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Wendy Simons Resume 

Summary of Qualifications

Licensed Residential Care/Assisted Living Facility  Administrator # 5611( Nevada Board of Examiners for Long Term Care Administrators)

 

Administrator/Owner/Partner

§     Mar-Von Residential Care Facility       1972-1992      18 resident facility

§     Elderkin Senior Care Facility              1981-1991        6 resident facility

§     Park Place Assisted Living                  1992-2007      60 resident facility
( Designed and built this community)

 

Principle/ Owner  Wendy Simons Consulting Assisted Living Industry Consulting & Training - 1992-Present

Education

1968-1973  University of Nevada, Reno , NV - BS Education/ Biology & Health Education

Professional Experience

1976-1982  Lecturer in Animal Science University of Nevada , Reno

35 Years as an Administrator of Residential Care/Assisted Living Facilities. 
(Second generation  operator, parents created the first facilities in Nevada in 1948)

Publications

Park Place Medication Assistance Training Program for Residential Care
Facilities 1999-2007

 

Wendy Simons Medication Assistance Training Program for Residential
Care/Assisted Living Facilities Program # 052307-70

Senior Spectrum of Nevada (Multiple articles on Assisted Living and Senior care items in  past years)

“In or Out” Admissions/Retention/Discharges Nevada Geriatric Education Center.

"Assisted Living Guidelines”  Fact sheet (on web Nevada Care Connection, www.nevadacareconnection.org)

“Rose’s, Daisy’s & Dandelions” Senior Spectrum Magazine. June 2007

Assisted Living Today, “A Wake Up Call”  2000

Professional Memberships

Coalition of Assisted Residential Environments

Nevada Geriatric Education Center , UNR School of Medicine Advisory Board
member 2006-2007 and Presenter in numerous conferences

Sanford Center for Aging, UNR  Emeritus member Commission on Aging, State of Nevada (6/03-6/06)
Community
Activities

Member of Reno Rodeo Association Co-chair of Queen Committee and Drill Team Coach   2001-2007

Rotary Club of Reno Board member 2007-2008

Additional
Professional
Activities

Producer/host KOLO Channel 8 (CBS affiliate) “Senior Scope” for 20 years.

Co-chair Assisted Living Advisory Council, State of Nevada,
Health Division 2005-2007

Facilitator for Board of Examiners for Long Term Care Administrator’s, Administrator In Training (AIT) Mentor Program

Author/facilitator of Caregiver Training curriculum of 25 training courses.

Presenter at the California Association of Long Term Care Medicine conference, June 2007

Presenter at the Northern Nevada Alzheimer’s Association Conference, 2006,2005

Presenter at the American Geriatric Society “Opportunities and Pitfalls for the Primary Care Provider” 2001

Presenter Assisted Living Federation of America Convention,
“How to Deliver What We Promise” 2001

Luncheon Keynote speaker at ALFA University 1995

Member of the National Administrator’s Board, Pass Point Committee for the National  Administrator’s Exam 1997,1999, 2006

Expert Court witness in 2 jurisdictions of Nevada and for the Attorney General’s office.

Legislative Representative for the Residential Care Industry, and informal lobbyist for 25 years.