09/18/2026
💙💚🖤 DSP Week is a time to celebrate the people who make a difference every day.
At UHI, we are incredibly proud of our Direct Support Professionals not just because of the work they do, but because of the relationships they build and the lives they are part of.
2025, UHI’s DSP turnover rate was just 8%.
Behind that number are real people who continue to show up, learn, grow, problem solve, celebrate victories, and stand beside the people we support through both the good days and the difficult ones.
And 8% is more than a number.
It represents stability.
It represents relationships that have had time to grow.
It represents experience, consistency, trust, and people choosing to make a difference in the lives of others.
Our DSPs do far more than complete a list of tasks. They support people in pursuing meaningful lives whether that means going to work, learning a new skill, making choices, being part of the community, maintaining relationships, staying healthy and safe, or simply having someone beside them who believes in them.
That work matters.
But appreciation should never stop at saying “thank you.”
DSPs deserve to be recognized as the skilled and essential workforce they are. Supporting DSPs means supporting the people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who rely on them every single day.
So during DSP Week, we invite our community to do more than celebrate.
📣 Learn about the work DSPs do.
📣 Talk about the importance of a strong direct support workforce.
📣 Use your voice to advocate for the people who dedicate their work to supporting others.
And to our UHI DSPs:
Thank you.
Thank you for the patience, the compassion, the flexibility, the laughter, the problem solving, the early mornings, the late nights, the celebrations, and the moments that nobody else sees.
We are proud of our 8% turnover rate, but what we are even more proud of is what that number represents:
People who stay.
People who care.
People who build relationships.
People who make a difference.
💙💚🖤 Happy DSP Week from UHI!
