CDS (Consumer Direct Support Services)
Consumer Directed Services program helps people with significant physical disabilities obtain assistance with personal care and daily activities to maintain or increase their independence. This includes services in the home, such as meal preparation, cleaning, and personal hygiene. CDS is a Medicaid-based program that provides services to individuals with disabilities like in-home care, enabling them to live independently.
Consumers in the CDS program are trained to hire their attendants to assist them with daily tasks. The CDS Program is designed to assist individuals with disabilities to receive the attendant services they need to live safely in a home setting of their choice instead of living in a more restrictive institutional environment.
At Home Care CDS is a consumer-managed program. One main component of the CDS program is that the individual who receives CDS services is the attendant’s employer. At Home Care CDS, consumers are responsible for locating, hiring, setting work schedules, and managing their attendants. A qualified friend or family member may be hired as an attendant, except for a spouse, legal guardian, or anyone under 18.
To qualify for consumer-directed services, a person must be:
- Medicaid eligible (MO HealthNet eligible)
- 18 years of age or older
- Able to direct their care
- Capable of living independently with the services of CDS
- Require at least a nursing facility level of care.
- Individuals on Medicaid must meet Missouri Division of Senior and Disability Services (DSDS) requirements. DSDS will complete an assessment to determine the individual’s personal care and home care needs (bathing, housekeeping, transportation, laundry, and other needs. A personalized care plan will be forwarded to At Home Care CDS. Once a care plan is received,
- At Home Care CDS will help you hire the appropriate aide.
