Caregiver

Description:

Resident Care & Meaningful Moments provides compassionate, person-centered care to residents living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. In addition to assisting residents with activities of daily living, this position has an active role in providing and documenting daily activities through the Meaningful Moments program.

Meaningful Moments is Bayley’s approach to memory care programming. The program focuses on creating purpose, comfort, engagement, connection, and enjoyment throughout each resident’s day. Activities are incorporated into the natural rhythm of the day and individualized according to each resident’s abilities, interests, preferences, life history, routines, and current level of functioning.

We have full and part-time positions available!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities – Resident Care

• Provide assistance with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, oral care, mobility, transfers, and other personal care needs.
• Encourage residents to maintain the highest practical level of independence.
• Provide care in accordance with each resident’s service plan and established facility policies and procedures.
• Observe residents for changes in physical condition, cognition, mood, behavior, appetite, mobility, and functional abilities and promptly report concerns to the nurse or supervisor.
• Assist residents with meals, hydration, snacks, and dining as needed.
• Maintain resident dignity, privacy, choice, and personal preferences during all care.
• Follow infection prevention, safety, emergency, and resident-rights procedures.
• Maintain a clean, comfortable, safe, and welcoming environment.

Meaningful Moments Programming

• Provide planned and spontaneous activities appropriate for residents living with dementia.
• Follow the Meaningful Moments activity calendar and daily programming schedule.
• Adapt activities to residents’ cognitive and physical abilities.
• Provide individual and small-group activities for residents who may not benefit from larger group programming.
• Incorporate resident interests, previous occupations, hobbies, family traditions, music preferences, and life experiences into activities.
• Communicate successful activities, preferences, triggers, and approaches to other team members.
• Assist in maintaining activity supplies and ensuring materials are readily available and appropriate for residents.
• Help create seasonal and holiday programming and decorate the neighborhood as appropriate.
• Activities should emphasize purpose and enjoyment rather than task completion or performance

Caregiver Responsibilities

• Participate in shift report and communicate relevant resident information.
• Dining and mealtime engagement.
• Documentation
• Work cooperatively with nursing, activities, dietary, housekeeping, social services, therapy, families, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Attend required staff meetings, education, dementia-care training, and in-services.
• Assist coworkers when needed to promote continuity of resident care.
• Support new employees in learning ’s person-centered memory care philosophy.
• Maintain professional and respectful communication with residents, families, visitors, and coworkers

Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Demonstrated patience, compassion, creativity, flexibility, and an understanding of person-centered dementia care
• Ability to communicate effectively with residents, families, and team members
• Meets all applicable facility, state, and regulatory requirements for employment
• Experience working with older adults preferred; memory care of dementia-care experience preferred