Lewis Wexper
Van Nuys,California
Summary
Compassionate caregiver with extensive experience in hospice care, personal hygiene support, and patient transport. Skilled in monitoring vital signs, preparing meals, and maintaining safe environments. Focused on enhancing client well-being through respectful care, medication monitoring, and promoting healthy habits. Committed to patient safety and overall wellness, with strong communication and empathetic skills to improve patient experiences.
Overview
1
1
Certification
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Home Health Care Provider
Jewish Family Services
Los Angeles, California
04.2022 - Current
- Provided medication reminders and tracked daily home care routines.
- Supported mobility, transfers, and safe walking throughout client homes.
- Assisted Jewish Family Services clients with bathing, dressing, and personal hygiene.
- Prepared meals and monitored nutrition according to client care plans.
- Offered companionship and conversation to reduce isolation and support emotional comfort.
- Maintained clean living spaces, laundry, and light housekeeping tasks.
- Accompanied clients to appointments and provided reliable transportation support.
- Provided in-home care to elderly and disabled patients, including assistance with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, grooming, meal preparation, and medication management.
Home Health Care Provider
Private Client
Los Angeles, California
04.2019 - 09.2021
- Prepared meals and monitored nutrition according to client care plans.
- Provided in-home care to elderly and disabled patients, including assistance with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, grooming, meal preparation, and medication management.
- Provided medication reminders and tracked daily home care routines.
- Supported mobility, transfers, and safe walking throughout client homes.
- Offered companionship and conversation to reduce isolation and support emotional comfort.
- Maintained clean living spaces, laundry, and light housekeeping tasks.
- Accompanied clients to appointments and provided reliable transportation support.
- Maintained clean and well-organized environment for client happiness and safety.
- Assisted with client personal care needs to foster independence and well-being.
- Accompanied patients to medical appointments to ensure understanding of physician instructions and appropriate follow-up care.
- Ran errands for clients and drove to appointments to maintain wellness and support daily living needs.
- Developed strong and trusting rapport with patients to facilitate smooth, quality care.
- Monitored medications for patients with various conditions and kept watchful eye for side effects.
- Provided companionship through conversation, outings, reading aloud, playing games.
- Assessed patient conditions by monitoring vital signs and tracking changes in health status.
- Coordinated transportation services for medical appointments or other errands.
- Delivered high level of assistance with cooking, meal preparation, and shopping.
Home Health Caregiver
Trinity Care Hospice
Torrance, California
08.2008 - 03.2019
- Provided hospice comfort care for patients in home settings.
- Assisted with bathing, dressing, grooming, and personal hygiene.
- Monitored vital signs and reported condition changes to nursing staff.
- Supported medication reminders and care plan follow-through.
- Prepared meals and assisted with feeding based on dietary needs.
- Maintained a clean and safe environment for the client; changing bed linens, cleaning bathrooms, vacuuming carpets, washing dishes, laundry.
- Provided assistance to patients with activities of daily living, such as bathing, grooming and toileting.
- Assisted clients with mobility issues by providing support for walking, transferring from bed to chair.
- Assessed the physical condition of clients on an ongoing basis including reporting any changes in health status to supervisor.
- Provided companionship services including reading aloud, playing games or engaging in conversation with clients.
- Demonstrated compassion and respect for all clients while maintaining professional boundaries at all times.
- Monitored patient vital signs and reported changes to physician or nurse.
- Transported clients to medical appointments and other destinations.
- Actively listened to concerns expressed by family members concerning their loved one's condition or treatment plan.
- Ensured compliance with HIPAA regulations regarding confidentiality of patient information.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Clothing Design & Creation
London College of Fashion
London , England06-1969
Skills
- Certified home health aide
- Medication administration
- Medication reminders
- Vital sign monitoring
- Vital signs monitoring
- Wound care management
- In-home care
- Mobility assistance
- Personal care support
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Hygiene support
- Meal preparation
- Light housekeeping
- Patient transport
- Compassionate client care
- Diabetes management
- Compassionate communication
- Trust building
- Professional boundaries
- Active listening
Certification
- California Nurses Aide
- Health Care Provider
Timeline
Home Health Care Provider
Jewish Family Services
04.2022 - Current
Home Health Care Provider
Private Client
04.2019 - 09.2021
Home Health Caregiver
Trinity Care Hospice
08.2008 - 03.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Clothing Design & Creation
London College of Fashion