Life Enrichment Director - Memory Care Unit
Grand Villa Port Charlotte is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Life Enrichment Director to lead our Memory Care Unit. This vital role offers an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of seniors with dementia and other memory-related challenges by creating engaging, therapeutic, and personalized activities. The ideal candidate will bring experience in developing innovative programs that promote well-being, social interaction, and cognitive engagement, fostering a warm and supportive environment for our residents.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement a comprehensive life enrichment program tailored to residents with dementia and memory impairments.
- Facilitate recreational activities that promote socialization, cognitive stimulation, and physical well-being.
- Assess individual resident needs and preferences to develop personalized activity plans.
- Collaborate with care staff and family members to ensure activities align with residents’ health and emotional needs.
- Lead and supervise activity staff, volunteers, and interns to ensure high-quality program delivery.
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of activities, making adjustments as needed to maximize resident engagement.
- Maintain accurate documentation of resident participation and progress.
- Stay informed about best practices and innovative approaches in memory care and therapeutic recreation.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Proven experience in activity programming within senior living, memory care, or related healthcare settings.
- Strong understanding of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and other cognitive impairments.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to develop creative, engaging, and therapeutic activities tailored to diverse resident needs.
- Certification in recreational therapy, activity director, or related field preferred.
- Compassionate, patient, and dedicated to enhancing residents’ quality of life.
- Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and families.
- Organizational skills and attention to detail.
Grand Villa Port Charlotte offers a supportive and enriching work environment committed to professional growth and resident-centered care. Join our team and help create a vibrant, engaging community where seniors can thrive and feel valued.
This position requires a background screening as mandated by Florida law. For more information on background screening requirements, please visit https://info.flclearinghouse.com
Company History
In 2001, Senior Management Advisors was formed to manage a portfolio of 18 senior living communities located throughout Florida and Texas. Our success in stabilizing these properties, with an average occupancy rate of 96%, resulted in the profitable sale of the portfolio in 2005. The sale led to industry-wide recognition, and generated interest from other ownership groups desiring to benefit from our expertise in all aspects of senior living.
Over the last ten years, our management business has continued to grow. Today, Senior Management Advisors enjoys a reputation as a top operator with the unique vision and ability to turn troubled assets into highly lucrative investments. Additionally, our proven management methods can enhance and improve the profitability of a stable community.
Today at Senior Management Advisors
Senior Management Advisors continues to bring success in the form of healthy investment returns to its clients and business partners by providing a variety of services, including full management of senior living properties.
