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    Helen b

    Helen B

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    114 miles away in Somerset, TA20

    13 years of experience

    395 profile views

    7378+ hours worked

    4 Recommendations

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    A strong calm sensitive person who enjoys helping adult and elderly people live the best life they are able. Reliable,kind and gentle and able to adapt to the needs of my client. Learns quickly what help a person needs and able to assist them to organise their lives to include trips to beauty spo...More A strong calm sensitive person who enjoys helping adult and elderly people live the best life they are able. Reliable,kind and gentle and able to adapt to the needs of my client. Learns quickly what help a person needs and able to assist them to organise their lives to include trips to beauty spots and tea out. Good ability to liaise with other professionals to get the support they need, whether from gp, optician, dentist, or social services. I can also drive them to appointments. I find out what meals they enjoy most and make sure they have as wide a variety as possible of fruits and vegetables. I enjoy cooking and am able to cook meat based traditional meals and plant based wholegrain meals. When I cook roast chicken, I make many meals afterwards, including soup from the bones. I was brought up on a market garden and enjoy helping in the garden. I love nature and the countryside, music, Art, books, reading aloud, poetry and crossword puzzles. I understand the benefit of going out to sit in nature, a concert, or having friends round, and I am happy to facilitate social occasions and make sure they are centred around the person I am caring for. I know how to be in the background but can also be sociable if invited. I have worked as a student nurse in Brighton hospitals for 1.5 years, as a domicilliary carer in Brighton for 2 years and in a care home in Hove for 2 years and have been a live-in carer for 9 years. I have looked after a gentleman who had Alzheimers, from diagnosis, as his live-in carer until he had to go into a care home because his house was unsuitable when he could no longer walk. His family are happy to give me a reference. I have been a live-in carer helping a woman walk again with rehabilitation exercises given by a physiotherapist. Also looked after a woman after she had had a hip operation, helping with exercises and going for walks. As a qualified Shiatsu practitioner (dip Shiatsu massage) and a Reiki practitioner and teacher of many years, people find my presence very calming and reassuring. I like to laugh and see the humour in most things and am able to laugh at myself. I am calm in a crisis and have done first aid training many times. I worked as a volunteer in Brighton in St John's ambulance service for over a year. I believe that healthy people, if behaving responsibly and testing very regularly, should be able to choose whether or not to have the Covid vaccination, and I am not going to have the vaccination at present. I protect my health rigorously and test regularly. I do not work with people with extremely challenging or aggressive behaviour but understand everyone, especially if they have a debillitating illness, need to express their frustration at times. I do not work with couples now and I am now working one week in 4 or covering carers or family members holidays or unavoidable absence. Thankyou. I look forward to hearing from you, Helen

    Hourly

    Daily

    22 per hour

    Overnight

    Sleeping

    115 per 10 hour

    Live-in

    Part time

    200 per day

    Full time

    1,177 per week

    My rates are negotiable.

    Vetted & approved

    All Curam carers go through a comprehensive checking process before they receive our “Vetted & approved” status

    DBS/PVG/NI Access

    Enhanced

    DBS for

    Adult

    Issue date

    27/10/2021

    Interview status

    Interviewed

    Photo comparison

    Verified

    Helen b is insured for care work carried out through Curam platform
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    Two checkable references available on request from the carer

    A strong calm sensitive person who enjoys helping adult and elderly people live the best life they are able. Reliable,kind and gentle and able to adapt to the needs of my client. Learns quickly what help a person needs and able to assist them to organise their lives to include trips to beauty spo...More A strong calm sensitive person who enjoys helping adult and elderly people live the best life they are able. Reliable,kind and gentle and able to adapt to the needs of my client. Learns quickly what help a person needs and able to assist them to organise their lives to include trips to beauty spots and tea out. Good ability to liaise with other professionals to get the support they need, whether from gp, optician, dentist, or social services. I can also drive them to appointments. I find out what meals they enjoy most and make sure they have as wide a variety as possible of fruits and vegetables. I enjoy cooking and am able to cook meat based traditional meals and plant based wholegrain meals. When I cook roast chicken, I make many meals afterwards, including soup from the bones. I was brought up on a market garden and enjoy helping in the garden. I love nature and the countryside, music, Art, books, reading aloud, poetry and crossword puzzles. I understand the benefit of going out to sit in nature, a concert, or having friends round, and I am happy to facilitate social occasions and make sure they are centred around the person I am caring for. I know how to be in the background but can also be sociable if invited. I have worked as a student nurse in Brighton hospitals for 1.5 years, as a domicilliary carer in Brighton for 2 years and in a care home in Hove for 2 years and have been a live-in carer for 9 years. I have looked after a gentleman who had Alzheimers, from diagnosis, as his live-in carer until he had to go into a care home because his house was unsuitable when he could no longer walk. His family are happy to give me a reference. I have been a live-in carer helping a woman walk again with rehabilitation exercises given by a physiotherapist. Also looked after a woman after she had had a hip operation, helping with exercises and going for walks. As a qualified Shiatsu practitioner (dip Shiatsu massage) and a Reiki practitioner and teacher of many years, people find my presence very calming and reassuring. I like to laugh and see the humour in most things and am able to laugh at myself. I am calm in a crisis and have done first aid training many times. I worked as a volunteer in Brighton in St John's ambulance service for over a year. I believe that healthy people, if behaving responsibly and testing very regularly, should be able to choose whether or not to have the Covid vaccination, and I am not going to have the vaccination at present. I protect my health rigorously and test regularly. I do not work with people with extremely challenging or aggressive behaviour but understand everyone, especially if they have a debillitating illness, need to express their frustration at times. I do not work with couples now and I am now working one week in 4 or covering carers or family members holidays or unavoidable absence. Thankyou. I look forward to hearing from you, Helen

    Specialist care

    Early stage dementia Late stage dementia COPD Accident rehabilitation Stroke/TIA Physical disabilities - children Parkinson's disease Incontinence Physical disabilities - adults Autism spectrum disorder Diabetes Arthritis Multiple sclerosis Learning disability Eating disorders Visual and hearing impairments Self-harm Dysphagia Long covid Anxiety +17

    Personal care

    Dressing/undressing Bathroom assistance Personal care

    Mobility assistance

    Exercise Eating and drinking assistance

    Companionship and house tasks

    Medical prompting Housekeeping Companionship Meal prep +2

    Languages spoken

    Interests and hobbies

    Art/Culture Computers & Technology Cooking Crosswords Current affairs DIY Exercise Food & Wine Gardening Movies Music Reading Sport Travel Pottery history
    Has driving licence
    Owns a car
    Pet friendly
    Non-smoker

    CPD training courses

    Covid 19 coronavirus awareness

    Basic food hygiene

    Care planning

    Emergency first aid

    Equality and diversity

    Infection control awareness

    Moving and handling theory

    Understanding dementia with alzheimer's society

    Client recommendations

    ZOFIA D

    15 Sep 2025

    Excellent

    Helen's gentle and sensitive approach really worked well for my friend for 3 days live in care. Helen took account of all his preferences and he felt relaxed and safe with her.

    Lynne S

    24 Jul 2023

    Excellent

    Helen is a very kind and gentle carer. She has been very patient with my 96 year old mother who has Alzheimer's. Her communication is great too and clearly cares about helping and providing the best support she can.

    PAULINE N

    15 Jul 2023

    Excellent

    Helen has been looking after mum whilst I was away working. She is very kind and caring and mum enjoyed her company.

    Kristina B

    15 Jul 2022

    Excellent

    Helen looked after my husband very well and he enjoyed her company. She is caring and considerate.

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    Vetted & approved

    All Curam carers go through a comprehensive checking process before they receive our “Vetted & approved”status

    DBS/PVG/NI Access

    Enhanced

    DBS for

    Adult

    Issue date

    27/10/2021

    Interview status

    Interviewed

    Photo comparison

    Verified

    Helen b is insured for care work carried out through Curam platform
    See details
    Two checkable references available on request from the carer

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