Hunter Blakemore

I attended and cared for a wide variety of additional needs and high level terminally ill paediatric clients,

• Assisted with transferring and positioning clients, ensuring proper body mechanics to reduce the risk of injury for both parties.
• Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
• Improved client comfort by providing exceptional personal care and maintaining a clean, safe environment.
• Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
• Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
• Planned, prepared, and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.
• Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
• Adapted quickly to new client situations, building rapport through active listening skills and an empathetic approach towards individual needs.
• Documented residents' mental status, sleep, and eating patterns in medical record books.
• Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
• Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
• Maintained detailed documentation of client progress, sharing updates with family members and healthcare providers as necessary.
• Monitored and assisted residents through individual service plans.

I worked mostly in the Specialist Memory Unit, working with geriatric clients with complex behaviours and high-needs

• Assisted patients with daily living activities, promoting independence and wellbeing.
• Ensured proper hygiene practices were followed by assisting with bathing, grooming tasks.
• Improved patient comfort by providing compassionate and attentive care.
• Maintained a clean and safe environment for patients, reducing the risk of infections and accidents.
• Provided emotional support to patients and families during difficult times, fostering trust and rapport.
• Facilitated meal planning, preparation, feeding assistance as needed while adhering to specific dietary restrictions or requirements.
• Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician, noting changes from prior measurements.
• Prevented bedsores through regular repositioning and skin assessments of at-risk patients.
• Managed challenging behaviors in dementia patients using de-escalation techniques, creating a calm atmosphere within the care setting.
• Documented patient information accurately in electronic medical records, ensuring continuity of care among healthcare providers.