A nurse takes care of senior patient in wheelchair.

Delaware advocates and caregivers for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities have expressed concern that the budget for Fiscal Year 2020 only includes a fraction of the money they say is needed to raise wages for direct support professionals (DSPs). The passage last year of the Michael McNesby Act called for the state to increase its reimbursement of caregiving services but did not mandate it. With the small increase currently in the budget, DSP hourly wages will be about $10.35. If the McNesby Act was fully implemented, that would rise to $14.11.