To whom it may concern, from what I gather from this "Suggestion" you want to only pay the DSP who is not living in the home. This is not possible. I am lucky enough to have the staff that I have on hire now. No one wants to work, and you cannot trust just anyone to come into your home and be of assistance to these patients. The amount of training and learning that goes into this job is beyond what is provided from programs taken to get hired to work in a home. The provider is the one who takes her time to train and coach on doing daily work, endless reports that have to be done after and on each shift. The provider is the one who knows the most about each individual as they are the ones who live with them. That is to only name a few instances where their time comes into play. Having sponsored residential offered to these patients is much better than them being in an institution. They have much more freedom with providers and DSP's on shift. Without the time put in by individual providers, DSP workers will not be able to learn and grow with this industry. The providers, such as myself , work endless hours in this industry and now my hours could possibly not reflect my pay? I have opened my home up to this service, as my choice but my time should still be compensated for. I hope you take into consideration all of this as well as what others have suggested.