Keabetswe Mthembu
Hartford,CT
Summary
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 care activities. With over 3 years experience as a compassionate, caring, organized, and friendly personal care Caregiver with excellent interpersonal skills.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Personal Care Assistant
Highland Caregivers
Waterbury, CT
09.2025 - Current
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team to develop personalized care
- Facilitated communication between clients and family members regarding care needs.
- Supported mobility and physical therapy exercises to enhance client independence.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of living spaces for optimal client comfort.
- 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.
- Facilitated meal planning, preparation, feeding assistance as needed.
Elderly Caregiver
Lilles of Compassion Healthcare Services
Atlanta, GA
05.2025 - 09.2025
- Administered medications and monitored health conditions under supervision.
- Developed strong communication skills to effectively interact with client and family.
- Assisted clients in maintaining a safe and clean living environment, promoting health and wellbeing.
- Increased client satisfaction by offering companionship, kindness and engaging in meaningful conversations throughout the day.
- Handled incoming mail, bills and invoices and completed appropriate actions.
- Monitored clients' physical and mental health for changes or concerns, reporting observations promptly to families and healthcare teams
Personal Care Assistant
Best Care Home Health Services Inc.
Columbia, MD
02.2025 - 04.2025
- Assisted clients with daily living activities, such as bathing, dressing, dental care and feeding.
- Implemented safety protocols to ensure a secure environment for client during care activities.
- Maintained accurate records of client care provided and progress, ensuring compliance with the agency health standards.
- Guided patients to restroom to support bladder and bowel relief requirements.
- Laundered items, changed sheets and made bed to keep patients' bedroom clean.
- Provided companionship and emotional support, fostering positive relationships with client.
- Assisted in medication management, ensuring timely administration according to prescribed schedules.
- Engaged clients in recreational activities to promote physical and mental well-being.
- Assisted with transferring and positioning clients, ensuring proper body mechanics to reduce the risk of injury for both parties.
- Implemented physical therapy to support patient improvement in muscle tone, range of motion and injury recovery.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
- Remained alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
- Planned activities to encourage movement, stretching, and strength building.
- Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes.
In-Home Caregiver
Homeleigh
Waterbury, CT
08.2023 - 02.2025
- Provided personal care, including assistance with daily living activities and mobility support.
- Developed personalized care plans in collaboration with clients and family members for tailored support.
- Assisted clients with medication management, ensuring adherence to prescribed schedules.
- Coordinated transportation for medical appointments, enhancing accessibility to healthcare services.
- Conducted regular assessments of the client''s condition, reporting any changes or concerns promptly to appropriate parties.
- Enhanced client satisfaction by completing tasks efficiently, maintaining a clean home environment, and promoting safety.
- Improved clients'' quality of life by providing personalized in-home care and assistance with daily activities.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- 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.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Directed patients in simple prescribed exercises to assist with daily physical therapy routines.
- Monitored changes in clients' conditions to report concerns to supervisor.
- Communicated regularly with clients' families to provide updates on health and wellbeing.
- Administered medications in accordance with doctor's instructions.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
Education
Bachelor of Education - Education
UNISA
Johannesburg, SA05-2025
National Certificate; Project Support Services - Project Management
ISRM
Johannesburg, SA02-2019
Skills
- Dementia and Alzhimer's care
- Assist with ADL
- Documentation and reporting
- CPR, AED, and First-aid
- Care plan management
- Incontinence care
- Transportation services
- Medication management
- Rehabilitation exercise
- Stroke recovery assistance
- Verbal and written communication
- Bedside care
- Ability to lift
Certification
- PCA - Personal Care Aide/ assistant
- CPR and First-aid
- Caregiving Diploma
- Education bachelor degree
- Digital literacy
- Project Management national certificate
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Zulu
Native or Bilingual
Sesotho
Native or Bilingual
Setswana
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Personal Care Assistant
Highland Caregivers
09.2025 - Current
Elderly Caregiver
Lilles of Compassion Healthcare Services
05.2025 - 09.2025
Personal Care Assistant
Best Care Home Health Services Inc.
02.2025 - 04.2025
In-Home Caregiver
Homeleigh
08.2023 - 02.2025
Bachelor of Education - Education
UNISA
National Certificate; Project Support Services - Project Management
ISRM