Britney Hill, director of nursing at Morning Pointe of Columbia, Tennessee, Assisted Living and Memory Care, recently earned her certification as a Certified Dementia Practitioner®.
Dementia Practitioner Certification
The certification is given through the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners (NCCDP) and recognizes a commitment to excellence in dementia care. Morning Pointe of Columbia includes a memory care wing, The Lantern, in addition to assisted living, so Hill is able to put her education to use every day.
“I wanted to learn new approaches and different interventions for our dementia residents,” said Hill, who has been a licensed practical nurse since 2012. She was a certified nursing assistant for 10 years previous to that and has been at Morning Pointe of Columbia for 10 years. “So much has changed in the last 23 years,” she added.
The training focuses on ways that caregivers can provide person-centered care to those living with Alzheimer’s or other dementias. Hill took the initiative on her own to go through the class with the NCCDP.
“I grew up with wonderful grandparents but lost three of them early in my life,” Hill said. “My last remaining grandparent died from dementia in 2019. Working with seniors is my way of filling the huge hole that losing my grandparents left in my life. It’s my way of giving back to those who have paved the way before us.”
About Morning Pointe
Morning Pointe of Columbia provides assisted living and memory care services with licensed, clinical or care staff available 24 hours a day; a full life enrichment program; nutritious meals; and on-site physical, occupational and speech therapies available. Services also include individual care plans coordinated by licensed nurses and additional healthcare providers, as well as a 24-hour emergency response system. Memory care programs include the Best Friends™ Approach, Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach™ to Care, Meaningful Day™ purposeful programming, music therapy, art therapy and cuddle therapy.
Founded in 1997 by Greg A. Vital (president) and Franklin Farrow (CEO), Morning Pointe Senior Living operates 41 assisted living and Alzheimer’s memory care communities in five southeastern states. For more information, visit morningpointe.com.
The philanthropic arm of Morning Pointe Senior Living is the Morning Pointe Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that works to provide nursing scholarships and caregiver support. For more information, visit morningpointefoundation.com.
