A Filipina has won praise and appreciation from an 80-year-old Hong Kong man under her care as well as from the man’s children. The elderly man suffered from cancer a few years ago and now needs a tube inserted for feeding, news website HK01.com reported.
Although his daughter had training in caring for the elderly, she found it very difficult when the patient was her father.
When the man’s family discovered that salaries for local Hong Kong carers were at least HK$1,000 (US$127) per day and the quality of local nursing homes for the elderly were below standard, they looked for help from overseas.
The family first hired a nurse who had graduated from a university in India. Then they hired Maria, the Filipina. “She is not an employee, she is our family member,” the elderly man told a reporter.
Maria also cooks and does the household chores, but her main responsibility is taking care of the elderly head of the family.
His daughter praised Maria’s attentiveness as she observes and suggests how best to arrange the medical equipment in the home and checks to make sure everything is clean and sterilized.
At meal times, which can take between one and three hours, Maria sits with the elderly man and they communicate through an app on a mobile phone – Maria doesn’t speak Cantonese and the man doesn’t speak English.
Sometimes, Maria takes him to the backyard of the house and the two dance the Cha Cha, which makes him very happy. The man’s son is very grateful to Maria for the way she looks after his father. “She treats my father good, then we will treat her double better.”
The daughter agrees and said that after only a few months they treat Maria as a part of their family.
Yes,that’s great ,,, not just because of the salary,,,the important is respect and love between the employee and employer…
proud to be a filipina yes we did lalo na mabait mga employer like my employer mababait din cla kya if Gods will ako mag take care kela popo and kongkong
That is how Filipino work …they work with patience and love….Even for those who have children they treat them as their son or daughter. Salute to all OFW.
Nice…good job both..
WOW CONGRATULATIONS ???? kabayan. Good job. Keep it up sis.My 2 hands salute you
Agree
Maria Veronica Tolentino De Castro
Minahal mo trabaho mo at pati ang inaalagaan mo kaya ibinalik lang nila sa u.
Kudos ????
Well done Maria, Keep up the good work!
what a nice testimony..having a good relationship between the employer and the employee is very much important.it is the foundation which helps them to get closer and be comfortable in every aspect of their job and the family..
Maria Veronica Tolentino De Castro kudos to you kabayan..
Keep it up..
Thank you sis Melai
In behalf of Active Global Caregivers we are very proud of you ate Maria Veronica Tolentino de Castro!!!
Indeed we are not just an employee we are part our patient’s Family.????????????
Thank you chapz
Indeed. Thank you
Thank you poh
Thank you poh.
Keep it up! Congrats bless your heart and we’re so proud of you!
For me,or most of us Filipino I can say that we dont just only work for the salary we,work with love,more than we could ever taking care of our own family back home.
Proud to be a filipina ofw.. We work with love.. ????
Wow so great that you take good care of the elderly man well and you are treated like a family too…????????????????????