Direct Your Own Attendant Care
Hire a Qualified Personal Care Attendant
Have more say on the home health care you access and be able to choose how services are delivered. Hire a qualified personal care attendant yourself with the consumer-direct services offered by B&J Consumer Directed Services, LLC in Florissant, MO. As a participant in our self-directed care program, you will be trained to hire attendants to assist you with activities of daily living. Aside from providing initial training on your responsibilities as an employer, we continue to give ongoing support on your journey to living independently. Read on to learn more about our services.
What is Consumer-Directed Services (CDS)?
The Consumer-Directed Services (CDS) Program is a Medicaid-based program that helps people with significant disabilities obtain assistance with personal care and daily activities to maintain their independence by allowing them to hire a personal care attendant of their choosing (their PCA).
In this program, the person with the disability is referred to as a Consumer rather than a "client” or a "patient”. A personal care attendant (PCA) does not "take care of" a Consumer; instead, they help the Consumer live independently.
A personal care attendant assists you with things that you are physically unable to do yourself. A PCA also helps you do things that would take you an exceptionally long time to do on your own. The help that a PCA provides enables you to live more independently and pursue activities such as school or work. The duties of the PCA vary, depending on your need for physical assistance with activities of daily living, the nature of your disability, your living arrangement, and your daily schedule. Personal care attendant assistance could include meal preparation, cleaning, personal hygiene, or other tasks determined by each consumer's Plan of Care (POC).
With the assistance of the B&J Consumer Directed Services, LLC staff, CDS program participants are trained to hire personal care attendants. As a CDS program consumer, you are the employer and are responsible for hiring, training, scheduling, and if necessary, firing your PCA.
What is a Personal Care Attendant?
A personal care attendant (PCA) may also be known or referred to as caregiver, home health aide, or personal care aide. A PCA gives assistance to people who are physically disabled, chronically ill, cognitively challenged, elderly, and/or fragile by assisting the individual with personal care needs in the individual's home.
The PCA is hired, trained, supervised, and if necessary, fired by the Consumer-Directed Services Program participant (the CDS participant is referred to as the Consumer).
Self-Directed Services Gives You More Choice and Control Over the Care You Receive
Personal Care Attendant Responsibilities
The PCA will assist consumers with the following needs according to each consumer's Plan of Care (POC).
A Consumer-Directed Services Program Participant Must
Learn More About Our Self-Directed Care Services
By hiring a caregiver of your choice, you can maintain your lifestyle in a home atmosphere even when faced with health issues. Schedule an appointment to get started. Should you have any questions about our services, reach out to us by phone or email.
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