WINDSOR SENIOR LIVING in North Dallas IS AWARDED Greatly Anticipated License for ASSISTED LIVING and CERTIFIED MEMORY CARE and PREPARES for GRAND OPENING bringing fresh and innovative solutions for many families!
A first for North Dallas is The Aster at Windsor Senior Living, a "certified" memory care community. The Aster is dedicated to improving the lives of those affected with memory loss and the community that supports them.
Online, June 21, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Leading the way is Mark Whitman, a specialist in the senior living industry with over 20-years' experience. Mark and his family moved to Dallas over a decade ago where Mark served as Vice President of Operations for Greenbriar Corporation. In 2003, he founded Southwest Senior Management, a consulting company, providing comprehensive on-site operational, marketing and management services. Additionally, Mark served as Dallas-based Regional Director of Operations for Assisted Living Concepts - providing leadership for 15 East Texas Senior Living properties.
Mark has a passion for Seniors, well, let him tell you: "They lived through a period of time where they witnessed and had to learn to deal with tremendous change. To listen to their stories is phenomenal! We take the time to set with them, listen to their stories, engage the residents to share their life. It is so rewarding. I see being here at Windsor as my opportunity to give back to the residents a quality of life that I see they cannot get other places. One size does not fit all as I see it! When I am hiring staff - I don't necessarily look for experience only, because training is the easy part. I look for HEART because HEART matters most. I am building a team that WANTS to BE here - not HAS to be here! We are privileged to work in our residents' homes, and to be a part of their family. We respect their privacy, dignity, and give them choices. Team members here receive two paychecks: one paycheck is financial, but the second paycheck, which is invaluable-is the feeling of being able to give back and to make a difference. We WILL WORK 100% of the time to make our residents happy. THAT - they can count on!"
All memory care communities are required to be licensed - but not all are certified. The Aster at Windsor Senior Living is a certified memory care community. Why choose the Aster? Mark says, "I have empowered my Directors, Carmelita Delores, RN and Mary Poole, RN, to build their clinical team. A team that will provide individualized, personalized, quality care. We are proud to have a 1:6 direct care staffing ratio.
I want our team to individualize every one of the residents. Every resident is a person - no one is the same. Memory loss does not manifest the same with every resident. Our activities' program led by a certified life enrichment director individualizes her program to make a meaningful difference with each and every resident."
Families are encouraged to participate and to be a part of our community. "A lot of times, Mark continues, Communities like ours think families get in the way - but the real truth is that we believe they can be helpful. We have an open door policy and want families to be part of this community."
Windsor Senior Living offers a place for residents, families, and team members to shine as the distinct people they are. Mark pledges that "at Windsor, we are committed first and foremost to that, and this purpose drives everything else,"
"Interaction, openness, a passion for our residents; excellence in the quality care that is delivered is the foundation on which Windsor Senior Living stands. - When it is all said and done, it is all about making the most of our days - because each and every day is a gift. At Windsor Senior Living we respect that fully for our residents, and for ourselves."
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