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About the Role

A family is seeking a compassionate Live-In Caregiver / Companion to support a 70-year-old mother with advanced care needs. The role involves providing attentive and emotionally engaging support, assisting with daily physical needs, and fostering a comforting environment. The ideal candidate will work collaboratively with the father and is motivated by caregiving as a meaningful profession.

Responsibilities

• Full daily care support for the mother
• Assisting with transfers, mobility, toileting, bathing, dressing, and grooming
• Overnight incontinence cleanup and bedding changes as needed
• Feeding assistance and medication support
• Preparing healthy meals including brunch and dinner
• Supporting exercise routines, and light physical therapy exercises
• Providing emotional companionship, conversation, reading aloud, music, and stimulation throughout the day
• Encouraging engagement and maintaining a comforting environment
• Assisting with housekeeping and laundry related to the mother and shared spaces
• Changing bedding and maintaining cleanliness of living areas
• Basic cooking and meal preparation for the household as needed
• Taking out trash and helping maintain household organization
• Driving to occasional appointments or outings
• Supporting outings and community engagement when appropriate
• Collaborating closely and respectfully with the father regarding care routines and household needs
• Monitoring skin integrity and helping prevent bed sores
• Providing calm, observant, proactive support throughout the day
• Assisting with household transitions during relocation to California
• Performing housekeeping duties in the California residence

Requirements

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S
• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record
• Non-smoker
• Fully vaccinated (including annual flu shots)
• Physically capable of assisting a 110 lb adult with transfers and mobility
• Comfortable working as a W-2 employee
• Ability to relocate to California preferred
• Comfortable living in a live-in arrangement
• Comfortable living in a home that may eventually include a dog
• Strong professional and personal references required

Skills

• Experience with Parkinson’s, Lewy body dementia, memory care, senior living, CNA work, or related caregiving
• Comfortable assisting with lifting, pivoting, transfers, and mobility support
• Experience supporting clients with feeding and medication assistance
• Warm, compassionate, engaging, and emotionally intelligent personality
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate respectfully with family members
• Physically strong, proactive, and observant
• Comfortable in holistic, spiritually minded household environments
• Ability to remain calm, grounded, and patient in emotionally demanding situations
• Confident cook with ability to prepare healthy meals
• Previous experience with light physical therapy, movement support, or wellness practices is a strong plus
• Musical ability, singing, or reading aloud would be a major bonus
• Creative, intellectually curious, and conversational personality preferred
• Reliable, professional, and genuinely committed to caregiving work
• Comfortable supporting a family through a significant life transition and relocation

Location

• Pittsburgh, PA
• San Francisco Bay Area / Santa Cruz area, CA

Work Type

• Live-In
• Full-time

Experience Level

• 5 years of previous experience working with elderly adults requiring physical assistance

Education Level

• CPR certification preferred

Salary/Compensations

• Approximately $95,000 depending on experience and qualifications

Benefits

• W-2 employment
• Annual performance-based raises
• 2 weeks PTO vacation
• HRA health reimbursement benefit offered
• 5 paid sick days
• Housing/apartment option available during Pittsburgh portion of role
• Long-term housing accommodations planned for California relocation
• Vehicle available for work-related use
• Opportunity for long-term stability with deeply appreciative family

About the Company

• A warm, intellectually curious, and deeply caring family is seeking a compassionate Live-In Caregiver / Companion.
• The family values professionalism, kindness, generosity of spirit, flexibility, communication, and emotional intelligence.
• The household follows a largely organic lifestyle and values holistic wellness, Eastern medicine philosophies, spirituality, creativity, nature, and meaningful connection.
• This is a warm family environment where the right caregiver can truly become an invaluable source of support and stability.