A Formula For Retention

Direct support professionals (DSPs) are critical to service delivery in many health and human service organizations—particularly in providing long-term services and supports. There were approximately 4.5 million DSPs in the workforce as of 2019 (see;Direct Care Worker Disparities: Key Trends And Challenges), and another 1.3 million DSP positions are projected to be added by 2029.;Women continue to comprise the majority of the DSP workforce.;And the proportion of direct care workers who are women of color increased from 45% to 53% between 2009 and 2019—growing from 1.4 million to . . .