by admin | Aug 15, 2026 | Blogs
A resident struggling with a task isn’t always a case for more hands-on assistance — often it’s a case for the right adaptive tool or a smarter setup in the environment itself. Direct Care Training’s OT Learning: Assistive Technology and...
by admin | Aug 14, 2026 | Blogs
Getting an occupational therapist into an AFC home for every ADL assessment, fall-risk scan, or adaptive equipment check isn’t always fast — or necessary. Telehealth can close that gap, but only when it’s done with the right technique, ethics, and...
by admin | Aug 14, 2026 | Blogs
Personal care work — bathing, dressing, toileting assistance — puts staff in close physical proximity to residents every day. Even well-intentioned, entirely appropriate care can be misread if staff aren’t deliberate about how they communicate, position...
by admin | Aug 13, 2026 | Blogs
Private duty home care staff don’t have a supervisor down the hall or a team nearby if something goes wrong — they’re managing medications, transfers, aggression, and medical emergencies solo, inside someone else’s home. That reality demands a...
by admin | Aug 13, 2026 | Blogs
Nurse Assistive Personnel move between hospitals, nursing homes, and private homes throughout their careers — and while the core principles of good care stay constant, how those principles get applied shifts with every setting. Direct Care Training’s Essential...
by admin | Aug 12, 2026 | Blogs
Most residential care homes don’t serve just one population — a single house can include residents managing mental illness, developmental disabilities, dementia, physical disabilities, and the ordinary challenges of aging, all at once. Staff who approach every...
