NCCDP In the News - 2014.

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The following articles authored by the NCCDP, publications, e-news, radio broadcasts, and announcements are posted online. The NCCDP recognizes all our members' accomplishments and also lists the press releases. If you are aware of an article about the NCCDP or a CDP member, please email us by using the contact us form

 

ARTICLE SOURCE
Faith-based Housing That Meets Evolving Needs NY Times
Lester Senior Housing Expands Wellness Programs PR Web
The actors fund The actors fund
LGBT Aging Center LGBT Aging Center
Memory Lane Memory Lane
Ridgefield Press
December 14 2014
Natalie Farrar CDP CADDCT		 Ridgefield Press
Legacy Pointe Caregivers Receive Certification Dec 8th 2014 Desmoines Register Desmoines Register
Who's Buying the Condoms for Older Americans with Dementia? NBC RightNow
Project Lifesaver International Announces a Strategic Alliance with Biography Based Care® Digital Journal
Eight caregivers have recently been awarded Certified Dementia Practitioners Discover ADEL
Wandering Off Can't Be Prevented
November 11th 2014
Clinton Chronicle		 Clinton Chronicle
Derby Project for Dementia
Nov 11 2014		 The Wichita Eagle
Florence Agencies Partner for Dementia Awareness
April 16th 2014		 WISTV
Elder Care Companies Hires Alzheimer's Specialist
PRLEAP 2005		 PRLEAP
NVNA Among Elite Health Care
Joan Wright CDP
11/12/2014		 Wicked Local Scituate
Anna Fisher CDP
Named to National AHCA Committee
March 25th 2014		 Omaha.com
Training for the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Trainer Iconlogic
Post Conference Workshop - Alzheimer's and Dementia Course Lynchburg College
Summit on Aging and Independence
September 2014		  
Associates of the Villages at Legacy Pointe earn CDP Discover Adel
Staying Mental Healthy When Caring
Plus Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center		 Alzheimer's Speaks Blog
Memory Care Innovation Memory Care Innovation
Summit on Aging and Independence  
The Avalon Assisted Living at Hillsborough Director of Nursing, Laura Cardillo recently received a national award as Nurse Of The Year. My Central Jersey
Laura Cardillo CDP NJ.com
Juniper Village
10/19/2014
Pittsburgh Post Gazette		 Post Gazzette
Two Staff Certified
WRC Senior Services
October 7 2014		 WRC Senior Services
Juniper Village at Huntington Ridge Juniper Care Place
The harsh realities of Alzheimer's care Page 147 Google
Grandpa Remembers Love
Page 59		 Google
In Search of the Alzheimer's Wanderer
Page 135  		 Google
Healthcare Valuation
page 1034		 Google
Summit Hills  
IPCED IPCED
ALFA Certified Sponsor of CEUs for NCCDP Members  
Kathleen Mirrione CTRS CDP Caring People
Rachel Kunkle CDP CADDCT Clarksson College
Dorland Health  
Rutledge Home Employees
Feb 2014		 Rutledge Home
Tami Neumann CDP
Conversations in Care		 Duneland Innovators
Vancouver
Home Care Assistants CDP		 Home Care Assistants Vancouver
ALFA  
Charlotte Jones  
Florence Agencies
April 14 2014		 WECT TV6
Staff are Dementia Practitioners  
Fisher CDP named to national AHCA Omaha.com
Nancy Sondang CDP
Actors Fund		 Actors Fund
Christina Bondanza CDP
Culinary Institute of America		 Hormel Foods
Project Lifesaver International Project Lifesaver International
A Look Inside Dementia Care Facilities by a Family Caregiver
October 10th 2012
Seniorhomes
Blog		 Seniorhomes
NYIT
Susan Neville Ph.D RN CDP
2013		 New York Institute of Technology
MLN Connects
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
National Provider Call Transcript
National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes
The Activity Role / NCCDP
See page 7
May 2014		 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Watercrest Senior Living Group
Welcomes Michele Thompson (CDP) As Vice President of Operations
Reuters		 Reuters
PDA PA Department of Aging
Feb 8 2013
See Page 9		 Open Systems Healthcare
Keeping Us Safe
Lisa Rodriquez CDP		  
The National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) has announced the winners of its 2014 NCAL Awards Program. NCAL Assisted Living Nurse of the Year: Laura Cardillo, RN, CDP, CVW, director of wellness at The Avalon at Hillsborough, Hillsborough, N.J. Cardillo also serves as a dementia educator, bringing accolades to her community from the National Council of Certified Dementia Care Practitioners. Long Term Living
Lester Senior Housing
Laurie Loughney CDP
Barbara Rimorin CDP
March 10 2014		 Delightful Massage
Lutheran Bridges Program Brings Comfort to Residents with Dementia
Jamestown Gazette
July 15th 2014		 Jamestown Gazette
Dreamland Villa
The Summit AD
June 2014		 Dreamland Villa
AlzAdvocate
New Mexico Chapter
Alzheimer's Association
summer 2013 newsletter
See the Village article		 Alzheimer's Association
WN.com
12-05-2013
"Stop Training Staff it's a Waste of Time"		 World News
Activities Tool Kit for Long Term Care
The Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence
NCCDP Resource Page 29		  
RCM@D Corporate Blog
Slipping Away: The Risks of Elopement in Long Term Care Facility		 RCMD
Sunny Hill
Tammy Virgili CDP CADDCT		 The Times Weekly
Jane Marks
June 29th 2014		 WV Illustrated
Cascades Verdae Employees Receive Certification as Dementia Practitioners
June 27 2014		 Cascades Verdae
House of the Good Shepherd
Darlene Tranquilli CDP		 NJ.com
Melissa Stables CDP
CaringPeople
 		 CaringPeople
LARA
Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Joint Provider Training
Mary Jo Gibbons CDP
April 1 2014		 Michigan.gov
DARS
Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
Division for the AGing
April 1 2014
Densie Scruggs CDP CADDCT
June 14th 2014 conference 		 Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
GAPNA Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association
NCCDP mentioned as a resource		 GAPNA Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association
Marsh's Edge Employees Celebrate Completion of Dementia Practitioner Certification Marsh's Edge
Elder Care Agency Offers Specialized Training in Dementia
NJBIZ
August 21 2013		 NJBIZ
AMDA CPGNEWS.org  
Rutledge Home Rutledge Home
Lorre Baird CDP South Carolina Activity Professionals Association
Inside the dementia epidemic Dementia Journeys
Mary Madison CDP CSU News
American House offers Certified Dementia Practitioners to Residents and Families
Jan 2014		  
Menorah Park
Feb 2014		 Cleveland Jewish News
Broken Bow Kearney Hub
Theresa McFarlin  CDP Daily News
PA Alzheimer's disease Planning Committee Public Meeting Minutes August 13 2013
Janine Starinsky CDP
Pg 5		  
Meaningful, Quality visits with dementia sufferers
Micha Shalev CDP
June 26th 2014
Fifty Plus Advocates		 Fifty Plus Advocates
Brightwater Employees Celebrate Completion of Dementia Practitioner Certification Brightwater
University of Minnesota
School of Nursing		 University of Minnesota School of Nursing
Florence Farrell CDP Marwan Sabbagh, MD
Scholten, Pilgrim earn certifications  
Jane Marks CDP
State Journal
June 29th 2014		 State Journal
NM Conference on Aging
Cindy S. Brown CDP
Home Instead Network
June 5th 2014		 The Deming Headlight
Jane Marks of Charleston
June 5th 2014		 WV Illustrated
Megan Gill of McLean joins the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioner as a CDP McleanCare.org
New Administrator Named at Ingersoll Place
Jacqueline Weckesser CDP
January 2 2014		 Chamber of Schenectady County
NJ State NJ State
Maryland Chapter of NADONA Maryland Chapter of NADONA
Janet Rich Pittman Janet Rich Pittman
On site Certified Dementia Practitioners at Cascades Verdae Make Huge Impact on Memory Care Cascades Verdae
Vista Care Centers
CDP's		 Vista Care Centers
Osprey Village Employees Receive Certification as Dementia Practitioners Osprey Village
Edgewood Senior Living Edgewood Senior Living
Penn State  
The Stratford News The Stratford News
Megan Gill of McLean Joins National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners
June 20 2014
Simsbury.Patch		 Simsbury.Patch
Pam Liebler CDP
Caregivers discuss heartbreak of Alzheimer's
Cadillacnews
June 21 2014		 Cadillac news
Memory Care Neighborhood Allerton House Assisted Living Allerton House
Senior Living Communities
Brightwater Employees Celebrate Completion of Dementia Practitioner Certification		 Senior Living Communities
Senior Living Communities
June 5 2014
Lakes at Litchfield Employees Celebrate Completion of Dementia Practitioner Certification		 Senior Living Communities
Homestead Hills
Senior Living Communities
June 23rd 2014		 Senior Living Communities
Podcast: I will never forget. a Journey of Giving
Elaine Pereira CDP
May 31st 2013		 Jennings Wire
Meet the Team PinInterest
The State Journal
West VA
Jane Marks CDP
National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners
May 30 2014		 The State Journal
The Sunny Hill Nursing Home
and Pioneer Network
Tammy Virgili CDP CADDCT
The Times Weekly		 The Times Weekly
Lakes Employees Earn Dementia Certification South Strand News June 19 2014 South Strand News
Bright water Employees Complete Dementia Certification June 11 2014 Senior Living Communities
Staff Complete CertifiedDementia Practitioner Certification June 2014 Stratford Living
American House Offers Certified Dementia Practitioners  
New Administrator Named at Ingersol Place
Jacqueline Weckesser LMSW CDP
January 02 2014		 The Chamber of Schenectady County
How a Certified Dementia Practitioner Can Help You
Joanne Foss RN CDP
October 4 2013
Aging Care Blog		 Glastonbury Patch 
Quantum Units Education
CEU Courses		 Quantum Units Education
Delaware Health Care Association
Upcoming Educational Opportunities		 Delaware Health Care Association
Longtree and Associates
Insanity Convention
Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Care Seminar
April 19 2014		  
Best Practices of Northern Michigan
Sara Socia CADDCT
May 9th 2014		 Michigan.gov
Dementia Resouces of the Finger Lakes Dementia Resouces of the Finger Lakes - Facebook
ALFA 2014 conference  
MI-NADONA Health Care Association of Michigan
New Friends Memory Care
Kathy Koats CDP
Kathy Kearcher CDP		 New Friends Memory Care
Frederick County Government
Registered Nurse- Memory Care
Feb 7 2014		 Government Jobs
Lakes at Litchfield Lakes at Litchfield
Memory Care Living
April 2014		 PR.com
Comfort Care Homes Comfort Care Homes
Hebrew Health Care Hebrew Health Care
Cascades Verdae
On Site Certified Dementia Practitioners at Cascades Verdae Make Huge Impact on Memory Care		 Cascades Verdae
Rutledge Home Assisted Living and Memory Care Receive Training
February 27 2014		 Rutledge Home
Pine Haven Christian Communities
Scholten & Pilgrim Earn CDP		 Pine Haven Christian Communities
Memory Care Living
Staff awarded status as CDP Certification		 PR.com
Grandsitting
Julia L Larkin CDP		  
Jane Marks
June 5 2014		 The State Journal
The Lakes at Litchfield
May 2014		 The Lakes at Litchfield
Chicago Tribune
Illinois Pioneer Coalition
Sunny Hill Nursing Home
May 7 2014		 Chicago Tribune
Thank you to TX NADONA for hosting NCCDP Alzheimer's disease and Dementia Care Seminar NADONA
Maywood Home Health
Donna Barber CDP		 Maywood Home Health
House of Good Shepherd to host two programs dealing with Dementia
April 11 2014		 NJ.com
Memory Care Living Staff Awarded CDP Certification April 1 2014 PRLog
Project Lifesaver Digital Journal
New Memory Care Unit a Opens at ICMCF
April 1st 2014		 Iron Country Reporter
Robin Lund Hoffman Summerwood Community
American House offers Certified Dementia Practitioners to help Families January 2014 American Homes Senior Living
Karen Tyrell CDP We Care Home Health Services
Home Care Daily Weekly Newsletter 3-19-14 Home Care Daily
Home Care Daily Weekly Newsletter 3-12-14 Home Care Daily
Alzheimer's Care Today Alzheimer's Care Today
ALFA Conference and Exposition
March 19-22, 2014
Phoenix, Arizona
Flyer		  
One-on-one with... Sandra Stimson Long-term Living
Homecare
December 23 2013		 Homecare Magazine
Become a CDP Connecticut American College of Health Care Administrators
Scholten and Pilgram Earn CDP
Haven Christian Communities
Feb 6 2014		 Haven Christian Communities
American House
Senior Living Communities		  
Hillsborough mayor visits The Avalon Assisted Living facility NJ.com
A Helping Hand
Post Independent		 Post Independent
Michele Amato CDP
The Lakewood Observer		 The Lakewood Observer
The Inn at Belden Village video tour The Inn at Belden Village
VIP Care Pavillion VIP Care Pavillion
Music and Memory Care Advanced Healthcare Network
The Elder Cliff Book by Stella Nsong CDP Amazon
Trinny Bear and Dallas
By Glenora Wells-Saunders CDP		 Amazon
Menorah Park
Feb 2014		 Cleveland Jewish News
American House
January 7 2014		  
Robin Lund CDP
Summer Woods		 Hoffman Summer Wood
Homecare Magazine Homecare Magazine
Homecare Magazine
NCCDP/ICCDP Offer Free Training During Dementia Week
in 2014		 Homecare Magazine
Memory Care Neighborhood Allerton House Staff Receive Certified Dementia Practitioner Certificates
Allerton House		 Assisted Living MA Blog
Scarbourgh Leader Mainely Medalillc
Hill crest staff receives special honors
January 14 2014		 McCook Gazzette
Advisory Board Company
Some things get better with age-make sure your dementia
services do, too		 Advisory Board Company
Maryland Chapter of NADONA Maryland Chapter of NADONA
Active Living Guide
CDP Certification required		 Craig's List
Alzheimer's Month "Interview with a Dementia Practitioner
Gina Kaurich of First Light Home Care
Senior Care Corner		 Senior Care Corner
Bringing Joy to Alzeimer’s and Dementia Care – Interview with Sandra Stimson  
American House offers
January 7 2014		  
Hillcrest receives special honors McCook Daily Gazzette
@Home Approach offers valuable service to Copper Country Mining Gazzette