Cynthia Cordova
Summary
Caretaker with lots of love to share. I pride myself with being able to go above and beyond for my clients. I'm a very nurturing and loving person. I have found caretaking so rewarding and this is why I have been in this field this long. My psychology background seems to mesh very well with this field. As clients begin to decline I adapt very well to their new needs. Possesses gentle touch and caring attitude centered on treating people with dignity and respect. Expertise in patient care. Collaborative team player with strong clinical and interpersonal skills. Available 40 hours per week.
Experienced non-medical Care Provider offering 12 years of expertise providing in-home care. Complete domestic duties, help patients with self-care and hygiene and provide companionship. Experienced working with children and elderly, with skill anticipating and proactively addressing client needs. Friendly and engaging with strong attention to detail.
Diligent Caregiver focused on providing optimal support to clients through personalized assistance and care required to manage diverse medical conditions. Proficient in organizing medications, doctor appointments and personal activities. Caring, organized, and friendly with excellent interpersonal skills.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Private Caregiver
Wood Family
04.2025 - Current
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Planned healthy meals, purchased ingredients, and cooked meals to provide adequate nutrition for client wellbeing.
- Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
- Documented vitals, behaviors, and medications in client medical records.
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
- Monitored progress and documented patient health status changes to keep care team updated.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
Private Caregiver
Dee Family
07.2024 - Current
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Assistance with toileting/showers.
- Transportation to medical apps
- Socialization within the community
- Organizing schedule as needed.
- Assistance with training incoming caretakers
- Adjusting safety of her house to her needs
- Changing routine and plan of care as disease progresses
- Providing plan of care for Lewy Body Dementia patient/ support for family
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Built and maintained rapport with clients and family members to facilitate trusting caregiver relationship.
- Guided patients to restroom to support bladder and bowel relief requirements.
- Scheduled daily and weekly care hours for client caseload.
- Cooked meals and assisted patients with eating tasks to support healthy nutrition.
Private Caregiver
Kirkpatrick Family
03.2025 - 05.2025
- 1. Assistance with shower
- 2. Assistance with daily ADL'S
- 3. Integrating in community/ outings
- 4. Transportation to community adult center
- 5. Meal preparation
Private Caregiver
Stalker Family
12.2024 - 05.2025
- 1. Assistance with dinner prep
- 2. Light house keeping
- 3. Medication Prompting
- 4. Assistance with ambulating as needed
- 5. Companionship
- 6. Stand by assistance
- 7. Hospice care
Private Nanny
Ventura
09.2023 - 10.2024
- Implementing Spanish into their language at home.
- Assistance with potty training
- Led indoor and outdoor activities to entertain and occupy children.
- Established lasting, professional connections with families and children by encouraging open communication and delivering positive feedback.
- Taught children everyday skills and language.
- Bathed, dressed, and helped with teeth brushing as part of bedtime preparation.
- Built positive and nurturing environments to support child social and emotional growth.
- Played games, worked on puzzles, and read books to young children.
- Prepared healthy, age-appropriate snacks and meals.
- Organized and cleaned home after activities by picking up toys and straightening up play room.
- Communicated with children at age-appropriate levels to encourage understanding and foster relationships.
- Supervised children engaged in physical activity, learning and social skills with peers.
- Transported children to and from activities using personal or family vehicle.
- Coordinated playdates and outings to meet children's physical and social needs.
- Encouraged children to be understanding and patient with others.
- Supervised children on playground to help develop physical and social skills.
- Taught children basic life skills, manners and personal hygiene.
- Assisted with light housekeeping duties as well as running errands.
Private Caregiver
Private Caregiver self employed
04.2023 - 07.2023
- 1. Meal preparation
- 2. housekeeping
- 3. medication reminders
- 4. assistance with toileting/showers.
- 5. Overnight care
- 6. Hospice care
- 7. Repositioning for bed bound care
- 8. Parkinson's patient
- 9. Dementia patient
- Transported patients via wheelchair to and from rehabilitation and daily activities.
- Changed dressings, bandages, and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures.
- Monitored client vital signs, administered medications, and tracked behaviors to keep healthcare supervisor well-informed.
- Documented vitals, behaviors, and medications in client medical records.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
Private Caregiver
Simi Valley
01.2022 - 03.2023
- Meal prep, housekeeping, medication reminders, assistance with toileting/showers. Transportation to medical apps
- Organizing schedule as needed. Companionship
Private Caregiver
Oxnard
08.2021 - 01.2022
- In home-care, driving to errands, meal prep, one-on-one care, toileting, transfers, memory care, medication reminders, basic housekeeping
Caregiver
Cohen consulting
07.2021 - 08.2021
- In home caregiving
- Medication reminders
- Stand by assistance
- Driving to Errands/ appointments
- Overnight care
Caregiver
Right At Home
08.2020 - 03.2021
- Meal prep, ADLs, med reminders, transportation, transfers, light house cleaning, companionship, overnight care, hospice care
Caregiver/ ihss coordinator
LIFE Inc
06.2020 - 09.2020
- 1. Meal preparation
- 2. housekeeping
- 3. medication reminders
- 4. assistance with toileting/showers.
- 5. Daily ADL assistance
- 6. Overnight care
- 7. Alzheimer's/ Dementia care
- 8. IHSS enrollments
- 9. IHSS coordination for care
- 10. Responding to incoming calls and resolving any scheduling conflicts
Caregiver
Home Care Assistance
06.2019 - 01.2020
- In home-care, driving to errands, grocery shopping, meal prep, one-on-one care, toileting, medication reminders, assistance with pets, basic housekeeping
- Special Skills: Bilingual- Can speak & write fluent Spanish, Basic ASL
- Computer Experience
- Cashier Experience
Caregiver
Comfort Keepers
04.2019 - 01.2020
- In home-care, driving to errands, meal prep, one-on-one care, toileting, transfers, memory care, medication reminders, basic housekeeping
Director- Tosha Soares
Cypress Senior Living
04.2016 - 07.2016
- Director- Tosha Soares (916) 582-0339
- Caregiver: Toileting, meal prep, hostess, basic need assistance, memory care caregiver, leading team players
General Manager- Jerry Bravo
Carl's Jr
10.2011 - 07.2014
- 805) 525-9666
- Crew member: Customer service, maintenance, food prep; High volume customer service, Multi-tasking, Promoting, Occasional Supervising.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - psychology
California State University-Northridge
Northridge, CA08-2027
Associate - Psychology
Ventura College
Ventura, CA05.2019
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice
Ventura College
Ventura, CA05-2019
Associate of Arts - Arts And Humanities
Ventura College
Ventura, CA05-2019
College Prep -
Vista Real Charter High School
Santa Paula, CA01.2013
Skills
- Dementia Care
- Home Care
- Memory Care
- Meal Preparation
- Social Work
- Care Giver
- Alzheimer's Care
- Developmental Disabilities Experience
- Patient Care
- Nursing home experience
- Special needs
- Crisis intervention
- Food Preparation
- Vital Signs
- Behavioral health
- Bilingual
- Cashier
- American Sign Language
- Senior Care
- Hospice Care
- Laundry
- Cleaning Experience
- ADLs
- Medication Administration
- First aid and safety
- Care plan assessment
- Community activities
- Compassionate client care
- Behavior redirection
- Case management experience
- Nutrition management
- Emotional support
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Fall prevention
- Progress documentation
- Patient care
- Chronic disease management
Certification
- CPR Certification
- First Aid Certification
Languages
English Spanish - Fluent
Timeline
Private Caregiver
Wood Family
04.2025 - Current
Private Caregiver
Kirkpatrick Family
03.2025 - 05.2025
Private Caregiver
Stalker Family
12.2024 - 05.2025
Private Caregiver
Dee Family
07.2024 - Current
Private Nanny
Ventura
09.2023 - 10.2024
Private Caregiver
Private Caregiver self employed
04.2023 - 07.2023
Private Caregiver
Simi Valley
01.2022 - 03.2023
Private Caregiver
Oxnard
08.2021 - 01.2022
Caregiver
Cohen consulting
07.2021 - 08.2021
Caregiver
Right At Home
08.2020 - 03.2021
Caregiver/ ihss coordinator
LIFE Inc
06.2020 - 09.2020
Caregiver
Home Care Assistance
06.2019 - 01.2020
Caregiver
Comfort Keepers
04.2019 - 01.2020
Director- Tosha Soares
Cypress Senior Living
04.2016 - 07.2016
General Manager- Jerry Bravo
Carl's Jr
10.2011 - 07.2014
Associate of Applied Science - psychology
California State University-Northridge
Associate - Psychology
Ventura College
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice
Ventura College
Associate of Arts - Arts And Humanities
Ventura College
College Prep -
Vista Real Charter High School
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