With care­givers in demand, new unique training facility opens in Milwaukee
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With care­givers in demand, new unique training facility opens in Milwaukee

Senior Helpers is an organization that has been around for a little over a decade. It recently opened up a new training facility in Milwaukee near Howard and 27th Street.

Cindy Manzara is Senior Helpers' director of care. Her job is to teach and work side-by-side with caregivers and those in training while at the facility. They work together by going through transfer movements, like getting someone up and out of bed and ready for the day.

“We do absolutely thorough training with our caregivers to make sure they recognize safety risks in the apartment,” Manzara said.

The training is done in a simulated apartment that is inside the training facility. This allows caregivers to get in a real-life situation and out of the classroom. The simulated apartment is made to look like someone is living there and has hazards that are commonly seen in a senior’s home.

“I hear that all the time from caregivers. They are like, ‘wow, this is different from anything I have ever done before,’” Manzara said.

Senior Helpers said this type of training is necessary for proper care, and it’s something that is in high demand in the area.

“As people are aging, we are finding there is more and more of a shortage in caregivers. So as people come in and we can make them feel more confident in what they are doing, that is a big part of what we do,” Senior Helpers General Manager LeighAnn Miller said.

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