Direct Service Providers (DSPs) include personal care attendants, direct support professionals, paraprofessionals, therapists, and others.
They provide a wide variety of home and community-based, health-related services that support people with disabilitiesexternal icon.
Services provided may include personal care, activities of daily living, access to health services, and more. DSPs have close and consistent contact with people with disabilities and those providing healthcare support services in day and residential programs for people with disabilities.
DSPs are considered to be in the same general risk category as health care personnel. DSPs are essential for the health and well-being of the people they serve.