Caring Resources, dementia care consultant, principal business owner providing cost-effective approaches to dementia care, identifying additional resources, recommending environmental accommodations and training caregivers and family members to provide specialized dementia care.

1. Claire Henry, M.Ed..CDP
Principal-Caring Resources/Solutions in Dementia Care
caringresources@yahoo.com
Summary
Accomplished healthcare educator with demonstrated ability to teach, motivate and direct caregivers
and students, while maintaining high interest and achievement. Articulate communicator who
effectively interacts with diverse populations of healthcare professionals at a variety of academic
levels. The ability to maintain excellent relations with students, caregivers, department chairs, faculty
and administrators. Motivated with strong planning, organizational and leadership skills.
Master's level clinician and Certified Dementia Practitioner has been working with elders for over
twenty years. Well-known in the elder care community for advocacy on behalf of clients with dementia
and for providing specialized services to dementia clients and their families. Additionally she has
worked with organizations and facilities that serve this population by designing programs and
developing specialized training programs. In addition to:
~Designed and implemented customized teaching programs to support the emotional, physically, and
learning disabled student, providing success-oriented learning within the main stream classroom
environment.
~Lectured and consulted to long term care organizations, professional health care agencies and the
general community.
~Educated caregivers in Patient-Centered Alzheimer's Care Series within health care agencies, long
term care facilities and the general community.
Specialties
Alzheimer Staff Training
Care Coordination for the Dementia Client.
Behavior Management
Start-up Dementia Specialty Unit
Experience
Dementia & Elder Care Coach-Principal at Caring Resources-Homestead Advantage
Program
August 2010 - Present (10 months)
The Homestead Advantage Program provides a cost effective approach to dementia care by
identying additional resources, recommending environmental accommodations and training
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2. caregivers and family members to provide specialized dementia care. This program is geared
toward "early stage" dementia clients. Under this option, Caring Resources provides
comprehensive, indiviualized care plan for clients to remain in their homes. Homestead Advantage
includes the following
~Initial consultation by Certified Dementia Practitioner.
~Comprehensive needs assessment.
~Creation of safe and stimulating environments.
~Full access to our resource team of clinicians and geriatric healthcare professionals.
~Referral to outside agencies and home care networks.
Trainer and Educator at Caring Resources
April 2010 - Present (1 year 2 months)
Encourages participants to develop creative techniques in dementia care concepts as well as
innovative strategies fo incorporating best care practices for the dementia client. Our training is
divided into two tracks. Upon completion of training course, students will be provided a Certificate of
Completion and meet Student Participation Agreement.
Principal at Caring Resources
July 2003 - Present (7 years 11 months)
Caring Resources, (2003-present), Dementia care consultant, principal business owner providing
cost-effective approaches to dementia care by identifying additional resources, recommending
environmental accommodations and training caregivers and family members to provide specialized
dementia care.
Alzheimer Program Director at Newton Health Care Center
October 2007 - April 2010 (2 years 7 months)
Alzheimer Program Director at Newton Health Care Center
October 2006 - April 2010 (3 years 7 months)
Responsibilities include the development, coordination and implementation of programs and
services for residents with cognitive impairment. Other responsibilities include interviews and
cognitive assessments for cognitively impaired residents and families prior to admission,
coordination of the pre-admission, screening and discharge process. In addition to becoming
community and marketing expert for the Alzheimer Care Community, providing community
education and the ability to market the unit's services to physicians, hospital discharge planners
and community agencies.
Adjunct Faculty at Quincy College
September 2004 - December 2006 (2 years 4 months)
Instructor, Human Growth & Development with a particular emphasis on Developmental
Psychology, adulthood and aging, and Health Promotion. Designed and implemented curriculum,
syllabi, and class structure to meet individual performance.
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3. Alzheimer Program Director at Briarwood Care and Rehabilitation Center
May 1995 - October 2006 (11 years 6 months)
Started up Alzheimer Special Care Unit educating Staff, census building, family support and
marketing.
Left in 2002 to teach and start-up dementia care consulting; recruited back to facility in July 2005
for census and marketing special care unit.
Publications
Art as an Evaluation Process
Master's project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Master of Education Degree,
Cambridge College, Cambridge, MA.
Authors: Claire Henry, M.Ed..CDP
The use of Art Therapy method in the evaluation of children. Testing and evaluating procedures
are discussed that analze, diagnose pathology in children.
Certifications
Certified Dementia Trainer
Alzheimer Association,Massachusetts/New Hampshire Chapter
Certified Dementia Practitioner
National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioner 2006
Education
Framingham State College
Counseling Psychology, 2000 - 2003
Cambridge College
M.Ed, Counseling Psychology, 1987 - 1988
Activities and Societies: 1999-2002 vice-president Needham Art Association
Georgian Court College
BA, art therapy, 1980 - 1983
Cambridge College
Masters, EducationCounseling Psychology
Framingham State College
Counseling Psychology
Georgian Court University
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4. Bachelors of Arts, Art Therapy & Psychology
University of Massachusetts Boston
Gerontology Institute
Interests
Eldercare, Alzheimer Coaching, Dementia Education,Behavior Management, Family Support
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5. Claire Henry, M.Ed..CDP
Principal-Caring Resources/Solutions in Dementia Care
caringresources@yahoo.com
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