LaShay Hunley
Cincinnati,OH
Summary
Skilled Care Provider assisting elderly, convalescents, or persons with disabilities with daily living activities in-home or within care facility. Keep house by making beds, doing laundry, washing dishes and preparing meals. Advise families and healthcare team regarding health concerns, nutrition, cleanliness, and household activities.
Overview
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1
Language
1
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Certification
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Caregiver
Constant Care LLC
05.2025 - Current
- Provided compassionate care and support to elderly clients, ensuring their safety, comfort, and well-being
- Assisted with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and medication management
- Prepared nutritious meals according to dietary restrictions and assisted with feeding when necessary
- Engaged clients in meaningful activities such as reading, puzzles, crafts, or outings to promote mental stimulation
- Managed medical appointments and transportation arrangements for clients as needed
- Provided companionship and emotional support to alleviate feelings of loneliness or isolation
- Collaborated with healthcare professionals, family members, and other caregivers to ensure continuity of care
- Administered medications accurately following prescribed dosages under the supervision of a nurse or doctor
- Implemented fall prevention strategies by removing hazards from the environment
- Documented daily observations including changes in behavior or health conditions
- Assisted with physical therapy exercises as directed by healthcare professionals
- Responded quickly during emergencies such as falls or sudden illnesses by providing first aid assistance while waiting for medical help
- Supported individuals with mobility challenges through proper transfer techniques using assistive devices when required
- Served as an advocate for clients' rights and ensured they received respectful treatment from others
- Managed medical equipment such as oxygen tanks, walkers, or wheelchairs to ensure they were in good working condition
Candle Maker
Self-employeed
06.2019 - Current
- Measured and melted wax for consistent candle batches
- Selected fragrance oils and dyes to match product specifications
- Poured candles into molds and containers with careful attention to finish
- Monitored cooling and curing times to support quality results
- Trimmed wicks, inspected surfaces, and corrected product imperfections.
- Packaged finished candles for safe storage and customer delivery
- Maintained clean work area and organized supplies for efficient production
Assistant Manager
Taco Bell
11.2024 - 02.2025
Direct Support Professional
Choices and Goals LLC
08.2020 - 2025
- Supported daily living activities while promoting independence, dignity, and safety
- Assisted with meal preparation, medication reminders, and personal care routines
- Documented client behaviors, concerns, and service updates accurately in daily records
- Monitored environments for hazards and followed care plans, infection control, and safety procedures
- Encouraged engagement in community activities, appointments, and skill-building routines
- Responded calmly to behavioral escalations using approved de-escalation techniques
- Documented progress notes thoroughly to track client achievements, concerns, or changes in behavior patterns that may need attention from the interdisciplinary team.
Education
Upper secondary education - Medical Assistant
Ross Medical Education Center
Cincinnati, OH11.2026
High School Diploma -
Horizon Science Academy
Cincinnati, OH06.2012
Skills
- Bathing assistance
- Medication administration
- Errand assistance
- Direct support
- Restaurant experience
- Kitchen management
- Basic math
- Food safety
- Experience with individuals with cognitive disabilities
- Dietary aide experience
- Cooking
- Clean workspace maintenance
- Group home experience
- Safe environment creation
- Alzheimer's care
- Intellectual disabilities support
- Lifts and hoists
- De-escalation techniques
- Processing cash transactions
- Team management
- Outdoor work
- Staff development
- Writing skills
- Emotional support for ADL
- Blood glucose monitoring
- Patient personal care assistance
- Managing food service teams
- Vacuuming
- Shaving (patient care)
- Merchandising
- Host/hostess experience
- Sales
- Caregiving
- Caregiving experience (16-20 years)
- Culinary experience
- Home care
- Nutrition
- Sweeping
- Computer operation
- Managing customer accounts
- Patient transport
- Experience with individuals with dementia
- Time management
- Medication management
- Weekend in-home care
- Managing hospitality teams
- Retail store product knowledge
- Experience with individuals with mental health conditions
- Patient transfer methods
- House cleaning assistance
- Working with patients with chronic pain
- Oral hygiene assistance
- Home health agency experience
- Food hygiene
- Older adults
- Clinical thermometers
- Mental health support
- Residential care home experience
- Payment processing in food service
- Patient medication reminders
- Senior living facility experience
- Mopping
- Teamwork
- Food management
- Food preparation
- Floor cleaning
- Financial transaction processing
- Assisted living
- Grammar
- Experience
- Attention to detail
- Senior care
- Resident's rights
- Interpersonal skills
- Adolescents
- Cross-functional team management
- Daytime in-home care
- Team motivation (leadership skill)
- Respite care expertise
- Patients with cognitive disabilities
- Patients with physical disabilities
- Phone communication
- Team building
- Project management
- Nail care
- Manual handling
- Laundry
- Sanitation procedures
- On-the-job training (training delivery method)
- Working with children
- Hair care assistance
- Skin care
- Food handling
- Cash register operations
- Customer service
- Customer complaint resolution
- Hospice experience
- Achieving HIPAA compliance
- Guest services
- POS systems
- Microsoft Office
- Hospitality
- Dressing assistance
- Conflict de-escalation
- First aid and CPR
- Care documentation software
- Computer literacy
- Overnight in-home care
- Blood pressure monitors
- Pulse oximeters
- Presentation creation
- Quick service & fast food restaurant
- Working with people with disabilities
- Customer training
- Customer support
- Cleaning surfaces
- Patient interaction
- Stocking
- Adult care assistance
- Patient advocacy
- Autism spectrum disorders support
- Care coordination
- Dusting
- Post-operative care
- Supervising experience
- Infection control interventions
- Food industry
- Sautéing
- Marketing
- Computer skills
- Customer engagement
- Training & development
- Age verification regulations
- Food preparation for special diets
- Kitchen experience
- Care plans
- Meal preparation
- CPR
- HIPAA
- Quality resident care
- Home health
- Home health experience (16-20 years)
- Hoyer lift
- Dietary department experience
- Long-term care facility experience
- Non-verbal communication
- Working with people with developmental disabilities
- Oral hygiene
- Vital signs
- Emergency on-call in-home care
- Developmental disability care assistance
- Team development
- Maintaining patient confidentiality
- Decision making
- Hands-on training
- Retail sales transactions
- Serving
- Mobile devices
- Experience with cardiac care patients
- Mobility assistance
- Working with adult populations
- Grocery shopping assistance
- Patient monitoring
- Customer inquiry handling
- Toileting assistance
- Personal grooming assistance
- Assisting with ADLs
- Patient observation
- Abuse and neglect policy adherence
- Wine knowledge
- Crew management
- Experience with individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders
- Rehabilitation care assistance
- Convenience store experience
- Retail math
- Driving
- Glucometers
- Meal assistance
- Equipment cleaning
- Providing care for clients - Clients cared for monthly (4-6 people)
- Home health care assistance
- Home healthcare regulations
- Patient charting
- Italian cuisine
- Live-in care experience
- Care plan communication
- Heavy lifting
- Customer communication
- Wound care
- Organizational skills
- Experience with respiratory therapy patients
- Overseeing training
- Dementia care
- First aid
- Leadership
- Cleaning
- Restaurant management
- Patient care
Personal Information
Driving License: Driver's License
Certification
- BLS Certification
- Basic First Aid certificate, Any valid issuer for CA
- Driver's License
- CPR Certification
- Certified Home Health Aide
- First Aid Certification
- AED Certification
Languages
English
Timeline
Caregiver
Constant Care LLC
05.2025 - Current
Assistant Manager
Taco Bell
11.2024 - 02.2025
Direct Support Professional
Choices and Goals LLC
08.2020 - 2025
Candle Maker
Self-employeed
06.2019 - Current
Upper secondary education - Medical Assistant
Ross Medical Education Center
High School Diploma -
Horizon Science Academy