Taylor Tavares
Vacaville,CA
Summary
Empathetic Caregiver with sensitive and compassionate approach to cultivating trusting, stimulating and varied lifestyle for residents. Offers enhanced care with flexible learning approach for patients. Experience in in-home settings providing guidance and encouragement to patients through physical and emotional support.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Private Caregiver
Jan Migliaccio
06.2021 - 08.2022
- I worked with individuals who had Dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.
Personal Care Aide
United Personal Care
07.2014 - 11.2017
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
- Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Planned, prepared, and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.
- Assisted patients with personal requirements for housekeeping and grooming assistance.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Monitored progress and documented patient health status changes to keep care team updated.
- Scheduled and accompanied clients to medical appointments.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Provided bed-to-chair transfers and monitored bed turns
Private Caregiver
Barbara Muratore
01.2017 - 10.2017
- As decribed above
Private Caregiver
Jenny Hunt
01.2017 - 10.2017
- Administered medication as directed by physician.
- Monitored progress and documented patient health status changes to keep care team updated.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Entertained, conversed, and read aloud to keep patients mentally alert.
- Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Changed dressings, bandages, and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures.
Education
Doctor of Occupational Therapy - Occupational Therapy
Samuel Merritt University
Oakland, CA05.2025
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SACRAMENTO
Sacramento, CA05.2019
Associate of Arts - Psychology
Folsom Lake College
Folsom, CA05.2017
Skills
- Compassionate, dependable and responsible
- Personal care: Bathing/grooming, meal prep
- Companion and emotional support
- Medication management (organizing medications, time management)
- Personal transfers (from chairs, shower, vehicle, bed)
- Assess persons well being (such as illness, cognitive awareness)
- Worked with individuals who had cognitive impairments: Dementia/Alzheimer Disease/Memory loss/Confusion
- Medical care: Guided insulin shots, blood pressure measuring/blood sugar measuring, bandages/wound care
- Hoyer lifting Equipment
- Train Caregivers
- Worked with individuals ages 0-97 years old
- Bedsore Prevention
Certification
CPR certified
Timeline
Private Caregiver
Jan Migliaccio
06.2021 - 08.2022
Private Caregiver
Barbara Muratore
01.2017 - 10.2017
Private Caregiver
Jenny Hunt
01.2017 - 10.2017
Personal Care Aide
United Personal Care
07.2014 - 11.2017
Doctor of Occupational Therapy - Occupational Therapy
Samuel Merritt University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SACRAMENTO
Associate of Arts - Psychology
Folsom Lake College
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