To whom it may concern:
Finding someone to care for an elderly parent is a difficult task. In my case, my sister and I live three hours away from my mother. We try to do as much for her as we could, but it was difficult to manage my mother’s care from a distance. Nursing home care could have been an option for my mother but she had a strong preference for living the rest of her life at home.
Judith Scott work with my mother as a live-in health care aid from May 2016 until my mother's death in September 2016. I give my highest recommendation to Judith for any kind of home health care aid position that she would apply for.
My mother was a rather demanding person who would only tolerate things done in a specific ways. Judith's easy-going and accommodating attitude kept those kinds of conflict to a minimum, even when my mother’s requests were unreasonable or impossible. She was always there to help my mother with any request, be it routine care or a calming her down after waking up from her continuing night terrors.
Judith is also extremely well organized and has great attention to detail. As my mother got older, routine housekeeping tasks became more and more difficult. While we tried to keep the house in order before Judith came on board, we found that we just couldn't keep up. Within a week of her arrival, the household was back in shape and things in their proper places. Clean laundry was put away and the kitchen wasn't in constant disarray. Grocery list were always carefully prepared and ready for me when I came to visit.
After watching Judith work for a couple of weeks, you can appreciate her depth of experience with the elderly at different end of life stages. She was always there to help, whether it was making sure that the grandchildren didn't dump their grandmother out of the wheelchair on a walk around the block or assisting the visiting nurses with their procedures. Judith constantly pitched in where other aids would have kept out of the situation. She was a great asset on doctor’s visits because she could explain exactly what was happening with my mother. Also the daily notes that Judy took were an invaluable record documenting my mother's condition. She is also familiar with most of the equipment that comes along with the elder care including oxygen systems, CPAP equipment, hospital beds, walkers, wheelchairs and lifts and anything else that is required for day-to-day care.
I consider myself to be extremely fortunate to have been able to have a Judith be my mother’s live in aid. Please feel free to contact me for more information or to answer further questions.
Sincerely,
Bill K., Lakeville, MA
