A new survey highlighted the challenges facing America’s direct support workforce, revealing a care system in crisis due to ongoing recruitment and retention issues. Direct support professionals (DSPs) play a crucial role in assisting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They help these individuals develop the skills needed to live and thrive in both home […]
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Providers and stakeholders dedicated to improving access to home- and community-based services (HCBS) are at a crossroads, particularly when it comes to caring for intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) patients. “The direct support workforce crisis continues to be the single greatest barrier to access to community-based services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities,” Lydia […]
At the beginning of 2024, staffing woes remain acute for home- and community-based care providers. ANCOR, an advocacy organization for over 2,000 community-based providers, recently released “The State of America’s Direct Support Workforce Crisis 2023,” which detailed how home- and community-based providers are faring in the staffing department. The report surveyed nearly 600 providers, and […]
A proposed rule from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – which would require at least 80% of Medicaid reimbursement for home- and community-based services go toward worker compensation – received over 2,100 submissions during its public comment period. Many of the comments included gratitude and appreciation for CMS regarding its efforts […]
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