How direct support is delivered in community services.
Practice · The workforce
Direct Support Professional Recognition Week ran Sept. 13-19, 2026, and ANCOR asked agencies to seek mayoral proclamations and thank-you messages that make direct support work visible.
September 20, 2026 · ANCOR · 1 min
Practice · New Jersey
Concerns about guardians flagged to New Jersey judges rose to 694 in 2025 from 252 in 2024, including unexplained spending, an NJ.com review published by Disability Scoop on Aug. 27, 2026, found.
August 27, 2026 · Disability Scoop · 1 min
Practice · Practice
The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals released a full revision of its Code of Ethics for direct support professionals on June 9, 2026, the first update in more than 25 years.
June 9, 2026 · National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals · 1 min
Practice · New Jersey
New Jersey launched START Services NJ in December 2025, a crisis prevention and response program for people with I/DD and mental health needs, in 11 counties under a $3.2 million contract with YAI.
December 22, 2025 · New Jersey Department of Human Services · 1 min
Practice · Research
Family caregivers' burdens vary widely by state, according to an AARP and National Alliance for Caregiving report released in October 2025 that estimates 63 million family caregivers nationwide.
October 31, 2025 · Disability Scoop · 1 min
Practice · Practice
On June 2, 2023, CMS released four resources to help states plan for an estimated 1 million U.S. households where an adult with intellectual and developmental disabilities lives with an aging caregiver.
June 2, 2023 · CMS Medicaid bulletin · 1 min