Estella has extensive experience in eldercare and speaks Mandarin
Age: 35
Education: High School Graduate
Experience: Taiwan, Saudi Arabia
Marital Status: Single with live-in partner
Children: Yes — two children, aged 17 and 12; currently cared for jointly by Estella and her live-in partner on a day-to-day basis
Sibling Position: Eldest sibling
Height 5’3” Weight: 90 kg.
Work Experience: Estella has extensive experience in Taiwan caring for an elderly couple and she speaks Mandarin. She has also cared for school age children in Saudi, and is an accomplished domestic worker. She is currently actively working hard to get more fit.
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- Family composition: Two elderly adults (no children)
- Duties: - Primary caregiver for two elderly persons — focused on companionship, daily engagement, and non-medical support (no bathing, feeding, or medication administration mentioned); also performed cooking and cleaning duties. The grandfather was confined to the hospital when she first arrived, due to a motorbike accident. He suffered bone fractures. After he was released from the hospital she assisted him with bathing, feeding, massage etc. He fully recovered after 3 years.
- Childcare: - 0% (no children in household)
- Co-workers: - No co-workers indicated; Estella was sole household helper
- Reason for leaving: - Contract completion
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- Duties: Full-spectrum domestic support including childcare (for two children aged 7 and 10), cooking, cleaning, and ironing
- Duties: - Full-spectrum domestic support including childcare (for two children aged 7 and 10), cooking, cleaning, and ironing. She woke up at 5 a.m. and prepared breakfast, got the children ready for school. Her madam was a teacher. After they left for school she cleaned the 3 storey house, then prepared lunch for them. After lunch she did the laundry, etc. She also prepared the evening meal for the whole family of 7 - 8 people. The grandparents came for dinner every night.
- Childcare: - 70% of workload; housekeeping tasks (cooking, cleaning, ironing) comprised remaining 30%
- Co-workers: - No co-workers — Estella was the only helper in the household
- Reason for leaving: - Contract completion
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- Cuisines: Filipino, Arabic, and Chinese
- Cooking Frequency: 3 meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) meals per day
- Special Skills: Yes — capable of preparing vegetarian, low-sodium, diabetic-friendly, infant, and elderly-appropriate meals
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- Willingness: Yes — willing and experienced with dogs and cats
