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AZDIRECTCARE.org
A website for direct care and direct support professionals in Arizona

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WHAT SHOULD I KNOW ABOUT DIRECT CARE WORKERS?

§ Direct care workers offer supports and help make life easier for people with disabilities.

§ They provide essential services ranging from help with bathing and dressing to taking vital signs and running errands.

§ Work settings range from individual residences to nursing homes, and the people served range from young children to older adults.

§ There are over 30,000 direct care workers in Arizona. The field is growing and the demand for these workers is rising.

For more information about direct care workers, click on a topic on the left.

We are grateful to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services for allowing us to adapt material from their website www.dhhs.state.nc.us/ltc/dircare/dcmain.htm.

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

NEW: Training Manuals
Principles of Caregiving is the name of the model curriculum developed for direct care professionals in Arizona. Select the "Training Manuals" from the list of topics.

Caregiver Coalition www.azcaregiver.org/
A Project facilitated by the Social Health & Alzheimer's Committee (SHAC)
Sub-Committee on Caregiving of the GOVERNOR'S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON AGING.