Rhode Island Statewide Workforce Initiative: SupportWise Workforce Data Summary and Implications for Reporting Period January 1, 2024 – June 30, 2024

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Author(s): Sandra L Pettingell, Julie Bershadsky, Heather C Barcikowski, Amy S Hewitt

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Description

People with IDD who want to live and work in their communities need committed direct support professionals, but this workforce is chronically underpaid and short-staffed. This report summarizes key workforce metrics for Rhode Island’s direct support workforce for January-June 2024, data trends over time, and implications. These metrics inform efforts to stabilize the direct support workforce within provider organizations and across the state. These efforts will improve supports and services for people with IDD in Rhode Island.

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Date: 2024
Type: Report
Publisher: Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota
Collaborators: Community Provider Network of Rhode Island; Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities; Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals

Topics

Direct support workforce
- Retention and recruitment
- Workforce development strategies