CAREGIVER OF THE MONTH- SEPTEMBER 2017

Senior Homecare By Angels is honoured to announce Gizele Furneau as our recipient, Caregiver of the Month. Her wonderful strengths and qualities were recognized tremendously. Gizele is currently working with a lovely couple and did a fantastic job on taking care of them. The couple and their daughter were thrilled to hear Gizele’s award and of course proud of her. According to the husband, Gizele is “professional, genuine, competent, cares for me and my wife. She has the utmost respect and good sense of humour, calm during crisis, communicates well, punctual, supportive, and we enjoy her. She is appreciative, kind, provides professional care, also supports to our other wonderful caregivers.” We were filled with reverence and excitement hearing this feedback from the client and the daughter.

Gizele is a very compassionate person, and she understands what our clients are going through. Her special traits truly reflect on how she managed to care for our clients and respected their family. She loves to make conversation with them and ensures that our clients received proper care and attention. In addition to her duty when she assists our clients with their ADLs, provides personal care, reminds medications, she keeps them entertained and engaged by reading with them, playing music and games. She is very nurturing and patient. She also treats her fellow caregivers with respect and works as a team.

Gizele has been with Senior Homecare By Angels since September 2014 and currently working part time shifts for our client in a homecare setting. She was working as a Nursing Aide since 1980 in the Middle East, as well as a Personal Support Worker in Montreal in which she obtained her Nursing Aide Training in 2005. During her spare time, Gizele enjoys spending time with her grandchildren by taking them for swimming, walking in a park, reading, and playing games.

Congratulations Gizele and thank you for all amazing things that you did! Well done and well deserved.

CAREGIVER OF THE MONTH- AUGUST 2017

Senior Homecare By Angels is proud to announce Cynthia Nacapuy as our recipient, Caregiver of the Month. Her patience, flexibility, and dependability are some of the qualities that we have recognized and valued greatly. She is also very attentive and responds well to our clients’ needs. There was a time when our client expressed discomfort and pain and been calling Cynthia’s name for the whole night during the time when Cynthia was working, Cynthia had been patient to the client, focused on the client and made her feel comfortable and at ease. When it comes to some changes on the schedule, we can always count on Cynthia to relieve and pick up some shifts. She is a hard working person, dedicated, and always demonstrate positive attitude when dealing with difficult situations or challenges.

Cynthia is a good listener and full of vitality. She loves to hear our client’s past experiences and interests when our client shared her life experiences with Cynthia. Cynthia communicates with our client actively and attentively. She does not mind walking every day for about 1.5 km from the bus stop to get to the client’s home destination. She is very active and can handle her duties with patience, respect, and dignity for the client.

Cynthia has been with Senior Homecare By Angels since December 2016 and currently working full time shifts for our client in a homecare setting. She graduated Midwifery back in her home country and graduated Personal Support Worker here in Canada. She had worked as a caregiver since 2003 in different countries such as in Hong Kong, Switzerland, and Singapore before coming to Canada. Cynthia enjoys walking and window shopping during her spare time.

Congratulations Cynthia! Thank you for all the wonderful things that you’ve done for our clients. We are not only grateful, but also inspired by your unique characteristics that make you stand out from everyone. You are a shining star!

CAREGIVER OF THE MONTH- JULY 2017

Congratulations to Apera! Senior Homecare By Angels is proud to announce that Apera Jacob is our Caregiver of the Month, July’s recipient award. We are very impressed by Apera’s characteristic nature when it comes to taking care of our clients. She is not only compassionate, caring, empathetic, humble, but also connects with them through kindred spirits. She believes that caring for seniors and elderly gives her a sense of purpose, energy, compassion, and unconditional love. She is passionate about caregiving, treats our clients with respect, patience, integrity, and kindness. From the moment she began to work as a caregiver, her inner self knew that kindred spirits were important for her. Her level of connections with our clients were so deep and positive, she felt good around with their energy.

Apera’s work ethics such as hard work and dedication does not go unnoticed. She will always be willing to go to the extra mile to please the client, family, and the team, and to pick up more shifts. She communicates well in our office and provides updates regarding our clients, cooperates with the team to accomplish the goals, and accommodates the needs of the other caregivers. She is a team player and a role model for our caregivers.

Apera has been with Senior Homecare By Angels since October 2016 and currently working full time shifts for our clients in a homecare setting. She has been working as a caregiver for more than ten years and developed practical and hands on experiences working with elderly with Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Palliative, and other chronic medical conditions. Apera takes time to rest and relax when she is not working, spends time with her daughter, reads books, watches TV in the comfort of her room as well as entertains friends and family over at her home.

Way to go Apera! We are so grateful to have you on our team. You rock! We hope that you continue your success with us.

CAREGIVER OF THE MONTH- JUNE 2017

Congratulations to Cecile! Senior Homecare By Angels is very pleased to announce that Cecile Malones is our June’s recipient of the Caregiver of the Month award. There is no other caregiver like Cecile that exhibits great perseverance, tenacity, and courage. She had endured challenges caring for loved ones that required her to keep going and be determined to provide care and quality of life for someone who had Alzheimer’s. She believed that true success comes from being patient, knowledgeable, understanding, and confident. As a caregiver, her main goal is to provide a qualitative life, comfort, and joy to our clients, and she really had achieved on maintaining this purpose.

Cecile treasured every single moment she spent time with our clients, regardless of the circumstances or challenges. She valued the significance of companionship and friendship, and at the same time provided client centred care. She lived up to her moral standards by understanding what our clients had gone through and therefore, enabled her to recognize the meaning of persevere. She provided support needed for our clients unconditionally. Cecile is compassionate, loyal, caring, and takes initiative. She communicates regularly in our office in regards to her schedule changes and updates.

Cecile has been with Senior Homecare By Angels since June 2014 and currently working full time shifts for our client in a homecare setting. The client and family adored Cecile very much, and she was treated like part of the family. She has many years of experience with Alzheimer’s, Heart Disorders, Diabetes, and other chronic disorders. She was a Registered Nurse from her home country and worked as a private nurse/caregiver with different families for 5 years. Cecile enjoys reading newspaper, pocketbooks, doing light housekeeping, and baking during her spare time.

Thank you Cecile for your outstanding work and everything that you do for our clients! You are a gem! We are so blessed to have you as part of our team. Well done!

CAREGIVER OF THE MONTH- APRIL 2017

Senior Homecare By Angels is proud to announce that Reynaly Vila is our April’s recipient of the Caregiver of the Month award. She was recognized for going above and beyond the call of duty, working cooperatively with the team to ensure that our clients are receiving proper care and attention, picking up shifts when we needed her to work, and exhibiting positive attitude at all times. Reynaly’s influence to our team inspires others by her great attitude, positive energy, and a big smile on her face. She always maintains this positive attitude when working for our clients as she believes that it is a rewarding experience for her to be able to express that to our clients and make them feel happy at the end of the day, throughout the course in every journey.

Reynaly had demonstrated delivering a client-centred approach to our clients by providing a more personalized and caring approach, being empathetic to their needs, motivating them to fulfill their own potentials. She is dedicated, passionate, and very much involved with our clients, and at the same time enjoys spending time with them.

Reynaly has been with Senior Homecare By Angels since May 2016, and currently working full time shifts for our clients in a Retirement Home. She had worked as a caregiver for children and elderly with Dementia and Alzheimer’s. She studied and completed her Personal Support Worker here in Canada. Reynaly enjoys knitting, crocheting, gardening, planting vegetables and flowers during the summertime.

Thank you Reynaly for all the support and care you have done for our clients, their families, and our team. You are truly one of our angels that is so precious. Congratulations Reynaly! Senior Homecare By Angels is glad to have you as part of our family!

CAREGIVER OF THE MONTH- MARCH 2017

Senior Homecare By Angels is very pleased to announce that Marilou Sufso is March’s recipient of the Caregiver of the Month award. Her heart and desire is to take care of the elderly and she’s very passionate about what she does. She considers her clients’ emotions when providing care and she genuinely concerns for their happiness and well-being. She treats them like her own family. As a caregiver, one can face many different challenges, and Marilou understands how to deal with the clients, their behaviour and situations, and their families, especially when dealing with someone who has Dementia.

Marilou can identify any situation that can cause setbacks. Her resiliency and her ability to maintain control of any situation is admirable. She’s very flexible, understanding and adaptable to any changes. During those times when our office needed someone to cover the shifts for one of our clients, Marilou was willing to work day and/or night shifts without hesitation. She understood that the family would prefer to have the same caregiver to work for their parents, rather than assigning a brand new caregiver who had never previously worked for the parents. The family believed on the concept of continuity of care, and Marilou prioritized our clients to ensure that she could provide the level of care with dedication and compassion.

Marilou has been with Senior Homecare By Angels since 2010 working part-time on weekends as a live-in caregiver with a previous client that was transferred to a nursing home. She worked full time shifts as a live out caregiver in 2015, while studying to be a Personal Support Worker. She was a caregiver in Israel for less than four years and was a Registered Nurse back in her country. She has experience working with Dementia, Alzheimer’s, and Cancer. Marilou likes to spend time with her family during her spare time and recharges herself by relaxing and getting some rest so that she can be renewed the next day.

We are so blessed to have Marilou and couldn’t be more proud of her accomplishments. She is such a hard-working person and very caring. She is such a gem that is so precious and one of a kind! Congratulations Marilou!

CAREGIVER OF THE MONTH- FEBRUARY 2017

Senior Homecare By Angels is honoured to announce Analiza Mercado as our recipient, Caregiver of the Month. Her dedication and loyalty to our company and clients have been recognized, as well as flexibility and hard-work. She was never hesitant to pick up extra shifts when requested, and able to provide updates about our clients’ conditions. She was very accommodating when there were changes on the schedule and able to work in a short notice. She had demonstrated the role of a caregiver with compassion and integrity. She had worked with clients with different cases and currently handling an Alzheimer’s case with tenacity and passion, diligently performing more than providing caregiving duties such as personal care, home management, taking the client out, companionship, and meal preparation. She conceptualized her role as not only as a caregiver, but also put herself in the shoes of the client. She understood what our client was going through, showed respect, and did all her best she could to ensure our client was safe, secured, and comfortable.

Analiza has been working with Senior Homecare By Angels since 2013 and she started as a Personal Support Worker, working part-time and eventually became full time by the end of 2014 when she accepted full shifts. She was a caregiver in Israel for 5 years and had a Physiotherapist education back in her country. She completed her Personal Support Worker in 2010. She had experienced with cases of Parkinson’s, Heart Disorder, and Alzheimer’s.

We are so proud of Analiza and thank her for continuous support with our clients and family. Her heartwarming, kind, and sweet personality really touches everyone’s heart. Congratulations Analiza and we hope that you continue your success with us!

NATIONAL SAFE DRIVING WEEK AWARENESS

Tips on Safe Winter Driving

December is the month for National Safe Driving Week Awareness. Driving during the winter time requires precaution especially when roads are icy and slippery wet.

It is important to be prepared ahead before hitting the road. Your vehicle should be properly maintained and have adequate safety items included. A complete car engine tune-up should be done prior to winter time. The brakes, car batteries, windshields wipers should be in good condition as well as winter tires are recommended. Basic equipment such as shovel, ice scraper and brush should be handy in case you get stuck in the snow or ice. Having a spare tire, wrench, tire jack, and anti-freeze solvent are advantages especially when your vehicle gets stuck in the road on a deep snow or ice. Your vehicle should include survival items such as first aid kit, warm blankets, drinking water, and a well-charged cell phone at all times. Get a habit of checking the weather and road conditions before heading out and plan your route ahead of time if you are travelling a long distance. It is important to take control on your driving skill such as adjusting your driving speed according to the conditions of the road and the weather, as weather conditions can be unpredictable. Be sure to wear your seat belt properly at all times whether if you decide to drive your vehicle or go with another driver as a passenger. Be prepared and drive safely.

FINDING A LIVE IN CAREGIVER IN TORONTO

Voted best in Toronto for Live In Caregivers

Senior Homecare By Angels is a widely recognized brand across Canada when it comes to home care, but each location is independently owned and operated by qualified specialists.

In a recent survey, the Toronto location was voted the number one establishment in the city, for their outstanding service, support and devotion to their customers. They have been in operation for over ten years, and owner David Milman has a clear vision for the best way to deliver therapeutic care, which is based from his own personal experiences and struggles with family.