Dekota Loyd
Cullman
Summary
Dedicated Care Assistant with experience at The Terace at Priceville, skilled in providing compassionate care and mobility assistance. Recognized for enhancing patient comfort and fostering relationships with families. Proficient in personal hygiene assistance and committed to maintaining a clean, safe environment, ensuring a positive experience for all patients.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Relative Care
Home
01.2011 - 05.2025
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
Care Assistant
The Terace at Priceville
12.2015 - 02.2016
- Maintained clean and organized living spaces for patients, ensuring a comfortable and sanitary environment conducive to healing.
- Enhanced patient recovery by assisting with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Assisted patients with mobility, transferring them safely between beds, chairs, and wheelchairs as needed.
- Improved patient comfort by providing compassionate and attentive care, addressing individual needs and preferences.
- Managed time effectively while balancing multiple tasks simultaneously, ensuring all aspects of patient care were addressed promptly.
- Monitored and maintained cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned station and service areas.
- Contributed to a positive patient experience by engaging in conversation and recreational activities, fostering a sense of companionship.
- Developed strong relationships with patients'' families, providing guidance on how they could best assist their loved ones throughout the caregiving journey.
- Assisted patients in maintaining personal hygiene through regular bed baths or showers according to individual preferences.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
Stay at Home Mom
Self/home
02.2017 - 03.2024
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
- Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
- Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
Education
Diploma - Career And Technical Education
Fairview High School
Cullman, AL05.2015
Skills
- Feeding assistance
- Compassionate care
- Mobility assistance
- Client confidentiality
- Dementia care
- Toileting support
- Basic housekeeping
- Personal care assistance
- Respectful and compassionate
- Dependable and responsible
- Time management
- Problem-solving
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Relationship building
- Patient care
- First aid and safety
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Elderly care
- Flexible schedule and availability
- Incident reporting
- Behavior redirection
- Patient companionship
- Multitasking and organization
- Housekeeping
- Direct patient care
- Heavy lifting
- Compassionate communication
- PPE usage
Timeline
Stay at Home Mom
Self/home
02.2017 - 03.2024
Care Assistant
The Terace at Priceville
12.2015 - 02.2016
Relative Care
Home
01.2011 - 05.2025
Diploma - Career And Technical Education
Fairview High School
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