Editorial Board
Dallas Morning News
July 17, 2024
Right now, some Texas workers who care for the most vulnerable among us make less money for their work than cooks flipping burgers at fast-food restaurants.
That needs to change.
Caregivers known as direct support professionals provide services to Texans with intellectual and developmental disabilities, whether that means administering medication, preparing meals, bathing them, or managing incontinence and seizures. These caregivers work in small, regulated group homes that house three to four residents at a time. These residents with disabilities participate in a state-based program covered by Medicaid that provides them with long-term care in their own communities instead of sending them to institutions.
