At Mattern House, Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) are the back-bone of our company.  DSPs are essential for the health, safety, and well-being of the people who live at Mattern House.  Each home must have trained care staff who are equipped to work within the guidelines of our policies and the regulations put in place to ensure that every person we support gets the care that they need to have an Everyday Life.

The DSPs are there to encourage and help each individual with an intellectual disability, developmental disability, or autism to live more independently in their home and community.  Duties include:

• Follow diet plans and bowel protocols
• Assist/administer medications
• Prepare and assist in meal preparations
• Assist in personal hygiene
• Light house work such as laundry and cleaning
• Documentation of what each person accomplished for the day
• Transport/accompany to outings and appointments as necessary.

Care staff training includes:

• Incident Management
• Person Centered Practices
• Fire Safety
• Medication Administration
• CPR
• Choice
• HIPPA
• Confidentiality
• Individual Rights
• Individual Support Plans
• Behavior Support
• Building Relationships
• Community Integration
• Daily Operations
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Policies and Procedures
• Blood-borne Pathogens
• Fatal Five
• 911
• Fall Safety
• Positioning and Transfers
• Dysphagia
• Safe Eating
• Defensive Driving
• Wheelchair Tie-downs
• Financial Training
• House Orientation