Consumer Directed Services (CDS) is a Medicaid program that offers personal care attendant (PCA) services to individuals with disabilities, allowing them to live independently. There is no cost to the consumer. CDS enables consumers to stay in charge of their lives by providing the liberty to select their own PCA, who can be a friend, neighbor, or family member, NOT A SPOUSE.

Consumers in the CDS program are trained to hire their own attendants to assist them with daily tasks such as:

· Dressing and undressing

· Moving into and out of bed

· Meal preparation and cleanup

· Bathing and grooming

· Use of prostheses, equipment,

aids, and maintenance

· Essential transportation and

shopping

· Housekeeping and Laundry

· Or other functions of daily living

based on an independent living.

What is Consumer Directed Services?