CONSUMER DIRECTED SERVICES (CDS) include: 

 

Consumer Directed Services (CDS) is a program which provides personal care attendant (PCA) services to individuals with disabilities; which allows them to live independently. Individuals in the CDS program are trained to hire their own attendants to assist them with daily personal care tasks. Program participants are responsible for locating, hiring, setting work schedules and managing their own attendants. A friend or family member may be hired as an attendant, with the exception of a spouse or anyone under the age of 18. The attendant must have a clean background check through the Missouri State Family Care Safety Registry before being employed. Personal care duties include but are not limited to:

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• Personal Care

• Bathing Assistance

• Walking Assistance

• Dressing Assistance

• Grooming/Oral Care Assistance

• Personal Care/Toileting

• Ostomy/Catheter ASsistance

• Alzheimer's/Dementia Assistance

• Ambulation Assistance

• Transportation Assistance

• Exercise Program Assistance

• Meal Preparation/Clean-up

• Assistance with Medication Preparation 

• Light Housekeeping

• Laundry

• Shopping and Errand Running

• Companionship/Mental Stimulation

• Nurse Visits

• Medication Assistance/Set-up

• Veterans Assistance Program

 

To qualify for CDS, a person must be:

 

18 Years of Age

Medicaid Eligible (MO HealthNet Eligible)

Able to direct their own care

Physically disabled

Capable of living independently with the services of CDS

Private Pay Accepted

VA assistance available

Medicare Part A and/or Part B referral assistance

Assistance with Insurance approval

 

 

To find out if you qualify for CDS, please contact our CDS Intake Specialist

 

Specialist Services:

Helping Kids with Autism

• ​Transportation and Sitter