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…
Honors and Awards
8-Time Star Tribune Top 25 Workplace Winner Star Tribune Top 5 Workplace for 5 Straight Years Voted #1 by Employees TWICE (Star Tribune) 2023 “Special Award for Meaningfulness” (Star Tribune)…
Why High School Students Are Switching To ACR Homes
High school students aren’t settling when it comes to their workplace. Nor should they have to! Now more than ever, it’s important to have a rewarding, positive, inclusive, flexible, and…
ACR Voted #20 in Top 200 Workplaces in Minnesota
ACR Homes was #20 on the Star Tribune’s list of large employers in Minnesota in the Top Workplaces 2023 as voted by employees! Out of 323 employers that made the list…
What Is A Direct Care Professional?
ACR Homes is a leader in the healthcare industry, providing high-quality and personalized patient care for adults with disabilities living in 40+ group homes across the Twin Cities metro area…
ACR Summer Bucket List
Summer in Minnesota goes too fast and we are prepared to make the most of it! Join us as we complete the ACR Summer Bucket List so that your summer…