Gretchen F.
• Age: 41
• Education: 3rd year college
• Experience: 5 year(s) overseas (Hong Kong) — 2 job(s)
• Marital Status: married (has partner)
• Children: 2 (ages 21, 10) — husband and mother — husband and mother
• Sibling Position: youngest of 3
Summary Bio:
Gretchen Clemente Fontamillas worked overseas in Hong Kong for a total of 5.67 years across two positions. Both roles were domestic work: one as a nanny and one as a housekeeper.
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- Family composition: 1 elderly adult (87 years old)
- Adults: elderly (87), needed medication, companionship (especially for hospital visits due to multiple illnesses), household support
- Elderly care: medication, companionship, household support
- Duties: regular household chores and taking care of the 87 yo who has hypertension, heart disease, and diabetes. Will have another operation on his heart in December possibly. She cooks 3 times a day and also does the housework, laundry and ironing. She can wash cars, but that is not asked of her.
- Childcare: 0
- Co-workers: 0
- Reason for leaving: His son comes over for lunch and dinner, and spends most evenings there, but he has a separate resident. In November the son (the employer) will move his father into his home to be close to his son, and grandchildren. They hope Gretchen will find an employer before leaving their employ.
- Gap after job: yes
- Gap activity: searching for next job
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- Family composition: 1 elderly adult (94 years old), no children
- Adults: elderly (94) woman who needed mobility assistance and hospital companionship
- Elderly care: medication, bathing, mobility assistance, companionship (especially for hospital visits).
- Duties: cleaning house and taking care of her. She needed a companion for walking and when she went to therapy.
- Childcare: 0
- Co-workers: 1 who shared the load
- Reason for leaving: pandemic-related travel difficulties
- Gap after job: yes
- Gap activity: stayed with family and ran a small store
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- Cuisines: Chinese, Filipino
- Cooking Frequency: 3 meals per day
- Special Diets: diabetic, low-sodium, vegetarian
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- Dogs: yes — Experience: no — Afraid: yes (large dogs)
- Cats: no — Experience: no — Afraid: no
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She seems to be a great fit for eldercare, competent and patience. Said her 94 y.o. Nai Nai was naughty and shouted frequency, so before her, most helpers did not stay, but she could handle her.
