Touch of Tenderness CDS, LLC

Consumer Directed Services (CDS) is a Medicaid based program which provides personal care attendant (PCA) services to individuals with disabilities; enabling them to live independently. Individuals in the CDS program are trained to hire their own attendants to assist them with daily tasks. A friend or family member may be hired as a personal care attendant, with the exception of a spouse or anyone

under the age of 18. The PCA must have a clean background check through the Missouri State Family Care Safety Registry before being employed by a CDS participant. Touch of Tenderness CDS, LLC provides training on hiring and managing PCAs for the CDS participants in St. Louis City, St. Louis County and St. Charles County areas. To qualify for consumer controlled CDS services, a person must:
* Be receiving or eligible to receive Medicaid
* At least 18 years old
* Has a qualifying disability
* Able and willing to recruit, hire and manage personal care attendants
* Seeking or living in an independent living situation
* Able to self-direct their services