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Atria Senior Living · 3 months ago

Memory Care Wellness Assistant

Atria Senior Living is a company that re-imagines senior living through its luxury brand, Coterie. They are seeking a Memory Care Wellness Assistant to provide personal care and support to residents with dementia or cognitive impairments, focusing on their holistic needs and facilitating resident engagement.

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Responsibilities

Responsible for attending to all care needs of the residents in Memory Care neighborhood
Set-up tables in preparation for all meals
Serve meals and drinks to Memory Care residents in the dining room
Serve the residents 3 snacks and beverages each day including those who are in their rooms during snack time
Assist with clean-up following all meals, including clearing dishes off the tables and taking to the kitchen, wipe down tables, chair seats, arms and backs, and pick up food from the floor by vacuuming or sweeping
Take an active part daily in its implementation of Sharing the Way Moment by Moment program. This includes the structured activities noted on the calendar as well as unstructured moments during the day which allow time for additional programming and interaction between all Resident Assistants and the LG residents
Find opportunities to give the resident choices throughout the day and allow them to be as independent as possible with their personal ADL’s
Pick up laundry from resident apartments, rinse out soiled laundry and dispose of dirty laundry in appropriately
Collect garbage from assigned resident apartments daily. Immediately remove. incontinent supplies that are wet or soiled
Perform Housekeeping duties for common areas including, but not limited to, vacuuming, dusting, straightening up, wiping down tables and chairs, clean bathrooms, replace paper towels and toilet tissue, clean activity room, med room and utility by straightening up, vacuum or mop floor and dust
Responsible for light clean up of resident apartments as necessary on a daily basis. Light clean up is to include making beds not changed by housekeeper, spot check room, use extractor on incontinent accidents immediately and any other clean up as necessary
Provide other activities of daily living assistance to the residents as directed from each Resident’s Service Plan
Engage and motivate residents, resulting in program participation
Greet new residents making a special effort to include and engage them in activities and introduce them to others in the community with similar interests and backgrounds
Provide verbal encouragement and support to residents
Prioritize tasks to ensure optimum services to residents as requests and needs change
Communicate to the Memory Care Director when a resident’s need has changed
Communicate to other departments as residents’ needs arise during the shift
May drive company vehicle from community to social and other various destinations (only if required by community)
May perform other duties as needed and/or assigned

Qualification

Dementia care experienceAtria training programsBasic math skillsCommunication skillsDiplomaProblem-solving skillsTeam collaboration

Required

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
At least one (1) year experience providing care to individuals with a diagnosis of dementia or other cognitive impairment
Must successfully complete all Atria specified training programs
Able to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
Able to write simple correspondence
Able to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization
Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations
Able to work various schedules and shifts as needed
Must be fully vaccinated and provide vaccination record card at time of hire

Benefits

Paid holidays and PTO
Community employees may receive annual anniversary rewards dependent on classification, starting at $500 for Full Time employees.
Employees may be eligible to receive an Annual Scores Reward of $500 (Full Time) or $250 (Part Time) based on community survey results
Benefits package also includes Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
Retirement Savings Plan / 401(k) employer match
Tuition reimbursement (U.S Based Communities)

Company

Atria Senior Living

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Atria Senior Living is a forward-thinking provider of vibrant assisted living, independent living and memory care retirement communities.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Brian McGuire
Senior Vice President East Operations
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