Live-in Caretaker (San Diego) - (27)

Hi! My name is Brian. I recently finished my latest private caretaker job. The late Chinese friend of 98 years recently died. I am required to move out of his old house at the end of this February. Over the last 20 years I have worked for four different elderly clients: 1) 15 year here in San Diego for an equally aged man until his death at 96 in which I did all household work: cleaning, all kitchen and cooking, yard work, driver, companion, etc. 2) Then 3 months for an elderly woman who was living at her home in Missoula Montana for her last three months as she insisted on smoking. She died to a plethora of symptoms and disease related to heavy smoking and diabetes. Again I was doing household related work, etc. 3) Then an elderly man going on 80 years old who had dementia. This situation required that I live 6 months in Montana and as snowbird 6 months in Yuma Arizona. After second trip to Yuma his dementia got so bad he was put in a nursing home. I also walked their dog daily. 4) A man already 97 and still living in his own home back here in San Diego. I was his caretaker and house cleaner for his last seven months. I am 68 years old and still go to the gym. I am nevertheless somewhat restrained, as to how much I can lift, now due to two back ailments related to herniated disk and sacral-iliac joint syndrome—so I cannot lift someone around who is going on two hundred pounds. Otherwise I can do all forms of housekeeping, yard work, cooking, driving, Activities of Daily Living. I did take an introductory class in being a home caretaker at the city college of San Diego. Also I have an undergraduate degree in Health Education with a minor in Reading. I self-study related things from books and the Internet (such as recently read a book on “Dementia For Dummies”). Also I have read: “How to Take Care For Aging Parents” by Virginia Morris. This 550 page one volume is like an encyclopedia and is considered a classic--every family with aging people should consider buying this book--not expensive on the Internet. Virginia Morris is her 3rd 2014 edition cited above says that the average nursing home costs can average $80,000 a year while assisted living can average about $40,000 a year (such institutions also have good points and not so good realities). I prefer to work an at-home situation, directly with the family. Frankly I cannot afford to live in San Diego with the amount of social security I get. If you are interested in talking further you may call me or respond by email. I prefer to talk in voice over the phone. Keep text messages short. One last note--unfortunately television has become too much the companion to elderly people. Personally, I do not care what TV shows my client(s) may or may not watch--but I do not want to watch (or hear) an excess of television--an industry I frankly have little more than contempt--especially with its vast capacity for distortion and propaganda (and dumbed down programming). I am a reader and am on the Internet where I can find viable information. I do not believe everything so-called experts say about Covid 19 vaccines. I am quite aware of the "many" dissident voices of MDs, virologists, scientists who have spoken out against the vaccines but have been mostly censored. Single, non-smoker, never married, no children, not gay, Caucasian, fairly mature and open-minded. Thank you for your consideration, Brian