What is CDS?

Medicaid-based program that provides personal care attendants (PCA) services to individuals with disabilities, enabling them to live independently in their own homes and communities.

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Consumers in the CDS program are trained to employ their own attendants to assist them with daily task.

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The CDS Program is designed to assist individuals with disabilities to receive the attendant services they need to live safely in a home setting of their choice, instead of living in a more restrictive institutional environment. 

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What types of services can I receive through CDS?

CDS provides people with disabilities with assistance in the following areas. Participants may qualify for some or all of these services.

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• Bathing

• Dressing

• Grooming

• Toileting

• Ostomy/colotomy hygiene

• Obtaining medication

• Transferring

• Range of motion

• Meal preparation/ feeding/ cleanup

• Housekeeping/ laundry

• Errand (shopping, paying bills, picking up medication)

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Who qualifies to receive CDS?

• Be eligible for Medicaid (https://dss.mo.gov/mhd/)

• Be 18 years of age or older

• Be able to direct his or her own care

• Be capable of living independently with the services of a personal care attendant

• Require at least a nursing facility level of care

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How can I become a candidate?

Once meeting the minimum qualifications at DHSS (Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services), contact us @ 314-334-4111. We will help you get your personal care attendant prepared for employment.