Demand high for direct-support workers
Seth Ritchey, center, jumbles a jigsaw puzzle for an excited Joey Hensley, left, a client of Mesa Developmental Services’ Community Skills day program in Grand Junction. Another client, Russell Eggleston, checks his cell phone. Ritchey is a direct-support professional for Mesa Developmental Services.
Gretel Daugherty
Seth Ritchey, center, jumbles a jigsaw puzzle for an excited Joey Hensley, left, a client of Mesa Developmental Services’ Community Skills day program in Grand Junction. Another client, Russell Eggleston, checks his cell phone. Ritchey is a direct-support professional for Mesa Developmental Services.
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Amy Hamilton
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
“Hey, the cops came by. They were looking for you,” Seth Ritchey said to a client with a twinkle in his eye.
“They did?” Russell Eggleston replied, clearly interested…
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