What are the responsibilities and job description for the Live-In Caregiver position at CTL?
Live-in care is for seniors who need around-the-clock assistance from a caregiver. Assistance is generally non-medical and includes such tasks as medication management, shopping, and assistance with activities of daily living (ADL).
Though caregivers sleep at the senior’s residence, they generally aren’t required for assistance at night. Caregivers do not actually move in to the client’s home. But they could spend periods of from 8 hours to several days at a time at the residence.
Often, caregivers work in rotating shifts of 12 hours so the client sees the same two people every day. The client provides the caregiver food (not every case) and a place to sleep.
Live-in elder care is a 24-hour service that focuses on keeping an elder in their home. This level of service is often provided by a nursing service which places a Home Health Aid or another type of caregiver in patients home in shifts that range from 12 or 24 hours to several days or even a full week and possibly more. A live-in caregiver is present 24 hours per day, but they do not actually live at the seniors home. What that means is that they have their own home and they work in 24-hour shifts.
The general premise is that the elder is able to sleep through the night and does not need care after they go to bed. In this way, live-in care differs from 24-hour care, in that the live-in caregiver is allowed to sleep undisturbed through the night. When 24-hour care is needed, the caregiver must be awake and available every minute of their shift. For that reason, 24-hour care is usually broken into eight- or 12-hour shifts. It is also important to know that while a live-in caregiver sleeps at the elder’s house, they do not actually live there – in most cases. Care is usually provided by two or more caregivers over the course of a week.
This specific case has a set live-in schedule of Friday-Sunday.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $230.00 per day
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- On call
- Overnight shift
- Weekends as needed
Experience:
- Live-In: 1 year (Required)
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Preferred)
- Night Shift (Preferred)
- Overnight Shift (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Norwich, CT 06360 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Norwich, CT 06360: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $230
