Consumer Directed Services (CDS)

Get the help you need from someone you love.

Compassionate care, empowering you to live independently at home.

Do you Qualify?

You are likely eligible if you have Medicaid and need help with day-to-day activities.

Who can be your caregiver?

Your child, relative, or friend can be paid to be your caregiver. Spouses are not eligible to be caregivers for CDS.

In-Home services (IHS) include:

  • Consumer Directed Services (CDS) include State Plan Personal Care, which encompasses, but is not limited to:

  • Personal Care: Bathing, grooming, dressing, and personal hygiene

  • Toileting: Ostomy or catheter hygiene, bowel and/or bladder routine, general toileting activities

  • Health: Use of transfer devices/mobility aids/prostheses, passive range of motion exercises, manual assistance with medications, treatments, and cleaning and maintenance of equipment

  • Housekeeping: Cleaning, dusting, changing bed linens, laundry, and trash removal

  • Meals: Meal preparation and/or assistance with eating and washing dishesTransportation: Essential shopping/errands, school, or employment-related travel

  • Independent Living Waiver (ILW): Offers additional services beyond the State Plan Personal Care program, including case management, personal care, environmental accessibility adaptations, and specialized medical equipment and supplies to a limited number of eligible consumers

  • Nurse Visit: Medication setup

  • Case Management

    Some consumers may have to pay a spend down*

If you would like us to provide you with a caregiver, check out...

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Switching is a simple process! Your hours will remain the same when switching.

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1331 N Stewart Ave

Springfield , MO 65802

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