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Campbell County Social Services is offering a series of free Parenting Education classes during the month of February.
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Citizens should note that Campbell County Department of Social Services Board Meeting schedule and meeting location for December 2011 has been changed. The Social Services Board will conduct their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday December 14, 2011, at 2:00 p.m., in the Burton Hall VIP room on the campus of Lynchburg College (1501 Lakeside Drive, Lynchburg, VA  24501).
Crisis Assistance begins November 1, 2011 and runs through March 15, 2012. This program helps repair or purchase heating equipment for the home or pay the security deposit for the primary source of heat if there are no other means of heat in the home. Eligibility is based on total household income. Please contact your local Social Services office with any questions.
The Energy Assistance Program began October 11, 2011 and applications are accepted through November 14, 2011. This program is offered by the Department of Social Services and helps with the purchase of home heating fuel. Residents of Campbell County may apply at the Social Services office on 69 Kabler Lane in Rustburg. Eligibility is based on total household income. Please contact your local Social Services office with any questions.
Hours of operations for the Department of Social Services in Campbell County are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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Consumer-Directed Services

Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services
600 E. Broad St, Suite 1300
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 786-7933
dmasinfo@dmas.virginia.gov

 What are Consumer-Directed Services?
  • Consumer-Directed (CD) Services are available under the new Elderly or Disabled with Consumer Direction (EDCD) Waiver. This new waiver is a combination of the Elderly and Disabled Waiver and the Consumer Directed Personal Attendant Services Waiver.
  • CD Services are directed by the individual receiving the services. The individual is responsible for recruiting, hiring, training, supervising, and, if necessary, firing CD employees (attendants). (If an individual is unable to direct his or her own care, a spouse, legal guardian, parent of a child under 18, or an adult child may direct care on behalf of the individual. The person directing care for the individual cannot be the attendant.)
  • CD services are different from agency-directed services where the employee is hired by and works for an agency. In CD services the employee is hired by and works for the individual or for whomever is the CD employer.
Which services can be Consumer-Directed?

There are two services in the EDCD Waiver that are CD services.

  • Personal Assistance Services help individuals with daily needs, such as dressing, bathing, eating, and self administration of medication. Personal assistance services may be provided at home, work, and other places in the community.
  • Respite is assistance and support to individuals that give unpaid caregivers some time to do things for themselves. Respite can be provided at home and in the community.

Under the new EDCD Waiver individuals may choose agency- Directed services, consumer-directed services (personal Assistance and/or respite), or a combination of the two.

Why Use CD Services?

Individuals who choose to use CD services have responsibility for and control of their services. CD employers:

  • Find and hire their employees (attendants);
  • Train and supervise their employees;
  • Fire or let go of their empoloyees, if necessary;
  • Maintain records and manage paperwork, including timesheets.

Individuals using CD services have choices to make about their supports and services.

  • CD employers decide who will be hired.
  • CD employers, with their attendants, decide when, where, and how long the attendants will work.

Individuals choosing CD Services must receive support From a CD Services Facilitator. A listing of CD Services Facilitators can be found at http://www.dmas.virginia.gov/provider_search.asp.

To Learn More About Consumer-Directed Services

Department of Medical Assistance Services is located in Richmond. Call the Waiver Services Unit at (804) 786-1465 or TDD (800) 343-0634. or email dmasinfo@dmas.virginia.gov.

Local Departments of Social Services have Nursing Home Preadmission Screening Teams who conduct assessments for the EDCD Waiver. Go to www.dss.state.va.us/localagency/index.html.

Local Departments of Health have Nursing Home Preadmission Screening Teams who conduct assessments for the EDCD Waiver. Go to http://www.vdh.state.va.us/LHD/LocalHealthDistricts.asp.

Centers for Independent Living are located around the state. For one near you go to http://www.ilru.org/Directory/virginia.html.

Medicaid Waiver Technical Assistance Center can provide contact information for local Medicaid mentors. Call toll free (866) 323-1088 or email vawaivers@endependence.org.

Partnership for People with Disabilities at VCU can provide contact information for members of a statewide CD Services Resource Network. Call (804) 827-0202 or email eghammar@vcu.edu.