The Injury That Ends a Caregiving Career Often Starts With Bad Posture…

Direct care work is physical — transfers, repositioning, bending, lifting — and staff who don’t understand ergonomics are the ones most likely to end up with a back injury that sidelines a caregiving career entirely. Direct Care Training’s Residential Care Course 1248: Ergonomics — Value of and Application in Care Settings (6 CEUs) gives staff […]
A Rare Diagnosis Shouldn’t Mean Staff Are Learning As They Go…

Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy isn’t a condition most caregivers encounter often, which means when a resident is diagnosed, staff are frequently starting from zero — right when that resident needs confident, informed support the most. Direct Care Training’s Course #1249: Being of Assistance to the Resident with CIDP (6 CEUs) closes that gap before it […]