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Consumer Directed Attendant Support Services (Part 3)
Part 3 of 3 in a mini-series about
Consumer or Self Directed Care in Colorado’s Supported Living Services Waiver.
It is meant to give you enough information to decide if you want to explore it further.
SUBMITTED BY THE ARC OF ADAMS COUNTY, FEBRUARY 8, 2018
Read Part 2 here – How does CDASS work, and who will help me?
Read Part 1 here – Introduction
CDASS lets you decide who you want to support you and you hire them. You become the employer and you do not have an agency for the services (personal care, homemaker, enhanced homemaker & health maintenance) available using CDASS.
If you want to use the CDASS service delivery option, you have to use it for all the CDASS services that are in your plan. For example, if you only have personal care and homemaker services you can use the CDASS option for those. You cannot use CDASS for one of these services and get another from an agency. All of your SLS services that are not available through the CDASS option will continue to come through an agency.
To get started you will need to:
Meet with Your Case Manager or Resource Coordinator
Continue reading “Consumer Directed Attendant Support Services (Part 3)”
Consumer Directed Attendant Support Services (Part 2)
CDASS: A Three-Part Series – Part 2
Submitted by The Arc of Adams County, February 7, 2018
Part 2 of 3 in a mini-series about Consumer or Self Directed Care in Colorado’s Supported Living Services Waiver. It is meant to give you enough information to decide if you want to explore it further.
The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy Finance is responsible for assuring the implementation of this Consumer Directed Option. They will be training Case Managers/Resource Coordinators to help individuals and families use the CDASS option. All training for CDASS is done through a contract with Consumer Direct of Colorado. Continue reading “Consumer Directed Attendant Support Services (Part 2)”
Consumer Directed Attendant Support Services (Part 1)
Submitted by The Arc of Adams County, January 29, 2018
Coloradans using the Supported Living Services (SLS) Waiver will have the option to consumer or self-direct some of their services. People using some other Colorado waivers have had this opportunity since 2002. Until now those options have not been available in services specifically designed for persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
This article is Part 1 of an introduction to Consumer Direction in Colorado. It is a three (3) part information mini-series written primarily to help families of people with I/DD to understand consumer direction in Colorado and decide if you want to use this option for your son or daughter. This 3 part mini-series will be sent over the next 2 weeks. It is not intended to give detailed information.
Continue reading “Consumer Directed Attendant Support Services (Part 1)”
