Clare Bridge Caregiver

Brookdale Senior Living Inc.•Cary, NC

About The Position

The Clare Bridge Caregiver provides dementia care to residents through adapted activities of daily living, meaningful engagement, and communication in accordance with each resident’s person-centered individual service plan. The caregiver treats residents with respect and dignity, recognizes their individual needs, encourages independence, and helps foster a purposeful, engaging community culture. The role includes assisting residents with personal care and daily activities, supporting dining and hydration, leading engagement programs, maintaining resident records, observing and reporting changes in residents’ physical or emotional condition, and keeping residents’ surroundings clean and safe. Medication assistance may be provided only when permitted by state regulations and in accordance with applicable procedures and physician orders. This position involves routine decisions guided by detailed instructions, teamwork with coworkers, and communication with residents and families. Work may include occasional weekend, evening, or night shifts to ensure coverage, on-call duties as needed, and occasional travel. Physical demands include standing, walking, lifting up to 50 pounds, and assisting with resident transfers. The role may involve exposure to communicable diseases, blood-borne pathogens, latex, chemicals, and other hazards.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge of dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s disease.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions and short correspondence, write simple correspondence, and communicate effectively in English with residents, family members, and coworkers.
Ability to follow written and verbal instructions, use common-sense judgment in emergencies, and seek assistance when needed.
May be required by state law to hold current state certification and maintain it in accordance with regulations.
Meet applicable state qualifications for medication assistance and direct-care duties.
Ability to perform the stated physical demands, including lifting up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Three to six months of related experience and/or training in direct service with older adults living with dementia.

Responsibilities

Assist residents with care-plan activities and daily living tasks, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, transferring, and getting to programs and meals; encourage residents to do as much of their own care as possible.
Participate in team behavioral-expression meetings or discussions with community leadership.
Learn each resident’s life story, preferences, historical routines, and interests.
Serve meals and, when needed, assist with meal preparation using preplanned dementia-friendly menus; encourage proper nutrition and fluid intake 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 socialization, participation, and friendships through person-centered activities.
Maintain residents’ records daily and on time, including documentation of medication distribution when applicable, engagement interests, incidents, observations, and visitors; promptly report changes in residents’ physical or behavioral condition.
Assist with or administer medications only as permitted by state regulations, following physician orders and applicable medication policies and procedures.
Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly environment, including housekeeping and cleaning of resident laundry, bedrooms, dining and living areas, bathrooms, and kitchen.
Follow emergency procedures and respond promptly to resident requests for assistance, including emergency pull cords and requests from family and friends.
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 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 coverage 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 benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, and a legal plan for eligible full-time associates.
Tuition reimbursement for eligible full-time associates.
For qualified associates with at least one year of service, Brookdale advances up to $725 toward naturalization application costs, less applicable taxes and withholding.