Start the New Year as a Visiting Angels Caregiver

If you are looking for a way to make a difference in someone’s life in the new year, you might consider becoming an in-home caregiver to seniors in your community. Maybe you’ve seen the need as the aging population rises but didn’t think you were qualified or had what it takes. If you are ready to make a difference in the lives of seniors in your community by providing compassionate care, you likely have what it takes to embark on the rewarding career of becoming a Visiting Angel caregiver.

A Rewarding Career

If you choose to become a home caregiver, you can expect to have a rewarding career.

Caregivers with Visiting Angels Punta Gorda make it possible for seniors to age in the comfort of their own homes. Many studies have shown seniors prefer to age in place rather than in an assisted living center or nursing home. Caregivers make that possible by helping to keep an eye on them, ensuring they are safe and healthy, and doing what seniors need to do to thrive each day. 

Caregivers also can help lift the social isolation and loneliness that often accompanies many seniors as they age. As seniors grow old, their spouses or friends often pass away, or their family members move away, leaving them feeling lonely. While many family members do their best to be present, they often have their own families and job responsibilities, leaving less time than they would like with their senior loved ones. Caregivers can ofter companion care, being there when family members aren’t. They often provide joy in the day for seniors who look forward to them coming into their homes to talk, read, play music and more. Caregivers often become like friends and someone they can tell their stories to. Often, caregivers keep seniors thriving and able to live in their own homes. 

What Caregivers Do

The primary responsibility of a home caregiver is to ensure seniors can safely stay in their homes. To help ensure that happens, caregivers help with a variety of non-medical tasks, including fall prevention, companion care, meal preparation, laundry, toileting, bathing, medication reminders, grooming and more. Some especially-trained caregivers also can offer services such as dementia care and palliative care. Many are also trained to help supplement the care that Hospice workers provide. Caregivers can seek to be a specific type of caregiver, doing the tasks and being placed with clients who have needs they feel comfortable helping with.

Are You Qualified?

Maybe you’ve helped care for a family member and felt like giving back to others after their loss. Maybe you’re training to become a nurse or a doctor. Or maybe your kids are out of the home, and you just want to give back to the seniors in your community by helping them age in their homes. There is not one specific qualification or background that makes a great caregiver. Even if you’ve never formally been an in-home caregiver, but you have kindness in your help and a willingness to help and learn, you can make a great caregiver. Most agencies offer training and advanced training for caregivers who want to take on more responsibilities. The job allows you to specialize your care so that you are doing the work you most enjoy. You can commit to the jobs you feel most comfortable and qualified for.

Time Is On Your Side

As a caregiver, you can work when it suits your schedule. Even if you want to supplement your regular work with a more rewarding side job, caregiving can fit into your schedule. Schedules are flexible and can be purely nighttime hours, hours when the kids are in school or even weekend work. The job will allow you to have a meaningful career while also prioritizing your home life.

Visiting Angels is Here to Help

If you are looking for a career change or something new to do in the coming year, consider joining our team at Visiting Angels. We are looking for compassionate people who want to help others. Contact us to join our care team. We are currently hiring.

Our professionals at Visiting Angels Punta Gorda are here to help families and seniors looking for expert care this year. We provide a variety of home care services, including safe and steady fall prevention, as well as companion care, and care for daily living activities.

Our professionally trained caregivers serve clients in Punta Gorda, North Fort Myers, Boca Grande, Cape Coral, Sanibel, Captiva, Arcadia and surrounding areas. To learn more about our services at Visiting Angels, call us at 941-347-8288 or complete an online form here.