Annie Castoreno

As a provider my duties vary depending on my relationship with the person I'm helping, and how much support that individual needs.

My duties and responsibilities include:

1. Assisting with personal care: bathing and grooming, dressing, toileting, and exercise
2. Basic food preparation: preparing meals, shopping, housekeeping, laundry, and other errands
3. General health care: overseeing medication and prescriptions usage, appointment reminders and administering medicine
4. Mobility assistance: help with getting in and out of a wheelchair, car or shower
5. Personal supervision: providing constant companionship and general supervision
6. Transportation: driving to and from activities, running errands, and help getting in and out of wheelchair-accessible vehicle
7. Emotional support: being a stable companion and supporter in all matters personal, health-related and emotional
8. Care for the elderly: orienting or grounding someone with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, relaying information from a doctor to family members
9. Back-up care (or respite) services: providing other caregivers a break
10. Home organization: help with organizing, packing or cleaning for a trip, or general house care and cleaning
11. Health monitoring: following a care plan and noticing any changes in the individual’s health, recording and reporting any differences

• Verifies identity of resident receiving medication and records name of drug, dosage, and time of administration on
• Verifies identity of resident receiving medication and records name of drug, dosage, and time of administration on specified forms or records
• Presents medication to resident and observes ingestion or other application, or administers medication, using specified procedures
• Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc
• Gives direct patient care, such as bathing, dressing and feeding residents, and assisting in examinations and treatments
• Performs other tasks as assigned
• Maintains order and cleanliness of assigned work area. Washes and sterilizes medical supplies and equipment

• Demonstrates initiative while providing personal care to assist the patient in the completion of hygiene and activities of daily living
• Performs duties in accordance with established department and hospital policies and procedures, objectives, Quality Improvement program, safety, environmental and infection control standards
• Cooperates and remains flexible with other personnel to achieve department objectives and maintain good employee relations, interdepartmental objectives; may float, be put on call or shift cancelled

CPR/First Aid/AED certified

8961 Tesoro Drive, San Antonio, TX 78217