Dementia Program Director

The Memory Care Director, titled Dementia Program Director within Genesis, administers a Dementia Program that therapeutically encompasses patients/residents' physical, social, cultural, spiritual, and intellectual needs.

 

*Member of the of nursing center interdisciplinary team and as such participates in staff meetings to ensure coordination of quality patient/resident care.

*Assess each patient/resident and develop programming that maximizes the customer's abilities and provides contentment, enjoyment, and positive self-esteem.
*Perform ongoing quality improvement evaluations that include quality indicators for the environment, documentation, team functioning, and all aspects of quality care provision as well as reporting identified issues back to the team for resolution.
* Develop daily and monthly activity calendar for the unit that includes both small and large group activities and participates in their implementation.
*Advocate for patients/residents and their families and provides direct services to families through communication, education, and support.
*Manage all patient/resident admissions and discharges from the unit.
* Oversee the financial performance of the Dementia Program unit by developing and monitoring budget.