Robert was born in Boston and grew up in the Northeast where he earned his Bachelor’s in Physical Therapy at the University of Vermont and his Doctorate from the University of New England in Maine. Robert is board certified in geriatrics and is a dementia care specialist. He has more than 30 years of healthcare fiscal, clinical, compliance, and product/project management experience in a variety of settings, including acute, subacute, long-term, outpatient, and home care. Personally, Robert is a licensed private pilot and loves to travel to his favorite destinations with friends and family. Robert’s other passion is skiing. Having been a life-long volunteer, Robert combined his love for skiing with his willingness to help others and joined the National Ski Patrol, not only as an alpine patroller but also as an OEC and OET instructor, soon to begin working toward his Senior status. As the Product Manager for Net Health’s Therapy for Skilled Nursing, Robert is focused on delivering innovative software that allows post-acute providers to focus on maximizing their fiscal and clinical outcomes, and, just as importantly, improving the experience of the everyday user.
By Robert Clark, PT, DPT, GCS, PSM, PSPOProduct Manager, Net Health Dementia is an umbrella term used to describe the loss of memory, language, problem-solving and other thinking abilities that are severe enough to interfere with a person’s activities of daily living (ADL). And, it can worsen over time. Alzheimer’s is the most common cause…