Care for You Companion Takes Oath for U. S. Citizenship

By Care For You •

Care for You’s CEO and Executive Director were pleased to attend the August 30^th ceremony at the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service to witness Kamaldeen Abubaker take the oath to become a U.S. citizen. A companion with the Company for the past three years, Mr. Abubaker came to the United States from Nigeria in 2001. He is married with three small children.

Mr. Abubaker’s first assignment with Care for You was to staff a retired Air Force (former Army Air Corps) General who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. Upon being contacted by the bank that manages the General’s trust, the Care for You executive director scheduled an assessment with the family.

The family initially requested an individual to act in the capacity of an “aide de camp,” as this was a term that resonated with the General. The General’s children, a son and two daughters, stated that the General and his wife wanted to remain in their own home as they grew older, and not move into assisted living or a nursing home.

Mr. Abubaker’s initial assignment was for five hours per day to perform a list of duties including:

Daily shopping with the General for household needs
Regular lunches at a local restaurant
Assistance in sorting papers and files in his office to determine what to save, discard, or set aside for his son to review
Assistance with using the computer for email
Taking direction from the General and keeping him busy as he was easily bored in retirement
Working on “projects” per direction from the family.

Mr. Abubaker quickly gained the General’s and family’s trust, and strong relationships were formed.

Much has happened over the past three years. The General’s wife has died. After two brief stays in assisted living facilities, the family realized the General was extremely unhappy and determined to have him spend his remaining years in his own space. Care for You was requested to increase staffing to 24/7; Mr. Abubaker is lead companion on the team. And we are pleased to have Mr. Abubaker on our team.