Tag: Direct Support Professionals
The Heart of IDD Care: Celebrating Direct Support Professionals
Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) play a crucial role in the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). They help individuals live with dignity, independence, and purpose, providing a range of services, including daily living assistance, medication support, transportation, advocacy, and companionship. Yet despite their profound impact, DSPs often face high stress, low pay, […]
How America’s Aging Population Is Driving the Demand for Home Care
Direct Care Innovations is dedicated to enhancing the delivery and management of care in homes nationwide. As the U.S. population ages, the need for in-home care is growing rapidly. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, adults over 65 will outnumber children under 18 by 2034—a historic shift that’s already transforming healthcare. More families are opting […]
Improve DSP Recruitment and Retention with These Strategies
Direct support professionals (DSPs) are key to providing qualified and compassionate care for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Recruiting and retaining DSPs is often challenging and frustrating. Direct Care Innovations works with caregiving agencies, and we understand the struggle of hiring and retaining hard-working and dedicated employees. With research-based strategies, your organization can address […]
New Year’s Resolutions for Family & Direct Support Caregivers
Caring for others can exhaust both your time and energy. While it can be rewarding to make a difference in your client’s or family member’s lives, it can also be demanding on your schedule, mental stamina, and physical strength. At Direct Care Innovations, we want to encourage you to make some New Year’s Resolutions that […]
Staying Safe with Contactless EVV
The pandemic and moving forward is presenting new and unimaged challenges to Medicaid agencies around the country. One of those challenges is how to ensure you are ready for Electronic Visit Verification in January while ensuring you mitigate the risk to your staff and those you serve. Most EVV options require you to share a […]
New Rules of EVV & How They Foster Efficiency & Value-Based Partnerships
New technologies are rapidly changing the business landscape, especially within the healthcare industry. Electronic visit verification, also known as EVV, is one of the more convenient innovations as of late. Starting January of 2021, new technology requirements will make it so that home-based providers must use electronic visit verification systems for the people they care […]
Murphy Administration Takes Action To Support Individuals with Disabilities During The Pandemic
On April 29, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced the launch of a new $24 million initiative. This initiative provides additional resources for direct support professionals working with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The initiative comes as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a public health crisis that has already inspired a number […]