Todd Starkey

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765-***-**** *2909 E CR 575 Selma In. ac5sh8@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Motivational leader and dynamic communicator with 25 years management experience. Twelve years in healthcare management focused on geriatric care. Director Geriatric-Psychiatric Unit Jay County Hospital. Board Certified Dementia Care Manager with an MBA, specializing in healthcare management.

CORE COMPETNECIES

Joint Commission Compliance Quality and Risk Management Budget Planning- Cost Control

Behavioral Health Management Behavior Modification Community Relations

Human Resource Management Professional Development Process Analysis Improvement

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Dementia Consultant

Parents Encouraging Parents

August 2016 – Present

Advise families with regards to managing behaviors, encouraging engagement and promoting self-esteem. Assist families with the development of a structured schedule for Activities of Daily Living. Instruct families how to provide a nurturing, soothing and therapeutic environment where those with dementia feel safe and secure. Implement quality of life therapies such as occupational reenactment and reminiscing.

Director of Alzheimer’s Care,

Golden Living Center, Muncie, Indiana

July 2009-August 2016

Develop coordinate and implement programs and services for residents with cognitive impairment; to provide a therapeutic environment that maintains each resident's highest level of physical, social and psychological well being

Maintained average daily census of 53 to earn 14 Caret Gold Award from Golden Living

Healthcare Provider of the year 2010

Earned 5 Star status. The highest rating in the State of Indiana

Instructor for Alzheimer’s video, produced by Ball State, accessible in Bracken Library

Conducted virtual question and answer seminar, simulcast by Ball State to heath fairs in 6 different cities

Program Director, Geriatric Psych Unit

Jay County Hospital, Portland In.

June 2006-July 2009

Provided short-term, individualized treatment by leading a team of professionals including psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, mental health therapists, occupational therapists and physical therapists.

Responsible for overall operation of the geriatric psychiatric unit

Developed substantial networks with community organizations and physicians in Indiana and Ohio

Conducted daily rounds and earned 0 JAHCO infractions in 2008

Develop a strong working relationship with hospital department heads

Developed and directed the community education/referral process

Director of Dementia Unit

Williamsburg Village / Beverly Corporation

May 2004-June 2006

Managed day-to-day operations for a 50-bed dementia unit that specialized in the care of people with all types of dementia.

Directed multi-level program including a separate unit for each stage of progression

Directed programs that provided care for difficult dementia such as Lewy Bodies, Frontotemporal and Huntington's Chorea

Instructor for an in-service course titled Accepting the Challenge

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration, Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion In., specialization in Healthcare Management

Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Ball State University, Muncie, In.

CERTIFICATIONS

Dementia Practitioner Certification, 2008

Dementia Care Manager Certification 2008

Certified Support Group Facilitator, Alzheimer's Association, 2005.

Certified Activity Director, State of Indiana, 2005-present

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