Ashley U. Email & Phone Number

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Helping seniors make the transition to retirement living a breeze.

Clarksville, Indiana, United States

Compassionate Geriatric Social Worker | Enhancing Lives & Well-being of Older Adults & their Caregivers

Kentucky, United States

Recruiting, hiring, collaborating, and building community partnerships to enhance mental health care across Kentucky.

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

· Recruit and assess staff talent through proven recruitment channels· Promote brand identity through multiple avenues, including social media, online campaigns, and word-of-mouth initiatives· Maintain a culture of openness and inclusivity that encourages members of team to be open about any barriers that may hinder performance and collaborate with them individually to remove those barriers· Founded successful small business which grew to profitable status in under 3 years

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

· Assisted patients living with kidney disease and receiving dialysis by providing emotional support, education, advocacy, and resource assistance to patients and their family members· Improved patient compliance with treatment plans through a strengths-based approach · Completed state required psychosocial assessments, individual care plans, and documentation and implemented action towards achieving patient goals · Communicated with interdisciplinary team to address patient needs and concerns

Austin, Texas Area

• Support the Community by assisting residents and residents’ families to understand and cope with the psychosocial issues related to aging and dementia and optimize the residents’ quality of life• Promote the community to civic and memory impairment related groups in a manner that illustrates and reflects the quality of community care and programs • Complete psychosocial assessments and monitor ongoing information regarding needs• Facilitate interdisciplinary care plan meetings and manage potential familial conflicts• Assess and discuss treatment plans with family members, such as hospice care• Provide individual and group counselling for residents and residents’ family members• Develop, implement, and monitor behavior management system with residents and families• Anticipate and identify critical issues, and prioritize and determine appropriate solutions• Train staff and families on the psychosocial issues related to aging and dementia• Facilitate monthly mentor meeting and monthly abuse prevention council

Sydney Area, Australia

• Responsible for quality, compliance, innovation, and implementation of evidence based best practice and monitoring of outcomes, including Montessori-Based Dementia Programming• Coordinated a multidisciplinary approach to the implementation of personal activity and lifestyle plans for all residents in residential care homes across the Greater Sydney region• Supported Lifestyle teams in 16 residential care homes to ensure that ARV systems and strategies are implemented and monitored • Assisted the various teams responsible for contributing to the individualized, holistic care of residents by offering program support, delivering education and aiding the wider team through coaching and mentoring• Consulted with a variety of stakeholders, including residents and their families, Village Managers, Lifestyle teams, Chaplaincy, Pastoral Carers, and Volunteers • Collaborated with other subject matter experts, including allied health professionals and clinical nurse consultants in dementia and palliative care to lead and facilitate the ongoing culture change program within ARV’s new model of care – Rhythm of Life • Provided education to wider community communicating ARV’s mission and model of care

Louisville, Kentucky Area

• Provided support, direction, feedback and training for the Memory Care Staff• Planned and organized the daily program and ensured it's implementation• Ensured that each staff member had completed all required training • Assisted staff with understanding the company’s philosophy of care and encouraged learning by modeling the proper approaches and communication techniques.• Supervised and evaluated staff performance• Conducted the monthly dementia in-service for all staff• Delegated program facilitation responsibilities to others as needed.• Evaluated the program utilizing quality enhancement tools and customer feedback.• Improved the program through problem solving, program development, and refinement.• Facilitated a pro-active problem solving approach to resident behaviors of concern• Developed and implemented a monthly whole person program calendar• Facilitated a monthly caregiver support group

Louisville, Kentucky Area

• Assisted case workers in managing clients’ cases and maintaining files • Taught ESL and cultural orientation to elderly refugees• Facilitated the elder refugee oral history project in conjunction with the UofL oral history department• Mentored Refugees and offered support through weekly in-home visits• Expanded the mentoring program through an evidence based research project• Recruited and trained volunteers for elder program• Collaborated with other service providers in the aging sector• Created resource guide linking refugee elders to community resources

Clarksville, Indiana

• Developed and led programs for a diverse group of residents in a Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation facility• Supported residents and their families through frequent and effective communication• Performed routine assessments using MDS 3.0• Worked with an interdisciplinary team to create individualized care plans • Provided supervision, training and performance reviews for two activity assistants

Louisville, Kentucky Area

• Led recreational activities and programs that stimulate the social, physical, cultural, educational, spiritual, and cognitive needs of residents in Assisted Living and Memory Care environments• Utilized community resources in the development of programs to ensure a wide variety of available programs • Trained care giving staff to implement various activities• Oriented all new hires on activities and dementia care programming • Balanced the cost of activity supplies and services to meet the department budget • Worked with the Marketing Department to promote new resident move-ins and provide prospective resident tours whilst manager on duty• Created and completed monthly calendars and community newsletters in accordance with company standards

Charleston, South Carolina Area

• Provided and led activities that met the social, cultural, spiritual, cognitive, and physical needs and interests of residents living in an Independent Living Senior Community in South Carolina• Trained the activities assistant and volunteers to run various activities• Created monthly activity calendars that met the diverse recreational needs of the resident population• Implemented a community newsletter

Sydney, Australia

• Provided assessment and case management to clients with complex needs• Developed individual client programs that promoted emotional, social, and educational development• Contributed to and monitored the implementation of behavioral management plans• Provided support to direct care staff and facilitated weekly meetings that enabled them to work effectively with the clients• Liaised with external service providers including government organizations with a view to promote effective working relationships• Provided input to senior management to ensure continuous quality improvement of services

Masters, Social Work; Gerontology

Bachelor Of Arts, Sociology

Education record

One-year student exchange program as part of the above degree, 2004