Caregiver-Memory Care

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. • Fort Collins, CO

4d • $15 - $19 • Onsite

About The Position

Recognized by Newsweek in 2024 and 2025 as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity, this role offers an environment to become your best possible self, with opportunities for career growth through professional development and ongoing health and wellness programs. A full suite of health insurance, life insurance, and retirement plans are available, varying by employment status. Veterans, transitioning active duty military personnel, and military spouses are encouraged to apply. Brookdale offers to advance fees for naturalization (Form N-400) application costs, up to $725, less applicable taxes and withholding, for qualified associates who have been with the company for at least a year. The application window is anticipated to close within 30 days of the date of posting.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and three to six months related experience preferred and/or training in direct service with older adults living with dementia, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of dementia, particularly of the Alzheimer's type.
• In accordance with state law, may need to possess current state certification and follow regulations to maintain current certification.
• Standing
• Walking
• Sitting
• Use hands and fingers to handle or feel
• Reach with hands and arms
• Climb or balance
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Talk or hear
• Ability to lift: Up to 50 pounds
• Vision
• Requires interaction with co-workers, residents or vendors
• Possible exposure to communicable diseases and infections
• Potential injury from transferring, repositioning, or lifting residents
• Exposure to latex
• Possible exposure to blood-borne pathogens
• Possible exposure to various drugs, chemical, infections, or biological hazards
• Subject to injury from falls, burns, odors, or cuts from equipment
• Has a basic level of a skill and can follow written or verbal instructions.
• Has basic technical skills to complete a few repetitive and well-defined duties.
• Has a basic knowledge of the organization in order to answer basic questions.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English with residents, family members and other associates of the company.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Uses good judgment in emergency situations, and seeks assistance when needed.

Nice To Haves

• Training in direct service with older adults living with dementia
• Refer to specific state regulations for qualifications required to assist with medications and direct care duties.
• Requires Travel: occasionally

Responsibilities

• Provides dementia care including adapted ADL’s, meaningful engagement and communication to residents following a person centered individual service plan.
• Treats residents with respect and dignity, recognizes individual needs, and encourages independence.
• Fosters a purposeful and engaging culture throughout the community.
• Assists residents and provides input in regards to the care plan and daily living activities. This includes bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, transferring and getting to and from programs and meals according to the individual service plan and individualized interventions.
• Partners and encourages residents to be as independent as possible encouraging them to do as much of their own care as possible.
• Participates in team behavioral expression meetings or discussions with community leadership.
• Knows the residents Life Story, preferences, historical routines and interests.
• Serves meals to residents in the dining room. May assist in preparing meals following preplanned dementia friendly menus.
• Encourages residents with prompting and cueing skills to eat a proper diet and take adequate fluids while respecting the resident's right to free choice.
• Records and reports changes in resident's eating habits to the supervisor.
• Initiates and/or leads minimally one Daily Path engagement program provided for residents as described in the resident’s Life Story, Solace program or calendar.
• Encourages residents to socialize and participate in planned, spontaneous, individual or small group person centered programs and to support friendships between residents.
• Maintains residents' records daily, in a timely manner, and in accordance with company policy and procedures.
• Observes and reports the health and emotional condition of each resident and promptly reports all changes to the supervisor.
• Only if permitted by state specific regulations, may assist residents with medication as defined in medication procedure.
• Follows physician orders and state laws to administer medications to residents who cannot self-administer their medications.
• Exhibits understanding of and follows medication policies and procedures.
• Maintains a clean, safe, and orderly environment for the residents.
• Performs general housekeeping, following cleaning schedules for resident laundry, bedrooms, dining area, living space, bathrooms, kitchen, etc.
• Follows proper procedures in emergency situations and responds promptly and positively to resident requests for assistance, including emergency pull cords, telephone calls, and requests from family and friends.
• Monitors the location of each resident and notifies the supervisor immediately if unable to locate a resident.
• Encourages teamwork through cooperative interactions with co-workers.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Associate assistance program
• Employee discounts
• Referral program
• Early access to earned wages for hourly associates (outside of CA)
• Optional voluntary benefits including ID theft protection and pet insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Company provided life insurance
• Adoption benefit
• Disability (short and long term)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account
• Optional life and dependent life insurance
• Optional voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity Insurance, and legal plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Advance fees for naturalization (Form N-400) application costs, up to $725

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED