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Top 9 Reasons to Love Being a Direct Care Float
What direct care position offers a $5,000 bonus for 3 months’ work? That would be the Emergency Direct Care Float position at ACR during the months of September to November.…
Read MorePatient Care Experience as an Emergency Float Staff
The emergency float position at ACR is a great way to get the patient care experience needed for application requirements for medical school and PA school, according to Alex Mangan.…
Read MoreDirect Care and a Unique Gift for Music
“Ricky D” uses a wheelchair, but that’s not the most important thing about him, according to Maria Madison who is a direct care staff at the ACR Home where Rick…
Read MoreFrom Capstone Project to MA in Social Work at ACR
Samantha Dunbar was a Family Social Science major at the University of Minnesota when she first heard a classroom presentation about ACR Homes. She realized that the hours required for…
Read MoreLong-Term Direct Care Staff is Making a Difference
Jon Hess has been a long-term direct care staff at the ACR Home on Fox Run Bay since 2002. His long-term commitment to the residents at Fox Run Bay has made…
Read MoreGap Year Experience at ACR
As a recent college graduate, Payton Gilreath has been asked many times why she’s taking a gap year to work at ACR before applying to grad school to become a…
Read MoreGap Year Here at ACR
Gabriella O’Bryan finds ACR is the perfect place to do both a gap year and an internship before applying to graduate school. She began working for ACR while in the…
Read MoreTim Harriger, Full-Time Direct Care Staff of the Year
Tim Harriger is an all-star player at ACR. His leadership and teamwork with co-workers as well as his relational skills and advocacy with residents are AMAZING. Another amazing thing about…
Read MoreDirect Care Staff: Like Daughter, Like Mother
Lexi Wolfe has been a direct care staff at ACR Homes for over three years. She started during the fall of her freshman year at the University of Minnesota. Her…
Read MoreTop To-Do Item for Winter Break
This is the time of year when students have finished their finals, and are possibly taking a few days of R & R before looking ahead to that next semester.…
Read MoreDevelop An Internship To Set Your Resume Apart
Want an internship that will set your resume apart? ACR has helped over a hundred employees develop internships to do just that! ACR interns can design an internship around a…
Read MoreACR Offers Opportunities for Learning Life Skills
Gwyn Callaghan started at ACR as a live-in supervisor back in 1993 and ACR’s COO Gene Leistico was one of the staff she supervised. Thanks to Gwyn, he stayed! Gene said…
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