March 25, 2026

The New Jersey Department of Human Services’ Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) participates in every survey cycle with National Core Indicators® - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (NCI®-IDD), a national effort to measure and improve the performance of public developmental disabilities agencies through the use of surveys.​

NCI State of the Workforce Survey (Deadline for NCI State of the Workforce Survey extended to July 30, 2026)

In early March, invitations with a survey link and instructions were emailed to every DDD provider that employs Direct Support Professionals.

• From:  staffstability@hsri.org
• Subject Line: New Jersey NCI State of the Workforce® Survey for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (NCI-IDD SoTW), 2025 data collection.

Please Note: Survey invitations were sent to the agency email address on file in iRecord. If your agency did not receive the invitation email, please contact DDD.NCI@dhs.nj.gov.

NCI Family Surveys

NCI Family Surveys are voluntary and confidential.

• Adult Family Survey – for family members who have an adult, 21 or older, who lives in the family home and receives at least one DDD-funded service in addition to Support Coordination.​
• Family/Guardian Survey – for family members/guardians who have an adult, 21 or older, who lives outside of the family home and receives at least one DDD-funded service in addition to Support Coordination.
• April 2026 – letters with a unique survey link will be sent to family members/guardians of all individuals who receive at least one DDD-funded service in addition to Support Coordination.
• If you need a paper survey mailed to you and/or a survey in a language other than English, please contact DDD.NCI@dhs.nj.gov.

NCI In-Person Surveys

• NCI In-Person Survey is voluntary and confidential. ​
• For individuals 21 and older who are receiving at least one DDD-funded service in addition to Support Coordination.​
• Administered in-person or virtually by DDD staff with specialized training​.
• DDD has been outreaching individuals since October 2025​.
• Survey meetings with individuals who choose to participate will continue through June 30, 2026​.