Want to learn about Consumer-Directed Attendant Support Services (CDASS) and In-Home Support Services (IHSS)? We now have short overview videos for you to watch at your convenience. Check them out on our CDASS page and our IHSS page.
Consumer Direct Care Network launched a new website specifically for veterans and their attendants. You can now find Veteran Directed Care program resources on ConsumerDirectVeterans.com.
Self-direction, also called consumer-direction, is a way for people who need long-term care to receive support and stay in their homes and communities.
If you are enrolled in Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid program), you may qualify for a certain amount of care at home.
Self-direction is about personal choice, control, and flexibility. In self-direction, you (or someone you trust to make choices for you) pick and train the attendants who care for you, plan when they’ll help, and choose how they’ll assist you.
With self-directed services:
