At this festive time of year when food becomes a focal point of our celebrations, we want to express our heartfelt thanks for the incredible work Nancy does as our Kitchen Manager. Her dedication to creating delicious, nutritious meals makes a world of difference for our residents, and it doesn’t go unnoticed. Nancy, your efforts – along with your support staff – are truly appreciated and we’re grateful for the care you put into every meal!
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Grateful for Caregivers
In the quiet moments of each day, there are those whose hearts and hands make all the difference—those who care for our loved ones in ways both big and small. To the caregivers of Community Village, your compassion is a light that brightens the path for so many, offering not just physical care, but a sense of dignity and belonging. You provide more than assistance; you offer kindness, patience, and a deep understanding of what it means to make someone feel seen and valued. In your unwavering dedication, you remind us all that the greatest gift we can give is love in action, and for that, we are forever grateful.
If you listen for very long, you’ll hear the deep love pulsing through our team of caregivers.
Resident Care Technician
Job Summary
Responsible for direct health care delivery to residents as specified on individual service plans and physicians’ orders according to Community Village policies.
Accountable To: Resident Care Manager and Resident Care Shift Supervisor or designee
Job Standards
- Must be at least eighteen (18) years old
- Must have at least one (1) year of experience with the elderly population
- Must maintain neat, well-groomed appearance and wear conventional type nursing scrubs
- Ability to verbally communicate with residents, families, the public, and other members of staff
- Ability to read/write English and document observations
- Must be able to work effectively in a team environment
- Must understand psychosocial problems of aging
- Must have a current CPR/AED certification and training in First Aid
- Must have a clear understanding of confidentiality and practice HIPAA principles
- Must be honest, dependable, and exhibit a warm, cheerful, caring manner
- Must treat residents, their family members, and fellow staff with common courtesy and respect
- Must be able to safely perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation
Essential Duties
- Implements residents’ service plans
- Administers and records medications (including insulin, eye drops, creams, nasal spray, enemas, suppositories) per physician order
- Accurately reports any changes of resident’s health, activities, or behaviors in a timely manner
- Checks weights and collects urine/stool samples per physician order
- Assists with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs): showering, toileting, dressing, transferring and ambulation, grooming, and hygiene
- Must be able to handle emergency situations, including calling 911 when needed and following their instructions while awaiting Emergency Medical Technicians arrival
- Assists in passing trays at meal time and observes residents in the dining room for choking hazards or for assistance with feeding
- Makes hourly rounds throughout the shift, provides aid to residents as needed
- Answers the call lights and telephone promptly and courteously
- Makes sure the Resident Care Center is neat and in order at the end of the shift
- Plans to work a rotating shift that often includes weekends and holidays and possibly a mandated shift (see Shift Mandate Policy)
- Plans to arrive early to receive report and complete narcotic count. Be at the workstation ready to work at the scheduled time
Non-Essential Duties
- Assists with passing food trays during meal time
- Assists with answering Community Village phones as needed
- Assists residents with non-medical personal tasks (for example, redirection, providing aid with use of cell phones, laptops, tablets, and TV remote)
- Assists with tasks related to Community Village special events
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401k
- Short Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
Housekeeper
Job Summary
Responsible for the housekeeping of Community Village to assure the health and safety of all staff and residents, and to provide a level of cleanliness that makes the Village itself one of the best marketing features for prospective residents.
Accountable To: Facility/Housekeeping Manager or designee
Job Standards
- Must have one (1) year of experience in housekeeping
- Must have one (1) year of experience with the elderly population
- Must have a valid State of Michigan Driver’s License
- Must be at least eighteen (18) years old
- Ability to verbally communicate with residents, families, the public, and other members of staff
- Ability to read/write English and document observations
- Must be able to work effectively in a team environment
- Must understand psychosocial problems of aging
- Must have a current CPR/AED certification and training in First Aid
- Must have a clear understanding of confidentiality and practice HIPAA principles
- Must be honest, dependable, and exhibit warm, cheerful, caring manner
- Must treat residents, their family members, and fellow staff with common courtesy and respect
- Must be able to safely perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation
Essential Duties
- Follows detailed duties list for housekeeping
- Treats residents, their family members, and fellow staff with common courtesy and respect
- Does a daily general cleaning of residents’ rooms
- Deep cleans two to three (2-3) resident’s rooms weekly, or more often as needed
- Delivers clean bedding weekly and as needed, assists residents that are unable to make their own beds
- Delivers clean towels and wash clothes to residents twice weekly or as needed
- Cleans all windows in residents’ rooms semi-annually or as needed
- Cleans all windows in lodge areas monthly or as needed
- Cleans lodge congregate areas thoroughly every day
- Works with resident care staff to have an awareness of special housekeeping needs that may be in the care plan of Assisted Living residents
- Cleans visitor restrooms daily
- Cleans offices, chapel, and library weekly or as needed
- Assists dietary staff to serve as necessary
- Takes out trash as needed
- Works with other staff to ensure that all tile floors are stripped and waxed as needed
- Works with other staff to maintain all carpets
- Assists with laundry as needed
- Immediately reports broken or faulty equipment that present danger or loss of resources (for example, roof leak, loose electrical wire, broken faucet) to Facilities/Housekeeping Manager
- Makes sure sidewalks are properly shoveled and salted when it snows
- Responds to housekeeping emergencies as requested by staff or residents
Non-Essential Duties
- Assists with passing food trays during meal time
- Assists residents with non-medical personal tasks (for example, redirects residents, aids with use of cell phones, laptops, tablets, and TV remotes
- Assists with tasks related to Community Village special events
- Work Setting/Environment
- Work is performed indoors and outdoors year round. Community Village is well-lit and clean with some exposure to dust
- There are possible exposures to bodily fluids, and occasional exposure to hazardous materials and toxins
- There are occasional exposures to loud noises and bodily injury
- There is occasional stress from working with a variety of people and personalities throughout the shift
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401k
- Short Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
Maintenance Assistant
Job Summary
Responsible for working with the Facility/Housekeeping Manager to maintain the entire Community Village and affiliated equipment to assure the health and safety of all staff and residents.
Accountable To: Facility/Housekeeping Manager or designee
Job Standards
- Must have a high school diploma or equivalent
- Must have two (2) years of experience in building and grounds maintenance or educational equivalent
- Must have at least one (1) year of experience with the elderly population
- Must have a valid State of Michigan Driver’s License
- Must be at least eighteen (18) years old
- Ability to verbally communicate with residents, families, the public, and other members of staff
- Ability to read/write English and document observations
- Must be able to work effectively in a team environment
- Must understand psychosocial problems of aging
- Must have a current CPR/AED certification and training in First Aid
- Must have a clear understanding of confidentiality and practice HIPAA principles
- Must be honest, dependable, and exhibit a warm, cheerful, caring manner
- Must treat residents, their family members, and fellow staff with common courtesy and respect
- Must be able to safely perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation
Essential Duties
- Assists the Facility/Housekeeping Manager to maintain equipment and to repair broken or worn equipment
- Assists the Facility/Housekeeping Manager to maintain all carpets
- Assists the Facility/Housekeeping Manager to make building and grounds improvements
- Immediately responds to reports of broken or faulty equipment that present denser or loss of resources (for example, roof leak, loose electrical wire, broken faucet). If such problems go beyond the personal ability to correct, the Facility/Housekeeping Manager should be contacted
- Assists the Facility/Housekeeping Manager to address landscaping needs
- Assists with transporting residents as needed
- Assists with the housekeeping staff, volunteers, and temporary workers to make sure that all tile floors are stripped and waxed as determined necessary
- Assists housekeeping to assure all matters of personal resident care are covered daily
- Takes out trash as needed
- Ensures sidewalks are properly shoveled and salted when it snows
Non-Essential Duties
- Assists residents with non-medical personal tasks (for example, redirection, aid with use of cell phones, laptops, tablets, and TV remote)
- Assists with tasks related to Community Village special events
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401k
- Short Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
Avoid the Grandparent Scam
Our family and friends who are 60+ are undeniably a primary target for scammers. Besides being more trusting, they tend to be less tech-savvy and have more resources that a scammer wants to access.
“Americans over the age of 60 lost $1.7 billion to fraud in 2020 — the highest loss amount reported out of any age group.” (Source: FBI’s latest Internet Crime Report)
The Grandparent Scam
A scammer will contact someone with a grandchild. Then the grandparent is told their grandchild was in an accident and are fine. But there’s been a mix-up! The grandchild is in jail and needs bail money sent right away. The scammer will even offer to put the grandchild on the phone for a brief conversation with you. And it’s incredible how easily our brain can trick us to thinking the person sounds like our grandchild!
How to Avoid the Grandparent Scam
- Pause. Scammers make it sound extremely urgent that you act immediately.
- Ask. Ask the caller/texter for their name, their phone number, and a physical address. If they will not give this to you, ignore them. In an actual emergency, the caller will provide this information.
- Hang up. Take a deep breath, collect your thoughts, and remember that there may be no emergency with your loved one!
- Call. Do not call the number they provided; instead, look up the phone number for the police station they referenced and call the station directly. Tell them your situation. If the story is real, they will confirm this for you or give you information on how to confirm.
Of course there are numerous variations of this scam, but the process you should follow to protect yourself is much the same. If you are contacted by someone you do not know and the person makes it difficult or impossible to confirm what they’re telling you… it’s a scam!
Although scamming cases are at an all-time high, we want to help you avoid scams! Protect yourself, your resources, and your identity!
Report fraud: ReportFraud.ftc.gov
