By Melissa Shusterman, State Representative, 157th District Earning low wages and working 12-plus hour days while trying to provide for families and pay bills have always been concerns of direct support professionals. Like most Pennsylvanians working throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, DSPs’ stresses are only growing. DSPs provide around-the-clock care for people living with intellectual disabilities … Continue reading Op/Ed: Supporting those who care for our loved ones: COVID-19 and the DSP crisis
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Op/Ed: Supporting those who care for our loved ones: COVID-19 and the DSP crisis
By Melissa Shusterman, State Representative, 157th District Earning low wages and working 12-plus hour days while trying to provide for families and pay bills have always been concerns of direct support professionals. Like most Pennsylvanians working throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, DSPs’ stresses are only growing. DSPs provide around-the-clock care for people living with intellectual disabilities … Continue reading Op/Ed: Supporting those who care for our loved ones: COVID-19 and the DSP crisis