VIRIA CAUCAU
Santa Rosa
Summary
Dedicated Caregiver with extensive experience, adept in providing compassionate care and emotional support alongside essential daily living assistance. Skilled in medication administration and Alzheimer's care, consistently enhancing patient quality of life. Demonstrates strong ethics and effective time management, ensuring patient safety and well-being.
Compassionate Personal Care Aide with experience in providing support to elderly and disabled clients in home settings. Skilled in assisting with daily living activities, medication management, and mobility support. Demonstrated ability to build trust and rapport with clients, enhancing their comfort and quality of life. Contributed to positive changes in clients' health and well-being through attentive care and emotional support.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Direct Support Staff
Caroline McKinnon
Novato
05.2025 - Current
- Assisted individuals with daily living activities, fostering independence and enhancing overall quality of life through personalized support.
- Developed and implemented tailored care plans, addressing individual needs and promoting positive behavioral outcomes for clients.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure compliance with safety standards and improve care delivery for clients.
- Maintained a clean and safe environment, supporting health and safety regulations to promote client comfort and security.
- Maintained accurate records including incident reports, progress notes, medication logs.
- Conducted household management tasks such as light housekeeping duties, meal preparation.
- Provided assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities in activities of daily living.
- Maintained clean and well-organized environment for client happiness and safety.
- Documented current patient information to update vital signs, behaviors, and eating habits.
- Assisted clients with maintaining good personal hygiene.
- Planned and prepared healthy meals and snacks for clients and provided assistance with eating when necessary.
- Recorded client status progress and challenges in logbooks and reports.
Caregiver
Seniors At Home
Santa Rosa
07.2022 - Current
- Assisted clients with activities of daily living, promoting independence and quality of life.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Performed light housekeeping duties to maintain cleanliness standards while respecting the patient's personal space.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Prepared nutritious meals according to dietary restrictions, supporting clients' overall health through balanced nutrition.
- Coordinated closely with family members regarding updates on patient conditions or concerns that arose during the course of caregiving duties.
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
- Documented detailed daily reports on each client's progress, informing adjustments in care plans when necessary.
- Monitored client vital signs, administered medications, and tracked behaviors to keep healthcare supervisor well-informed.
- Laundered items, changed sheets and made bed to keep patients' bedroom clean.
- Cooked meals and assisted patients with eating tasks to support healthy nutrition.
- Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities.
- Transported clients to and from medical appointments with safety and efficiency.
Caregiver
Private Care
Santa Rosa
05.2015 - 07.2022
- Assisting clients with their Activities of Daily Living.
- Co-ordinate with Hospice Team for Hospice clients.
- Drive clients to appointments, meal preparation, bathing & grooming, medication reminders, companionship and supervise for safety.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Performed light housekeeping duties to maintain cleanliness standards while respecting the patient's personal space.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
- Prepared nutritious meals according to dietary restrictions, supporting clients' overall health through balanced nutrition.
- Coordinated closely with family members regarding updates on patient conditions or concerns that arose during the course of caregiving duties.
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Monitored client vital signs, administered medications, and tracked behaviors to keep healthcare supervisor well-informed.
- Changed dressings, bandages, and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures.
- Laundered items, changed sheets and made bed to keep patients' bedroom clean.
- Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities.
Caregiver
Right at Home, Home Health Care
Santa Rosa
05.2013 - 05.2015
Education
Bachelor Of Arts - Accounting And Finance
University of The South Pacific
Suva, FijiSkills
- Respectful and Compassionate
- Time Management
- Elderly Care
- Problem-Solving
- Dependable and Responsible
- Daily living assistance
- Multitasking and Organization
- Personal Hygiene Assistance
- Emotional Support
- Basic Housekeeping
- Strong Ethics
- Meal Preparation
- Compassionate Care
- Flexible Schedule
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Dementia Care
- Hospice Care
- Compassionate communication
- Alzheimer's Care
- COVID-19 Safety Policies
- Client documentation
- Medication Administration
- End of life care
- Transportation Services
- First Aid Certification
- CPR Certification
- Personal hygiene support
- Safety compliance
- Emotional support
- Nutrition management
- Incident reporting
Accomplishments
Caregiver of the Month, 05/24, Seniors At Home
Additional Information
- Covid Vaccinated
- Clean DMV Driving record
- Current State (Home Care Aide) license
- Worked for the US Postal Service as a Letter Carrier from 2014-2022
References
- Caroline McKinnon, Employer (Private Job) (415)-250-3027
- Sherry Courtney-Lawrence, Case Supervisor, Seniors At Home, (415)652-4542
- Adi Caucau, Employer, Private Caregiving Jobs, (707)396-0877
- Fanny Stein, Employer, Private Caregiver Job, (415)509-6132
Languages
- English
- Fiji, Native
Timeline
Direct Support Staff
Caroline McKinnon
05.2025 - Current
Caregiver
Seniors At Home
07.2022 - Current
Caregiver
Private Care
05.2015 - 07.2022
Caregiver
Right at Home, Home Health Care
05.2013 - 05.2015
Bachelor Of Arts - Accounting And Finance
University of The South Pacific