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Personal Assistant & Caregiver (Sarasota)
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I am a skilled fine craftsman, an award winning published author, a past EMT, past Hospice volunteer, pilot, professional commercial ship captain, entrepreneur, with a business background including publishing and high tech venture startups. My wife and I have lived in Sarasota for the past 23 years and have strong roots in the community. My personal motto is, "There's no job that one can't bring excellence to."
I have family member with dementia who has lived in my household for the past 5 years and I'm intimately familiar with this challenging health issue and the management of the decline including hiring/firing and management of caregivers. I'm available for up to 30 hours a week in most any capacity including personal care/hygiene, driving, cooking, helping an individual with personal projects/interests. I'm pragmatic yet quite flexible. While one individual might simply require a pleasant and interesting companion that will take them out for lunch and an afternoon movie, another might have unfinished personal projects that they want to bring to completion or new skills they may have an interest in learning. Still others may be homebound and depressed that could benefit from the presence of a positive, thoughtful, peer, who is empathetic but also one who can gently pull them into a space of gratitude. Ultimately it's the relationship that develops between myself and the individual needing some help that determines whether it's a good match for both of us.
If you think I might be who you've been looking for, send me an email or call and leave a message with your number and I'll promptly get back to you. I do have lots of references, absolutely no criminal record, and am a "Safe Driver" with no tickets or accidents over the past 25 years. Cell: 941-232-5434