Tag: self-direction
How Self-Direction Services Have Changed in Recent Years
Direct Care Innovations specializes in collaborating nationwide with self-directed agencies, also known as consumer-directed agencies. As part of a broader spectrum of long-term services aiding aging adults, individuals with physical disabilities, and those with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), self-direction services have witnessed substantial growth in recent years. The National Inventory of Self-Directed Long-Term Services […]
Helping Self-Directed Participants Retain Their Independence
Self-direction is a long-term care program for children and adults living with disabilities who wish to maintain their independence at home. This Medicaid-funded care allows self-directed individuals to be in control of their service plan and make choices that are best for them. Direct Care Innovations works with managed care organizations and fiscal management agencies […]
What Is Self-Direction & Why Is It Important?
What began as a Veterans Administration program at the end of World War II is now a long-term care model known as self-direction. Veterans who fought in WWII and came home with disabling injuries were given the option to hire their caregivers with their disability benefits. It wasn’t until the 1990s that this model was […]