Jennifer Scott - Vice President of Facility Development & Operations
Ms. Scott has been in healthcare since 1984, working with a variety of people with disabilities. In 1996, Ms. Scott began working with people who have Alzheimer’s disease. Previously Ms. Scott has been the administrator of a Specialized Assisted Livings for people who have Alzheimer’s disease, and she has been the administrator of a thirty-seven-unit apartment that had a mixed population of seniors. Ms. Scott also worked for the Alzheimer’s Association in San Antonio as the Director of Programs and Education, where she helped to start numerous programs that assisted families who have a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease.
Ms. Scott has delivered numerous speaking and educational presentations about Alzheimer’s disease and how to care for those suffering with dementia. She is on the faculty of the Center for Health Services Education and Research, where she teaches the upper level division courses in Assisted Living Management. She is a guest lecturer at the University of Texas Pharmacy School and on the speaker's bureau of the Alzheimer’s Association, Star Chapter. Ms. Scott graduated from the University of Maryland, Munich, West Germany Campus with an Associate's degree in Liberal Arts and from Texas State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Recreational Administration. Ms. Scott is a Certified Assisted Living Manager. Phone (Office) 512-828-8151 E-Mail : jascott@arvedacare.com
Rene Digby - Executive Director, Austin residence
Rene Digby attended the University of Texas at San Antonio before pursuing her career in banking and later healthcare. She initially found her passion in working with seniors through marketing for an assisted living facility in San Antonio and through her involvement in the Alzheimer’s Association. She has served on various boards and committees throughout her career. For the past five years, she has served as Executive Director of a 103-bed Assisted Living and Alzheimer’s care facility. She has worked in operations for the past thirteen years, including banking and real estate in the San Antonio area.
She is certified as an Assisted Living Manager in the state of Texas and has received certificates as well as awards in marketing and sales. Rene volunteers her time helping such organizations as the Alzheimer’s Association and the Palmer Drug Abuse Program. Rene is excited to share her work experience, knowledge and compassion with the residents and families to ensure their loved ones receive the quality care they deserve. It is the Arveda culture and philosophies that allow us to care for very special people in a very special way. Phone (Office) 512-637-5403 E-Mail - rzdigby@arvedacare.com
Carol Hering - Executive Director, Buda residence
After learning that a family member was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and not knowing anything about it, Ms. Hering began a search to educate herself about the disease. In the late 1980s, information was not as readily available for those with Alzheimer’s and their families. While employed with The Brown Schools, a company with psychiatric and brain injury treatment programs, she learned of the many complications that can occur within our brains. Yet the information about Alzheimer’s and its effects on the brain were not widely publicized, and specific treatment programs were hard to find.
As the Admissions and Marketing Director for a nursing home, Ms. Hering learned about the specifics of Alzheimer’s and about treatment programs and options for those with a dementia diagnosis. In 1999, she was a part of the team that opened a secure assisted living program specifically for Alzheimer’s. During those seven years, her knowledge of, and passion for, residents with dementias and their families grew.
Over the past ten years she has worked with families to help them understand the complex diagnosis of dementia. Ms. Hering considers it a privilege to care for a family’s loved one in a warm and loving setting that is specifically designed for them. Helping families have the best experiences with their loved one is her goal. As a native Austinite and a graduate of the University of Texas, she looks forward to working with families and helping them understand the complex diagnosis of a loved one with dementia. Phone (Office) 512-295-5600 E-Mail cmhering@arvedacare.com
