Care providers for developmentally disabled people come up short pushing for more pay

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Washington has a shortage of workers who care for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

People with developmental disabilities can sometimes require intensive 24/7 care, and those who do this work, known as direct support professionals, often earn low pay making them difficult to recruit and retain.

Providers of this type of care came to legislators this year to ask for a 10% rate increase – a figure based on a state-funded survey.

The Legislature only set aside enough money for a 2.5% increase, which will likely result in a 50-cent per-hour bump in care professionals’ pay.

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/03/20/care-providers-for-developmentally-disabled-people-come-up-short-pushing-for-more-pay/