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Self-Directed Supports
Stated simply, participants in long-term care programs actively direct the supports and services being provided. ...the term self-directed supports refers to a wide range of approaches designed to maximize choice and control for people who use long-term care services and supports.
People who self-direct are able to hire, supervise, and fire their own direct care workers. But SDS involves many other elements as well, including control of one’s own budget for services, choice of services and supports, and decision-making authority.
Though frequently used for in-home care, SDS can be used outside of the home as well for services such as transportation and supported employment.
Adapted from: Self-Directed Supports, A Report of The Wisconsin Self-Directed Supports Cross-Unit Functional Team and the Wisconsin Self-Directed Supports Stakeholders Committee, Wisconsin Dept. of Health and Family Services, prepared by The Management Group, September 2006.
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