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What Nursing/Medical Paths Are Appropriate for Someone With Hands-on Caregiving Experience Supporting a Senior With Agoraphobia?

I would like to clarify that I do not hold any formal nursing or medical licenses or credentials. My experience is informal and referral-based, and includes the following:

• Delivered comprehensive in-home care for a senior client with agoraphobia, facilitating a safe and supportive environment during 6 hour shifts.
• Assisted with activities of daily living, including medication reminders, personal care, meal preparation/support, and accompanied walks.
• Maintained a consistently calm, patient, professional, and positive demeanor while adapting care to the client’s emotional and psychological needs.
• Supported the client with technology use, including smartphones and laptops.
• Assisted with phone calls, text messaging, and online orders, ensuring clear communication and accurate task completion.
• Built trust through reliability, empathy, and respectful companionship, contributing to improved daily functioning and quality of life.

Prior to this role, I also assisted my uncle, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. He later expressed his gratitude in a letter, writing: “You have a gift at taking care of people, and perhaps you’ll use it someday in your career.” This experience further reinforced my interest in caregiving and people-centered work.

I am very interested in finding a well-suited career path that allows me to care for the elderly on a regular basis while incorporating the skills and experience listed above.

Thanks for your time and hope you have a safe and great weekend 😇😊


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Caitlin’s Answer

Hey Danil,
You are off to such a great start. All the different experience you have is fantastic. I think the first step you should take is to get your CNA certification. Once you do that you can even take care of your family members and get paid for it. Instead of hiring a stranger. I also think it sounds like you would make a great occupational therapist. They help people recovering from anything such as a stroke or brain injury, or a broken limb. They assist them in relearning how to do everyday living activities. It sounds like you have a lot of experience with this. It takes patience, understanding, and empathy, which I saw you have in abundance.
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James’s Answer

I think your caregiving experience should help you do just about anything! Nursing is certainly an excellent extension of caring, and one could focus on geriatrics should you choose. Depending on your interests (and to some extent your endurance) you could also choose to become a physician, a physical therapist, an occupational therapist, or any number of other caring professions. Don't sell yourself short.
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Rita’s Answer

You can go into the nursing field and there are several options like CNA which is certified nursing assistant. You can go into the elderly patients’ homes to check up on them after they are discharged from the hospital.

Most people have jobs and are unable to care for their parents so they put them in a nursing home and you can work there or if the parents want to stay at home, you can be paid to take care of them.
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Ivy’s Answer

Perhaps working as a nursing assistant would be good for you. Getting a CNA (certified nursing assistant) certification would be good.
Check w/ nursing homes that memory care units. Another approach could to look into a mental health tech job in a behavioral health hospital.
Another approach could be looking into a medical tech position - these positions work in a variety of settings.
I wish you well!
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