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Mariposa Training is a leading provider of internet-based senior and geriatric health care training for administrators, nurses and staff caring for the elderly. Among the topics covered on mariposatraining.com include advanced directives, dementia care training, delirium care training, alternatives to medication, survey management, MDS 3.0, and senior sexuality. The courses are specifically designed for staff in long term care facilities and nursing home facilities, though the topics covered are of value for anyone caring for the elderly.
The company was founded by leading gerontologist, Dr. Keith Savell and Neil Kjeldsen.
Dr. Savell received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Illinois. He has held faculty appointments at Rutgers University, San Jose State University, and San Francisco State University. He is the Executive Director of Geriatric Healthcare Consultants, LLC - a company providing dementia care, social service and therapeutic recreation consultation to skilled nursing facilities. Dr. Savell also directs the Behavior Management Response Team – which assists skilled nursing facilities in their efforts to reduce and resolve acute dementia based behavior problems among residents. As a dementia care specialist, Dr. Savell also provides Dementia care training, environmental evaluation and consulting support to skilled nursing facilities and Alzheimer’s care units. Dr. Savell has delivered multiple presentations at international, national, regional, state and local conferences. He has numerous publications within the areas of psychosocial assessment, gerontology, self-efficacy, self determination and psychological well-being, as well as collaborative research methodologies. Dr. Savell has also provided expert witness testimony within the nursing home industry.
Neil Kjeldsen has 14 years of experience in the internet industry, having held executive positions with multiple internationally recognized brands including Charles Schwab, Luis Vuitton Moet Hennessey, and Perricone MD. Mr. Kjeldsen continues to consult and serve in advisory roles for multiple companies in the internet industry.
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