For the roughly 159,000 Arizonans living with an intellectual or developmental disability, having someone to help with things from teeth brushing to job hunting is vital. But Direct Support Professionals DSPs, as they’re known in the industry are struggling.Low wages, high turnover rates and chronic understaffing plague the workforce, leaving both caregivers and those they
Gov. Jim Pillen, along with the state director of the Division of Developmental Disabilities, has announced the intention to end the state’s disabilities waiting list. The plan starts by listening to communities’ needs.
LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Division of Developmental Disabilities has announced the state’s newest Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver, the Family Support
SPRINGFIELD — While Gov. J.B. Pritzker says his budget proposal for fiscal 2025 includes "record funding" for human services, critics feel that the plan does not do enough for workers
SPRINGFIELD — While Gov. J.B. Pritzker says his budget proposal for fiscal 2025 includes "record funding" for human services, critics feel that the plan does not do enough for workers