Wayne D.

Meet This Helper

Name

Wayne D.

Location

Forsyth, MO

Services

Running Errands, Light Housekeeping, Heavy Housekeeping, Cooking/Preparing Meals, Grooming, Feeding, Toileting, Transportation

Interests

Reading, working in our and our daughter's yard, doing minor repairs, travel, member of the Taney County Health Department board of Directors, member of the Forsyth Library Endowment Committee. I like to think I am a good observer.

About Me

I like to think I am a good observer; paying attention to what's going on around me helps me anticipate potential needs. I enjoy helping people. I spent a bit over three years with U.S. Peace Corps. That experience was life-changing for me for a number of reasons. The person I helped for about 15 months with Seniors Helping Seniors and I became good friends. We sort of thought of each other as family.

Experience

Education/Certification

Master's degree

Caregiving Experience

Home Care Agency Caregiver, Family/Friend Caregiver

Caregiving Specialties

Other

Additional Experience

I retired from University of Missouri Extension. As a Community Development Specialist I covered 16 counties in SW Missouri working with communities, groups, counties in areas such as planning and zoning, community organizing, environmental education and health education. I started an environmental water quality program for elementary students, reaching all Taney county schools. Also started Stay Strong, Stay Healthy, a senior exercise program in Stone and Taney counties. I was the county program director for about the last ten years of my employment. I worked with our board to develop and annual budget and presented it to the the county to defend.

Years of Caregiving Experience

2-5 years