Preparation is Half the Fun…Tips for Collaborative Planning
Preparing to start a new business can wake you up in the middle of the night with thoughts of joy and expectation. There is so much to do, but the end result will change your life in profound ways. How exciting! To ensure you reach your goals, there is a number one item you cannot […]
Group Home Managers Deserve Every Possible Edge…
Its easy to critique and to criticize those whom we choose for management roles in assisted living programs. The group home manager is no different. However, their work is so versatile and their responsibilities so immense that they become a member of several professions during each shift. These auxiliary roles include housekeeper, secretary, bookkeeper, social […]
Care Oriented Trade Manual Updates To Keep With the Times…
Direct Care Training & Resource Center, Inc. and our group of researchers have long enjoyed producing manuals that speak to the operational details and triumphs of various care business models. These are typically experienced based. All are available in our online stores at http://shop.directcaretraining.com and http://shop.childcaretrainingcenter.org. Here are some highlights of recent updates to the […]
Here is What Will Make or Break the Small Group Home….
The small group home is here to stay, although they are not what we once accepted them to be. 30 years ago we relegated them to the backs of neighborhoods, prejudged many to be substandard and gazed at their populations of often only the developmentally disabled and the mentally ill. Today they are among the […]
Some Tips on Making Residential Adult Day Care Meaningful…
Group homes are all over the place and a significant percentage of them are doing a wonderful job caring for the most vulnerable among us. A trend today includes many of these homes adding a day time component that does not impact their resident census and that new component is known as Residential Adult Day […]