Leah Gripp

Provide a variety of in-home care to seniors striving to stay in their home environments. These include:

• Assisting in personal care
• Assisting in transfers and ambulation
• Meal preparation
• Companionship
• Driving/shopping with cients
• Taking clients to appointments

Cared for my mother in our home:

• Took and recorded vital signs, including blood pressure, blood oxygen and weight on a daily basis
• Directed all daily activities for patient with dementia/Alzheimer's and heart conditions
• Monitored daily health and administered medications as necessary
• Scheduled and participated in all physician's appointments
• Kept daily records of patient's activities and condition
• Initiated games and other activities to provide mental stimulation and bring joy to the patient's day
• Performed wound care hygiene and bandaging
• Assisted in dressing/undressing/maintaining good hygiene
• Prepared meals - low sodium diet
• Handled all business and financial matters

• Homeschooled three children of varying grade levels, each from kindergarten through high school
• Offered children diverse learning opportunities through traditional and digital-based education as well as field trips, group gatherings and special events
• Selected appropriate educational materials for each student
• Planned weekly assignments with year-long goal in mind
• Provided instruction to children of varying ages, each in multiple subjects
• Graded schoolwork and tests and provided feedback to students
• Assisted in college preparation and application
• Successfully graduated all three students, one receiving a master's degree, the second a double-major bachelor's degree and the third, currently in college

• Instructed Chinese children in China in speaking English via the VIPkid online platform
• Used creative measures to assist in making language connections
• Reviewed and prepared for lessons before meeting with students
• Provided written feedback for parents after each session

• Assisted in showering
• Assisted in dressing
• Prepared meals

• Totaled all weekly charitable giving of cash and checks
• Balanced cash deposits form weekly
• Recorded type of monetary gift, and if appropriate, specific ministry intended to giver's account in Quickbooks
• Reviewed and mailed out all annual giving statements