Clare Bridge Caregiver

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. • Fayetteville, NY

8d • $16 - $18

About The Position

The Clare Bridge Caregiver provides dementia care to residents in accordance with person-centered individual service plans. The role supports adapted activities of daily living, meaningful engagement, communication, independence, and a purposeful community culture. Caregivers learn residents’ life stories, preferences, routines, and interests, and support their physical, emotional, and social well-being. The position also includes maintaining records, keeping resident areas clean and safe, responding to requests and emergencies, and communicating changes in residents’ condition to a supervisor. Medication assistance may be performed only where permitted by applicable state regulations.

This role requires interaction with residents, families, coworkers, and vendors. Work may occasionally include weekends, evenings, or nights to ensure shift coverage, and on-call work may be required as needed. Occasional travel is required. Physical activities include standing, walking, sitting, handling objects, reaching, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, talking, hearing, tasting or smelling, and lifting up to 50 pounds. The work may involve exposure to communicable diseases, infections, latex, blood-borne pathogens, drugs, chemicals, biological hazards, and injury risks related to resident transfers, falls, burns, odors, or equipment.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Knowledge of dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s disease.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos, and to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English with residents, family members, and company associates.
• Ability to follow written or verbal instructions, apply common sense, and use good judgment in emergencies while seeking assistance when needed.
• Ability to perform the physical activities and lift up to 50 pounds as described in the posting.
• May be required by state law to hold current state certification and maintain it in accordance with regulations.
• Must satisfy applicable state qualifications for medication assistance and direct-care duties.

Nice To Haves

• Three to six months of related experience and/or training in direct service with older adults living with dementia, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with care-plan activities and daily living tasks, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, transferring, and getting to programs and meals, while encouraging independence.
• Participate in team behavioral-expression meetings or discussions with community leadership.
• Learn residents’ life stories, preferences, historical routines, and interests.
• Serve meals and, when needed, assist with preparing meals according to preplanned dementia-friendly menus; encourage adequate nutrition and fluids while respecting residents’ choices, and report changes in eating habits to a supervisor.
• Initiate or lead at least one Daily Path engagement program and encourage residents to participate in person-centered activities and build friendships.
• Maintain residents’ records promptly and according to company policies, documenting applicable medication distribution, engagement interests, incidents, observations, visitors, and changes in residents’ physical condition or behavior.
• Assist with medications only when permitted by state regulations; follow physician orders, state laws, and medication policies and procedures.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly environment, including completing housekeeping and cleaning tasks in resident rooms and shared areas.
• Follow emergency procedures and respond promptly and positively to residents’ requests for assistance, including emergency pull cords and calls.
• Monitor residents’ locations and immediately notify a supervisor if a resident cannot be located.
• Encourage teamwork through cooperative interactions with coworkers.
• Perform other duties as assigned by a supervisor.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible part-time and full-time associates.
• 401(k).
• Associate assistance program.
• Employee discounts.
• Referral program.
• Early access to earned wages for hourly associates outside California.
• Optional voluntary benefits, including identity theft protection and pet insurance.
• Paid time off for eligible full-time associates.
• Paid holidays for eligible full-time associates.
• Company-provided life insurance for eligible full-time associates.
• Adoption benefit for eligible full-time associates.
• Short- and long-term disability for eligible full-time associates.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible full-time associates.
• Health Savings Account for eligible full-time associates.
• Optional life and dependent life insurance for eligible full-time associates.
• Optional voluntary benefits for eligible full-time associates, including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, and a legal plan.
• Tuition reimbursement for eligible full-time associates.
• Qualified associates who have been employed for at least one year may receive an advance for naturalization application costs, up to $725, less applicable taxes and withholding.
• Temporary associates are not benefits eligible but may participate in the company’s 401(k) program.

What This Job Offers

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