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Overview
Work History
Education
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Accomplishments
Certification
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Chinquetta morris

Nashville,TN

Summary

Compassionate caregiver with over 10 years in patient care and emotional support. Skilled in documenting client needs and maintaining a safe environment. Focused on enhancing quality of life through personalized care and nutrition planning.

Professional caregiver skilled in maintaining high standards of care and patient safety. Proven track record in delivering empathetic support, assisting with daily living activities, and ensuring comfort and dignity. Known for strong collaboration and flexibility in dynamic care settings.

Empathetic Care Worker with sensitive and compassionate approach to cultivating trusting, stimulating, and varied lifestyle for residents. Offers enhanced care with flexible learning approach for patients. Experience in hospital and in-home settings providing guidance and encouragement to patients through physical and emotional support.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Private Caregiver

Self-employeed Private Client
2022.02 - 2026.03
  • Assisted with daily living activities, ensuring safety and comfort for clients.
  • Fostered strong relationships with clients, promoting trust and effective communication.
  • Provided emotional support and companionship to patients, promoting overall wellbeing.
  • Maintained a safe and clean environment, reducing the risk of infection or injury.
  • Assisted with personal hygiene tasks such as bathing, grooming, and dressing for enhanced selfesteem.
  • Planned healthy meals, purchased ingredients, and cooked meals to provide adequate nutrition for client wellbeing.
  • Monitored vital signs and reported any abnormalities to healthcare providers promptly.
  • Drove patients to appointments and errands, ensuring their transportation needs were met safely and punctually.
  • Maintained detailed records of daily activities, observations, incidents, medication intake-allowing for effective communication among healthcare team members.
  • Facilitated patient mobility by assisting with transfers, ambulation, and exercises as prescribed by therapists.
  • Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
  • Documented vitals, behaviors, and medications in client medical records.
  • Changed dressings, bandages, and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures.
  • Implemented physical therapy to support patient improvement in muscle tone, range of motion and injury recovery.
  • Scheduled daily and weekly care hours for client caseload.
  • Trained new caregivers on best practices for client care and safety protocols.
  • Handled household management tasks like laundry, light housekeeping and grocery shopping leading to a well-maintained living space.
  • Managed patient medications, ensuring accurate dosages and timely administration.

Private Caregiver

Self Employed
2024.02 - 2025.02
  • Developed tailored care plans in collaboration with healthcare professionals and families.
  • Monitored clients' health conditions, reporting changes promptly to medical staff.
  • Implemented engaging activities to stimulate cognitive function and emotional well-being.
  • Assisted clients with daily living activities for improved quality of life.
  • Provided total care and handled all things in home

Private Caregiver

Self-employed
2019.03 - 2021.02
  • Provided personalized care and companionship to clients, enhancing their quality of life.
  • Trained new caregivers on best practices for client care and safety protocols.
  • Coordinated schedules and transportation for medical appointments and social outings.
  • Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
  • Handled household management tasks like laundry, light housekeeping and grocery shopping leading to a well-maintained living space.
  • Maintained a safe and clean environment, reducing the risk of infection or injury.

helped with changing feeding and urine tubes as well

  • Developed tailored care plans in collaboration with healthcare professionals and families.
  • Fostered strong relationships with clients, promoting trust and effective communication.
  • Provided emotional support and companionship to patients, promoting overall wellbeing.
  • Managed patient medications, ensuring accurate dosages and timely administration.
  • Promoted client independence through encouragement and assistance in self-care tasks when appropriate.
  • Completed regular check-ins and progress report for each client.

Caregiver

Suncrest Home Health
2012.08 - 2016.01
  • Trained new caregivers on best practices for patient care and safety protocols.
  • Monitored and reported changes in clients' health conditions to family members or healthcare providers.
  • Implemented strategies to improve clients' quality of life through social interaction and physical activities.
  • Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
  • Performed light housekeeping duties to maintain cleanliness standards while respecting the patient''s personal space.
  • Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.

Caregiver

Myself Private Client
2009.03 - 2011.06
  • Provided compassionate care and support to clients with daily living activities.
  • Assisted clients with mobility, ensuring safety and comfort during transportation.
  • Maintained accurate records of client progress and care plans for ongoing assessment.
  • Developed personalized activity schedules to enhance client engagement and well-being.
  • Collaborated with healthcare professionals to adjust care plans based on evolving client needs.
  • Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
  • Assisted clients with activities of daily living, promoting independence and quality of life.
  • Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
  • Prioritized patient dignity, privacy, and autonomy during all aspects of care provision.

Education

Bachelor of Science -

Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
2007-12

High School Diploma -

Whites Creek Comprehension High
Nashville, TN
1996-05

Skills

  • First aid and safety
  • Patient care
  • Housekeeping duties
  • Emotional support
  • Meal preparation
  • Empathy display
  • Compassionate caregiving
  • Behavior redirection
  • Client documentation
  • Medical equipment operation
  • Personal hygiene assistance
  • Medication administration

Accomplishments

  • Hiring and Supervising my own team of staff members that all posse high quality care skills.
  • Making sure my team is taking care of all daily needs and also logging in client data journal
  • Take pride in being able to come into a home and change a hostile environment to a safe calm environment.
  • Working with families building and maintaining rapport to facilitate trusting caregiver relationships.
  • Supports clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and substain needs
  • Building self esteem and independence.
  • Listening to my clients needs. Giving them a voice.
  • Being able to personalize care plans to address individual needs and goals.
  • Very attentive
  • Love to cook and clean and include my clients in the activity.
  • Offer education to family members about caregiving techniques for continual care during absence or transitions between shifts.
  • Being entrusted to handle confidential and sensitive situations in a professional manner.
  • Able to staff clients with the most compatible caregiver
  • No task is too big

Certification

  • NCPCT - Patient Care Technician
  • DCA - Direct Care Aide
  • PCHM - Personal Care Homemaker
  • CPCT/A - Patient Care Technician/Assistant
  • PCA - Personal Care Aide
  • Med administer certified

Timeline

Private Caregiver

Self Employed
2024.02 - 2025.02

Private Caregiver

Self-employeed Private Client
2022.02 - 2026.03

Private Caregiver

Self-employed
2019.03 - 2021.02

Caregiver

Suncrest Home Health
2012.08 - 2016.01

Caregiver

Myself Private Client
2009.03 - 2011.06

Bachelor of Science -

Middle Tennessee State University

High School Diploma -

Whites Creek Comprehension High