Memory Care Director - Luxury Senior Living

Inspir Embassy Row LLC
US - District of Columbia - Washington
June 29, 2024
Management

Title: Memory Care Director
Location: Washington D.C.
Employment Type: Full time
Salary Range: $65,000 - $75,000
Department: Activities

About Us:

Maplewood Senior Living, is a leading operator of premier senior living communities across 5 states and Washington, D.C., featuring two distinguished brands: Maplewood and Inspīr. Known nationally for innovation in the senior living space, Maplewood is a growing company dedicated to excellence in care, offering personalized and thoughtful services in independent living, assisted living and memory care.

Our success is built on a foundation of personalized, compassionate care and communities designed to enrich the quality of life for our residents. We foster a dynamic and supportive work environment that empowers our teams to excel, inspire, and make a meaningful impact every day. If you are a passionate about driving growth and innovation in senior living, Maplewood offers the opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking organization that values your expertise. Join us and help shape the future of senior living!

Overview:

The Memory Care Director(MCD) serves as the dementia care expert for the community, leads all aspects of the Memory Care Program and plays a pivotal role in ensuring the well-being, safety, and comfort for our Currents residents. Primary responsibilities include oversight of memory care staff, implementation of Maplewood standards and best practices, and development and implementation of specialized service plans tailored to the unique needs of each resident. By closely collaborating with other department heads, family members, program staff and care staff, they ensure the delivery of the highest quality of care, lifestyle, therapeutic environment and interventions. The Director is also responsible for continuous staff training on the latest memory care best practices, monitoring resident progress, and adjusting approaches and protocols as needed. Additionally, they liaise with families to provide regular updates, support, and education. Finally, the Memory Care Director ensures compliance with state regulations and company policies, and works to create a nurturing environment that promotes dignity, wellbeing, engagement, safety and a high quality of life for our residents living with dementia.

Key Responsibilities:

Hires, trains, schedules, supervises, directs and evaluates Memory Care program associates
Provides coaching, counseling and performance reviews on all Memory Care associates
Demonstrates strong leadership, communication, and teamwork skills
Demonstrates excellent organization and time management skills
Oversees recruitment and supervises all memory care program associates, including RSAs, MCAs, and MCCs
Completes monthly schedule for all RSAs, MCAs, and MCCs in UKG to budget shift requirements
Conducts monthly pendant and wall alarm checks
Staffs the Program to meet the needs of the population within the approved budget
Ensures Memory Care Program meets all federal and state regulations and company standards
Demonstrates requisite knowledge, skills and abilities consistent with the duties & responsibilities of this position
Collaborates effectively and professionally with department heads to meet the needs and expectations of residents and their families
Relates professionally and positively to residents, physicians, government regulators, incoming visitors and associates at all levels
Provides ongoing communication to the Resident Service Director, Executive Director and other department heads regarding staffing issues or concerns

Care, Service Plans and Wellness

Collaborates with RSD on all memory care services plans
Participate in the review of individual residents' service plans with other team members and regularly document elements of their status.
Participates in weekly tracking meetings to assure that daily information and observations by MCD is communicated effectively
Ensures Residents are all groomed and dressed properly and according to personal preferences (i.e. jewelry, clothing style, etc.).
In collaboration with the Resident Service Director, ensures proper outside services are utilized for residents (psych, PT, hospice, etc.).
Ensures care is scheduled according to the resident's lifestyle, needs and desires.
In collaboration with Resident Service Director, ensures all prospects for memory care have a diagnosis of dementia and meet all the criteria for admission.
In collaboration with the Resident Service Director, provides a pre-admission screen assessment per MSL standards
Ensures all resident care documentation is completed by care staff prior to end of shift.
Coordinates and facilitates family meetings for all memory care residents.
Provides stand-up/inter-shift huddles for all memory care neighborhood staff.

Staff Training

Provides Person Centered Dementia Care Training to all new staff during general orientation and ensures all staff are trained on PCDC
Provides monthly dementia-related in-services to all associates
Provides coaching, mentoring and 'micro' trainings regularly and consistently to empower and support staff in their roles
Ensures all staff have the minimum training requirements per MSL standards

Sales & Marketing

Assists with touring and providing information about our memory care program to families of perspective residents.
Is available to sales and marketing team to pre.

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