Find out if you’re an Eligible Missouri Consumer Direct Services Care Provider

Those who care for elderly or disabled loved ones know that it is a full-time job. Providing full-time care is not only mentally and physically taxing but can also be financially stressful for the friend or family member providing the care. This is why Missouri offers its eligible residents the opportunity to enroll in Consumer Direct Services as both a recipient and a care provider.

State-funded Consumer Direct Services allow eligible Missouri residents to provide the proper level of care that a friend or family member requires while being financially compensated for their time and commitment to the recipient.

To be an eligible Missouri CDS care provider and to be financially compensated, you must meet the following criteria:

Elderly or disabled individuals enrolled in Missouri’s consumer direct services that meet the requirements for medical aid are allowed to choose their caregivers that provides CDS. The caregiver may be a friend or a family member. However, the caregiver cannot be a legally responsible relative, like a spouse or parent of a child under the age of 21.

Personal care providers must also pass a background check through the Family Care Safety Registry (FCSR) and the Employee Disqualification List. The healthcare experts at All Service Home Health can help you file and verify your background check.

Missouri Consumer Direct Services Care Providers Must Meet the Following Eligibility Requirements:

• Be an adult child of the care recipient.
• Be a friend or relative of the care recipient (No spouses or Parents of a Child Under 21)
• Must be over 18 years of age.
• Must be CPR certified.
• Must Pass a standard background check.

Missouri Consumer Direct Services Care Provider Ineligible If They Meet Any of the Following:

• Care providers cannot be the spouse of a care recipient.
• Care providers cannot be a parent or guardian of a recipient under the age of 21.

How do Missouri CDS Care Providers get Paid for Their Time and Services?

Eligible and verified CDS providers are compensated for their services by the Medicaid account of the individual they care for. ASHH can help approved care providers to ensure they are properly compensated. At All Services Home Healthcare we can help to ensure you are compensated for your time, travel, and any other healthcare expenses related to the recipient you care for.

How to Enroll and Become a Missouri CDS Care Provider

If you want to become a Consumer Direct Services care provider for elderly or disabled loved ones, schedule an appointment to speak with one of our Missouri CDS specialists today.

At All Services Home Healthcare, we have a dedicated team of CDS specialists ready to help you navigate the CDS enrollment process. Our team of Missouri healthcare experts are here to help you every step of the way so that you can ensure your loved one is cared for and you are compensated properly.

Let our team of CDS experts assist you with the enrollment process, including all the necessary paperwork, financial information, and the state mandatory background check.

All Services Home Healthcare Helps to Empower Missouri Residents that Wish to Provide Care for Loved Ones

All Services Home Healthcare offers a broad range of services and programs to assist our elderly and disabled clients in the comfort of their own homes!

We have conveniently located offices throughout Missouri to serve our clients better.

Allow the professional, qualified in-home healthcare caregivers at ASHH to provide you and your loved ones the dignity and relief they deserve from the comfort of their own homes!

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