I want to volunteer in taking care of someone so I can gain experience in caregiving,I'm exposed to health safeties , first aid and fire safeties, have worked for 3 months as an Emr at a level 4 hospital, so I believe I will gain experience if I take care of someone up close
Enrichment programs are popular now & Therapists may want assistance over quality programs in Art, Music, or Gardening, etc.. Those who are managing the residents , physically, are professionals, certified to do those tasks. Try not to over-step your bounds, but just enjoy what you have to offer-no matter if it's over playing games, managing Bingo, easy cooking classes, etc, & you'll learn what really matters over taking care of someone "up close". Be the bright spot in their lives!
How can you be unqualified to give care but giving it as a volunteer? What does your salary or lack of it have to do with safe care of someone entrusted to you.
Better to spend your time on getting properly evaluated.
They are desperate for caregivers everywhere, and I would bet some agencies/care facilities would pay for your training with contract to work for them for some period of time (or repay the cost). I would check in local care centers. Good luck.
I would suggest to see if the hospital u work for has a training program for Nurses Aids. They run about 8 to 10 weeks. You will get some idea there with what its like to care for someone. I really don't think the experience you listed is enough to even allow you to volunteer without somekind of training or experience.
Community Colleges and Technical schools have CNA certification. Nursing facilities offer training free but u then work for them for a period of time. As a CNA you are certified by the Nursing board, in my State. There is a member that started out as a CNA, then became an LPN and then became an RN. I think these people make the best RNs. You nay find your calling but you need training before you can be paid to care for someone.
I have hired numerous paid agency caregivers for an very elderly relative with advanced dementia (who was a fall risk). It made me furious when the agency sent a clueless, inexperienced person who thought caregiving wasn't any different than babysitting a toddler. There are liability issues with being a non-family caregiver -- regardless if you are getting paid or not. It is challenging to get a full-grown human to understand or cooperate when they medically and literally cannot.
It also made me furious as the newbie companion aid looked at their phone every other second.
Don't ever be that person.
That being said, I wish you all the best on your adventure.
So I got a job at a companion care company. This was before , wages increased, and I tell you the little bit I got in wages , felt like I was volunteering.
I enjoyed it actually, probably because I wasn't there for the money, but wanted to make others life better, and I could pick and chose my clients.