The Impact of Direct Support Professional Turnover on the Health and Safety of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Journal ArticleExpanding Access & Cultural Competence
February 25, 2021
This study explored how direct support professional (DSP) turnover impacts the health and safety of individuals with intellectual and developmental disability (I/DD)–drawing on secondary data regarding DSP turnover and health and safety (i.e., emergency room visits, incidents of abuse and neglect, injuries, and behavioral events) from a random sample of 251 people with I/DD.