Consumer Directed Services (CDS)

Get the help you need from someone you love.

Compassionate care, empowering you to live independently at home.

Apply to be a CDS Personal Care Attendant (Employee)

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. See Structured Family Caregiving Waiver for spouses to be paid.

CDS services 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*