Accessible Parks In The Twin Cities
With temperatures warming up across Minnesota, park season is fast approaching. Thankfully, more and more communities are making their parks ADA compliant and accessible for individuals with disabilities. We’ve compiled…
A Guide To Preparing For An ACR Homes Interview
Providing care for adults with disabilities requires empathy, patience, and a genuine desire to support and empower people. Securing a position as a Direct Care Professional (DCP) or Residential Supervisor…
Make an Impact during your Gap Year
Recently graduated or graduating this year? Applying to a health focused grad school (MD,PA,OT,PT,Chiro, etc.) this year or next year and taking a gap year? Searching for support and meaningful,…
From Pre-Nursing Student to Top RN: How My Experience at ACR Homes Paved the Way
Part 1 of ACR’s “Share Your Story” Campaign Written by: Lucy Brandt – Registered Nurse at ACR Homes I started working for ACR in the summer of 2014. Like many…
Why Caregivers Should Practice Hand-Over-Hand Assistance with Patients
Written by: Kayla Wildes, Direct Care Professional & On Campus Recruiter at ACR Homes One main focus of the ACR Homes Mission is to encourage people with disabilities to be…
Intern Spotlight: Ava Roufs, pre-PA
Attending: UMN – Twin Cities Major: Neuroscience Career Path: I’m on a Pre-PA track which I’m excited about because it allows for a diverse healthcare education and the flexibility…
Earn High School Credit For Working In A Long Term Health Care Setting
Announcement for Minnesota High School Students Grades 11 – 12 (starting the 2023-2024 school year & beyond) A new program was passed at the most recent Minnesota legislative session allowing…
Becoming A Physician Assistant: A Student’s Story of Career Exploration
Written by: Anna Lalande, Direct Care Professional & On Campus Recruiter at ACR Homes. I started college as a biomedical engineering student, but through shadowing, volunteering, and working as a Direct…
Finding Purpose As A Direct Care Assistant
Name: Adylene Ornelas Current Position: Direct Care Assistant Years at ACR Homes: 2 Hobbies: Dancing | Cooking | Cheerleading | ASL Adylene’s Direct Care Assistant Story I wasn’t sure what…
Flexible Job Opportunities for every schedule
Reality throws lots of different scheduling needs at us, and we need a job that can help us make it ALL work. Our first priority is making sure that the…
How ACR Homes Helps Undergraduate Students Pursuing Healthcare Succeed
Undergraduate students pursuing healthcare careers often face the daunting task of finding hands-on healthcare experience. Many programs even require students to have hundreds if not thousands of direct patient contact…
What to Do with a Gap Year
Are you a student in the medical field seeking to accrue active, authoritative patient care hours during your gap year – in a job that aligns with your personal and…