What is CDS?
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FreedomCare is a contracted provider of CDS, Consumer Directed Services, a program that allows people to hire and manage their own caregivers.
Who can I hire as a caregiver?
Child
Relative
Friend
Legal Spouse
When you enroll in CDS with FreedomCare, you get consistent care from a person who loves you.
Understand what CDS is all about
in this 2 minute video.
Without help — everything is hard
Meet Maria. Maria is 82, and she cannot manage alone.
Maria needs someone to cook, clean, and shop. She needs someone to manage her bills, monitor her medications and take her to doctors' appointments. She needs a kind person to help her bathe, groom, and get around.
She got an agency aide for a while, but it didn’t work out.
(The aide looked like she'd rather be anywhere else.)
Maria is sick of getting a new aide every three weeks. She needs someone reliable, for the long term.
Someone she trusts.
Someone who cares.
Someone who won’t watch TV all day.
Meet Julia, her daughter.
Julia is 48 years old, and she’s sick with worry. She knows that many agency aides don’t have her mom’s best interests at heart.
But she can’t afford to take off more hours from work.
Julia knows her mother’s care is not a game.
Mom needs someone who’ll help her maintain her diet and go to critical medical appointments.
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Mom needs someone who’ll ensure that she’s groomed, stimulated, and well-nourished at all times.
Mom needs someone who isn’t doing the bare minimum. Someone who will bring her real JOY.
What if things could be different?
What if Julia could afford to take care of Maria — and ensure her mom’s greatest quality of life?
Now, she can!
With CDS by Freedom Care, your loved ones can get paid for the care they give...and spend even more (paid) time bringing you joy.
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We'll check to see if you're eligible to apply — then Medicaid and your health plan will determine your final eligibility.
FreedomCare is available in Missouri.
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