Consumer Directed Services (CDS)
Consumer Information

Access II offers consumer controlled Consumer Directed Services (CDS).  If you are a person with a physical disability, who requires assistance with daily tasks in order to live in your home, you may qualify for these services.  Consumer control means you choose.  You are the employer.  You recruit, hire, train, and manage your own attendant.  You set your attendants' schedules and direct them to do the tasks that meet your needs.

What Consumers Should Know About Consumer Directed Services (CDS)

1.  42 hours per week to live independently,

     EXCEPT CHILD AND PET CARE.

 

2.  Use as many attendants over 18 years old as     

     necessary, EXCEPT A SPOUSE.

 

3.  $8.00 per hour for attendants and paid every two 

     weeks. Taxes are taken out before paycheck, no

     benefits, and no insurance.

 

4.  Consumer becomes an employer with an

     Employer ID number.

 

5.  CDS/Independent Living Specialist (ILS) will

     provide consumer training on any of the following

     scheduling, interviews, hiring, training (checklists 

     and tasks), employee correction and employee

     dismissal.

 

6.  CDS/ILS will provide attendant training, upon

     request, on any of the following: personal care on

     hygiene, disability awareness, back-up care, 

     emergencies

 

7.  Consumer receives a CDS reference-training   

     manual.

 

8.  Consumer schedules, interviews, hires, trains -

     (checklists and tasks), gives correction, and if

     necessary, dismisses employees

 

 

What Are Other Options

 

1.  Department of Health & Sr. Services - up to

     $2430 to pay for attendant care, spend down   

     okay.

 

2.  VR pay for attendant care/note taker for college

     students.

3.  Medicare for home bound individuals.

4.  VA pays up to $250 a month for qualified

     Veterans.

Link to MO Guide to Home and Community Based Services

Contact our CDS STAFF for more information.

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