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DOCTOR S CHOICE HOME CARE
Doctor’s Choice Home Care recently relocated its Lakeland and Brandon offices. The Lakeland office is now located at 4740 Cleveland Heights Blvd., Suite No. 3, 33813. The Brandon office is now located at 1397 Oakfield Drive, 33511. Doctor’s Choice is an accredited and Medicare-certified agency providing patient-focused home health care services in Florida including skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, medical social worker aide and home health aide. 863-283-6286 or visit www.doctorschoicefl.com.
NEMOURS AT LAKELAND REGIONAL HEALTH
Olga Zand, M.D., FAAP, a board-certified, pediatric intensivist and pediatric hospitalist, will serve as director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for Nemours at Lakeland Regional Health. Zand completed her fellowship in pediatric critical care at Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo – State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine. She completed a res
Director support professionals assist people with daily living and work activity.
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By Karen M. Larson, Arc Minnesota | 12:04 pm, Feb. 18, 2021 ×
Deana Nelson, a direct support professional from Red Wing, Minn., is pictured with one of her clients. Submitted photo
What is a DSP? Direct support professional.
Some other titles you may be more familiar with are … nurse, job coach, family care provider, personal assistant, personal care assistant, and habilitation specialist.
DSPs assist people with daily living and work activity. Depending on an individual’s needs, some of the duties that DSPs might do are chef, housekeeper, secretary, beautician, laundry worker, banker, chauffeur, personal shopper, first aid administrator, medication administrator, physical therapist, occupational therapist, music therapist, art therapist, dietitian, and job coach.