Our Programs
The CDS service delivery option is
available in all state programs.
Community Attendant Services (CAS)
Community Attendant Services (CAS) is a non-technical, medically related personal care service that is available to eligible adults whose health problems cause them to be functionally limited in performing activities of daily living.
- Escort
- Home Management
- Personal Care Attendant Services
(All these services can be provided through CDS.)
Community Living Support Services (CLASS)
Community Living Assistance and Support Services (CLASS) provides home and community-based services to people with related conditions as a cost effective alternative to placement in an intermediate care facility for persons with mental retardation or a related condition (ICF-MR/RC).
Services:
- Adaptive Aids/Medical Supplies
- Case Management
- Community First Choice (CFC)*
- Employment Assistance*
- Habilitation (Attendant Care)*
- Minor Home Modifications
- Nursing*
- Personal Assistance Services
- Physical/Occupational/Specialized Therapy*
- Prescription Drugs
- Psychological Services
- Respite Care (In-Home & Out-of-Home)*
- Speech Pathology*
- Supported Employment*
- Transportation*
(Only services with an asterisk * are provided by CDS, the remainder are provided by your direct services agency.)
Deaf-Blind Multiple Disabilities (DBMD)
Deaf-Blind with Multiple Disabilities (DBMD) provides home and community-based services to people who are deaf-blind with multiple disabilities as a cost effective alternative to institutional placement.
Services:
- Adaptive Aids/Medical Supplies/
Minor Home Modifications - Behavior Communication Services
- Case Management
- Community First Choice (CFC)*
- Day Habilitation*
- Dietary Services
- Intervener services*
- Nursing
- Orientation and Mobility
- Physical/Occupational Therapy
- Prescription Drugs
- Respite Care*
- Speech/Hearing/Language Therapy
- Transition Assitance Services
(Only services with an asterisk * are provided by CDS, the remainder are provided by your direct services agency.)
Family Care (FC)
Deaf-Blind with Multiple Disablities (DBMD) provides home and community-based services to people who are deaf-blind with multiple disabilities as a cost effective alternative to institutional placement.
- Escort
- Home Management
- Personal Care Attendant Service
(All these services can be provided through CDS.)
Home and Community-Based Service (HCS)
The Home and Community-based Service Program (HCS) provides individualized services and supports to persons with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities who are living with their family, in their own home or in other community settings, such as small group homes. The CDS option is offered only to those HCS clients who are living with their family or in their own home.
- Adaptive Aids
- Community First Choice (CFC)*
- Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy*
- Dental Services
- Employment Assistance*
- Minor Home Modifications
- Nursing Services*
- Respite Services*
- Supported Employment*
- Transportation*
(Only services with an asterisk * are provided by CDS, the remainder are provided by your direct services agency.)
Medically Dependent Children Program (MDCP)
The Medically Dependent Children Program (MDCP) provides services to support families caring for children who are medically dependent and to encourage de-institutionalization of children in nursing facilities. MDCP services are provided under STAR Kids through managed care organizations. Visit our STAR Kids website for more information. https://www.starkidstx.com/
Services:
- Adaptive Aids
- Flexible Family Support Services*
- Minor Home Modifications
- Respite Care (nursing or attendant)*
- Transition Assistance Services
(Only services with an asterisk * are provided by CDS, the remainder are provided by your direct services agency.)
Personal Care Services (PCS)
Personal Care Services (PCS) is a non-technical, medically related personal care service that is available to eligible children and young adults under the age of 21 whose health problems cause them to be functionally limited in performing activities of daily living. PCS services are provided under STAR Kids through managed care organizations. In some circumstances they are provided through the Department of State Health Services. Visit our STAR Kids website for more information. https://www.starkidstx.com/
Services:
- Adaptive Aids
- Flexible Family Support Services*
- Minor Home Modifications
- Respite Care (nursing or attendant)*
- Transition Assistance Services
(Only services with an asterisk * are provided by CDS, the remainder are provided by your direct services agency.)
STAR+PLUS
STAR+PLUS is a Medicaid managed care program designed to provide health care, acute and long-term services and support through a managed care system. STAR+PLUS includes PCS services for foster children. (Choose LifeSpan as your CDS provider. LifeSpan is a sister agency.) Visit our STAR+PLUS Program website to learn more.
Services:
- Adaptive Aids/Medical Supplies/
Minor Home Modifications - Adult Foster Care
- Adult Day Care
- Assisted Living
- Community First Choice (CFC)*
- Day Activity and Health Services
- Emergency Response Services
- Home-Delivered Meals
- Nursing Services*
- Occupational/Physical/Speech/Language Therapy*
- Personal Attendant Services*
- Prescription Drugs
- Respite Care (short-term supervision)*
(Only services with an asterisk * are provided by CDS, the remainder are provided by your direct services agency.)
Texas Home Living (TxHmL)
This program provides selected essential services and supports to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who live in their family homes or their own homes.
Services:
- Behavioral support
- Community First Choice (CFC)
- Day habilitation
- Dental treatment
- Employment assistance
- Minor home modifications
- Nursing
- Respite
- Specialized therapies (audiology, speech/language pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and dietary services)
(All services in the Texas Home Living program may be self-directed. The client chooses which to self direct and which to leave as the responsibility of the provider agency.)
