
Self-Directed Attendant Care: An Overview for Individuals Providing Services
- Posted On: June 21, 2019
- Publication Date: 2013
- Publication Type: Informational Document
- Publication Source: Indiana's Family and Social Services Administration Division of Aging
- State: Indiana
- Category: Consumer Choice, Direct Supports, Employment, Person-centered Planning, Policy, Quality of Life, Self-Determination, Self-Direction, Service Integration, Staffing
Self-Directed Attendant Care is available as an option to those served under the Aged & Disabled Medicaid Waiver who qualify for attendant care. The program allows for the hiring of a friend, neighbor, or formally trained person to serve as personal attendant, or An individual may choose to advertise, interview and hire the best-qualified applicant. Individuals may choose among the following options: Self-Directed Attendant Care, Self-Directed Attendant Care with traditional agency-based services, or utilize the traditional agency-based services they are familiar with.
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