The Consumer Directed Services (CDS) Program is available for Missouri Medicaid recipients and private-pay individuals with physical disabilities. This program is at no cost to the consumer. It allows consumers to hire their own personal care attendant and manage assistance with activities of daily living (ADL). The attendant can be a relative of the consumer.
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 dishes Transportation: 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
