In New York's group homes, caregivers provide essential support for clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities, driven by passion rather than competitive salaries. This workforce, including direct support professionals (DSPs), struggles with low pay and high turnover due to insufficient nonprofit funding. Despite the significant contributions of DSPsâwho assist with personal care, skills development, and advocacyâsalary challenges hinder retention and staffing levels. The disparity between nonprofit and state-run organization wages exacerbates the crisis, leading to staffing shortages and affecting the quality of care provided.
They do it for the smiles they get from bringing their developmentally disabled clients out for a sparkly manicure or whipping up their favorite meals at night.
Despite their important roles, direct support professionals (DSPs) face ongoing salary challenges that stem in part from a lack of funding.
The salaries in New York are not as rewarding as the work itself-at least not for those who work for non-profit organizations rather than state-run residences.
We're having issues with retention right now as the funding shortfall continues to impact staffing and wages in group homes.
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