz82L
• https://youtu.be/KM3k0NKX9w4?si=HMNkSUoSSqatcA6t
• https://youtu.be/3001ZYv2jy0?si=Mi3c0Ofr4yZqmqT-
• https://youtu.be/03tfrn0ztUc?si=BPAo4Rkxo0MIstKf
• https://youtu.be/_IzU-G8RdeM?si=_xhZL-QFdm3lDYlP

Awards won

1. Humanitarian community service award to appreciate the community service done through the various media-Back to back years 2021 and 2022.