Assisted Living and Memory Care Life Enrichment Director

Nhccare; Tennessee; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NHC Place Sumner is seeking an Assisted Living and Memory Care Life Enrichment Director. You will develop engaging activities for memory care residents and oversee wellness staff to enhance quality of life, including evenings and weekends.

You should be energetic, organized, and capable of coordinating with multiple departments to support marketing and compliance with regulations. EOE.

Qualifications

• Desire to work with seniors; compassionate, caring and creative.
• Energetic, highly organized; knowledge of wellness domains for dementia programming.
• Education: Associate degree or two years college or two years LTC experience.

Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing a wellness/activities program for Memory Care, including evenings and weekends and holidays.
• Timely completion of assessments, care plans and related paperwork.
• Facilitating monthly Resident Council meetings.
• Supervising wellness assistants: training, scheduling, evaluation.
• Managing the center volunteer program: recruitment, training, scheduling, recognition.
• Ensuring compliance with local, State and Federal guidelines for programming.
• Partnering with other departments to support marketing in the community.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Compassionate care

Strong communication

Time management

Team player

Typing skills

Education

Associate degree / 2 years college / 2 years LTC experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Publisher

Job description

Assisted Living and Memory Care Life Enrichment Director

Job Category : Activities-Recreation

Requisition Number : MEMOR042531

• Posted : October 20, 2026
• Full-Time

Locations

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NHC Place Sumner Assisted Living
Gallatin, TN 37066, USA

Description

Full Time Assisted Living and Memory Care Life Enrichment Director

NHC Place Sumner is seeking a Assited Living and Memory Care Life Enrichment / Recreation Director. Applicant must have a desire to work with seniors, be compassionate, caring and creative. The ideal candidate must be energetic, highly organized and have knowledge of the domains of wellness as it relates to programming in long term care, specific to dementia. Your goal would be to provide daily meaningful activities that enhance the quality of life for our residents.

Specifically, you are responsible for:

• Developing and implementing a well-rounded wellness/activities program for Memory Care patients to include evenings and weekends, celebrating holidays and big events
• Timely completion of assessments, care plans and associated paperwork
• Facilitating monthly Resident Council meetings
• Supervising wellness assistants to include training, scheduling, evaluation, etc.
• Managing the center volunteer program to include recruitment, training, scheduling and recognition
• Ensuring that all local, State and Federal guidelines regarding programming are met
• Partnering with other departments to support marketing efforts in the community
• Other duties as assigned

Other important skills are:

• Compassionate desire to connect with and care for memory care patients
• Strong communication and time management
• Ability to be a team player and work with other departments to build staff morale
• Basic typing and computer skills
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Publisher specifically for producing monthly calendars and newsletters along with other external and internal marketing material

Education:
Associate degree from an accredited college or university or
Satisfactory completion of two years of college or
Two years of experience in long term care specifically relating to activities and memory care programming

NHC Place Sumneroffers a competitive compensation package for full time employmentincluding health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, paid time off, 401(k) with generous company match, and more.

We look forward to talking with you!!

EOE

Equal Opportunity Employer
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