Anthony Appiah
Coatesville,PA
Summary
Kindhearted Direct Support Professional with over 7 years of experience in providing direct care services for individuals with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities. Proficient in helping individuals with personal hygiene, encouraging self-help activities, providing assistance with planning appropriate meals according to each patient's individual nutritional requirements. A highly friendly individual who has a very pleasant personality and an integral commitment to help others. Recognized for fostering positive relationships with individuals and families.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Elderly Caregiver
Harmony Companion Home Care
07.2023 - Current
- Light housekeeping, including organizing, laundry and basic cleaning.
- Personal activities such as dressing, grooming and assisting with meals.
- Running errands, grocery shopping and/or accompanying your clients to appointments
- Medication and appointment reminders.
- Communicating with clients in a friendly manner
- Driving clients to all medical appointments.
Caregiver
Private Duty Home Care
07.2014 - 10.2022
- Personal hygiene (assisting to bathroom or in using a bedpan, bathing, care of mouth, shaving, skin, and hair)
- Ambulation/Transfers.
- Feeding.
- Dressing/Shaving.
- Prepared meals and snacks according to instructions.
- Accompanied patient on errands or medical appointments.
- Performed housekeeping activities which include (but are not limited to): vacuuming, dusting, sweeping or mopping floors, doing dishes, changing bed linens, doing laundry and cleaning bathroom.
Residential Counselor
InVision Human Services
03.2012 - 12.2014
- Listened to the individual supported and follows their lead. Avoided debating, arguing, situation which may become a crisis.
- Acknowledged mistakes and apologizes to each person, if warranted, thus accepting joint ownership of the relationship.
- Demonstrated professionalism, dignity, and respect towards individuals supported, co-workers, management, and other associates.
- Reported any questions or concerns regarding individual supported, co-workers directly to the program supervisor.
- Interacted with each person with an understanding that the person is capable and competent.
- Encouraged rather than directs each individual supported
- Acknowledged and responded to nonverbal cues from the individual being assisted.
Direct-support-professional
Northwestern Human Services
02.2007 - 05.2012
- Responsible for safety, health and wellbeing of clients at all times.
- Performed household duties and assisted/supervised the individual in performing household duties to insure that the residents and facility are clean, safe, and secure at all times
- Dispenses medication prescribed for the residents by strictly following the medication administration procedures for administering and charting of medicines
- Assisted with daily living activities, running errands, and household chores.
- Assisted individuals with daily tasks, transported to appointments as needed, and dropping and pick up at day programs.
- Physical movements such as lifting, stooping, bending, squatting, pushing, pulling, and reaching
- Coordinated and scheduled specialized services for the residents; transports and accompanied individual to medical, vision, dental appointments, speech therapy etc provided followed-up information to site or facility supervisor.
- Encouraged the individuals in the acquisition of skills to achieve a greater level of independence.
Direct Support Professional
Kelsch Associates, Inc
05.2008 - 06.2011
- Reported concerns of programmatic or resident issues to the Program Supervisor.
- Participated in required training sessions and meetings.
- Accurately completed all in-house documentation and reports of individuals progress.
- Transport individuals to medical appointments, personal shopping, and recreation activities.
- Responsible for preparing meals, feeding clients and providing close supervision and quality interaction during meal times.
- Responsible for housekeeping tasks including but not limited to making beds, sorting laundry, dusting, cleaning, organizing clients and maintaining neat and orderly arrangement of client’s personal belongings residential program.
- Transport clients to and from day program, medical appointments, social and recreational activities. Supervise clients and maintain proper levels of supervision while out in the community.
Education
High School Diploma -
Wesley Grammar Senior High
Accra, Ghana11.1997
Skills
Community integration
Patient Assessments
Care plan assessment
Behavioral Management
Team Work
Medication Administration
Filing and data archiving
Developmental Disabilities
ADL Assistance
Emotional Support
Meal Planning and Preparation
Timeline
Elderly Caregiver
Harmony Companion Home Care
07.2023 - Current
Caregiver
Private Duty Home Care
07.2014 - 10.2022
Residential Counselor
InVision Human Services
03.2012 - 12.2014
Direct Support Professional
Kelsch Associates, Inc
05.2008 - 06.2011
Direct-support-professional
Northwestern Human Services
02.2007 - 05.2012
High School Diploma -
Wesley Grammar Senior High
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