Memory Care Director

Position Summary:   

Has the responsibility of the safety and well-being of all Sound residents. Actively manages resident safety, life enrichment programs, non-licensed care, social settings in dining, and appropriate mild dementia environment. Has the ability as an Dementia trainer and family support advocate. Is overall responsible for providing a pleasant living environment for residents under his/her charge and creates a positive workplace for associates.

Essential Functions:

• Supervise and direct Sound associates
• Maintain stimulating life enrichment activity programs that empower, maintain and support individual preferences and abilities
• Maintain environments that promote feelings of safety and security, overall well-being and happiness in personal and congregate areas of the community
• Maintain a positive social model (non-clinical) resulting in a homelike environment
• Interview residents and families prior to admission and partner in review with the Director of Resident Care. Completion of Resident Profile and Memory Questionnaire for all new residents admitted
• Develop and execute calendar of Life Enrichment programs
• Train associates and model expectation for resident’s successful dining experience
• Responds to resident, family and associate concerns in an appropriate, timely and courteous manner
• Oversight of volunteers
• Ensure that associates make resident rounds every two hours or as required to ensure safety
• Assist in the admission, transfer and discharge of residents
• Recognizing changes in residents’ conditions and reporting such changes to the Director of resident care
• Reporting immediately all accidents involving residents to the Director of Resident Care
• Understanding and communicating fire and emergency procedures, hazardous materials, MSDS, and Community safety precautions
• Understanding and ensuring compliance with Universal Precautions including but not limited to infection control standards, hazardous waste policies, blood borne pathogens and all safety rules
• Pursuing education development in Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.
• Develops meaningful and purposeful activity programs to enrich the lives of the residents and families based on information found in resident profile
• Develops and implements monthly activities program calendar based on creating best days concepts and the therapeutic scope of programs
• Promotes and maintains family nights and happy hour events and volunteer programs. Encourage and nurture family members, community groups with a focus on highest quality of life for residents.
• Embraces and promotes creating best days concepts Parallel Program model through calendar development, associate and volunteer participation.
• Ensures that residents are encouraged and assisted to participate in life enrichment activity programs that are of interest to them
• Maintains an adequate supply of equipment for regular activities, keeping within budgetary guidelines
• Encourages and welcomes participation from other departments
• Carries out other duties as assigned by the Executive Director including on-call and Manager On Duty responsibilities as assigned
• Attends monthly DLE Conference Call

Non-Essential Functions:

• Leads by example exhibiting the CORE Values through servant leadership
• Encourages teamwork and promotes company philosophy
• Attends required community meetings as required
• Completes all required courses in adherence with HRA University
• Is prompt and able to perform the required duties of the position on a regular, predictable basis
• Becomes familiar and understands how to report a missing person using the Safe Return program or equivalent, if applicable
• All associates are responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for all community residents

Qualifications/Skills/Educational Requirements:

• Associate’s Degree is required; Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent education and experience
• Training as certified activity director, recreational, music, therapist preferred
• Minimum of one-year experience in a senior care community
• Experience working with Dementia residents
• Experience in volunteer recruitment and training preferred
• Able to communicate effectively with all levels of management, associates, residents, family members, and outside contacts
• Able to make independent decisions
• Able to seek out new methods and willing to incorporate them into existing practices when applicable
• Must possess a passion to work with and around senior citizens
• Able to follow missing person policy and procedure and understand the Safe Return