Companion Caregiver with Memory Care Experience
About The Position
Veritas is recruiting an experienced Caregiver to provide companion care for a memory care client in Everett. The client values her independence, is grieving the loss of her husband, and may not feel she needs care. The care plan focuses on establishing a predictable daily rhythm through cues and support, helping her do as much as she safely can herself. Companionship and meaningful activities—including puzzles, tablet games, and sorting family photographs—are central to the role. Practical help should be offered naturally and with the client's agreement rather than making visits feel task-focused. Because the client has reduced vision on her left side, the caregiver should approach or sit on her right.
Requirements
- Experience as a caregiver.
- Strong communication skills, patience, attentive listening, comfort with long conversations, and good eye contact.
- Ability to redirect and encourage gently without being overpowering.
- Warm and affectionate manner, with comfort offering appropriate physical reassurance when welcomed.
- Ability to provide ADLs and IADLs as needed.
- Reliability and consistency.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with older adults who are grieving or resistant to care.
- Dementia or cognitive-support experience.
- Maturity, emotional grounding, and meaningful life experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide companionship, conversation, and gentle redirection.
- Build a predictable daily rhythm using a cue-and-support approach that preserves the client's independence.
- Engage the client in meaningful activities such as puzzles, tablet games, and sorting family photographs.
- Provide ADLs and IADLs as needed, led by the relationship rather than a task list.
- Encourage the client to eat and assist with practical tasks, such as clearing expired food and tidying, with her agreement.
- Approach or sit on the client's right to accommodate her reduced vision on the left.
- Provide reliable, consistent care to support continuity and trust.
Benefits
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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