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What’s Next After High School? Making an Informed Decision
Like many high school seniors, Linse was frequently asked the question: “What are your plans after high school?” She was just not 100% sure that going straight into college was right…
Read MoreCelebrating Everyday Heroes at Employee Appreciation Day
It’s no secret that ACR’s homes are staffed by everyday heroes. They don’t always wear capes, but they do make awesome happen on a regular basis. So, how do you…
Read MoreACR Homes Wins Top Award for Ethics and Values
For the fifth year in a row, employee feedback through the 2018 Star Tribune Top Workplace survey resulted in ACR Homes being named one of the top five large workplaces…
Read MoreSpotlight on Occupational Therapy Experience at ACR Homes
While ACR Homes attracts many employees who are nursing and PA students, there are other medical fields that benefit greatly from direct care experience at ACR Homes. Lauren, a direct…
Read MorePre-Nursing Internship Results in Salon Day
The fragrance of beauty permeated the air. A soft scent of hair products wove through the smell of nail polish as dozens of enthusiastic ladies received a pampering session. It…
Read MoreExceptional Patient Care can Lead to Your Dream Vocation
A world of tantalizing possibility opens when life twists suddenly, putting you on an entirely different path than you had anticipated. At ACR Homes, the exceptional patient care and experience…
Read MoreHomecoming Week at ACR Homes – Making Special Happen
For the second year in a row, ACR Homes hosted Homecoming Week for the residents of ACR. The now-annual Homecoming Week gives our residents an opportunity to experience something they…
Read MoreACR LPN: Day in the Life – Feeling Valued
Miriam Bawden is an LPN nurse who is enthusiastic about working for ACR Homes. We asked her to share some insights into what it is that she likes so much…
Read MoreIntroducing Kat, ACR’s Newest Blogger
ACR Homes: More Than a Healthcare Career It’s an incredible feeling to be able to do what I love in my healthcare career at ACR Homes working with vulnerable adults.…
Read MoreAbove and Beyond Patient Care
A resident of ACR Homes lay in a hospital bed. Her mother was nearby, anxiously keeping watch. The resident’s prognosis was veiled in uncertainty; she was on the thin edge…
Read MoreFinding Job Satisfaction in New and Interesting Ways
There was a fierceness to the satisfaction he felt after today, a depth of assurance that he was doing something good, that he was a part of something great. He…
Read MoreHealthcare Career Goals: Play the Odds, Win
Anyone aspiring to be in the healthcare field knows what a difficult task it can be to obtain all the requirements just to go to a PA school, much less…
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