Consumer Directed Services in Maryland Heights, Missouri

Maryland Heights residents use Communicare Elite as their CDS vendor under MO HealthNet. You hire the attendant — a relative other than your spouse is eligible — and the payroll, program paperwork and Medicaid billing sit with us.

Why home care matters in Maryland Heights

Maryland Heights covers a lot of ground — from the older residential streets near Dorsett Road through the Westport office district to the Riverport area along the Missouri River bottoms. Its residential neighborhoods have a substantial population of long-tenured homeowners, and a growing number of adult children who have moved a parent in with them rather than into a facility.

That multi-generational arrangement is worth understanding properly, because families often assume it disqualifies them. It does not. Living with your adult children has no bearing on CDS eligibility, and the child you live with can be your paid attendant — the only excluded relationship is spouse. What families in this situation most often need is not permission but structure: a care plan that says what help is authorized, and a payroll arrangement that treats real work as real work.

How CDS works for Maryland Heights residents

Start with MO HealthNet eligibility, then the state assessment on 866-835-3505, then the authorized plan that fixes your hours before any vendor is chosen. The full sequence.

What your attendant can be paid for

An authorized plan names the tasks your attendant may be paid for, from personal care to errands. Covered tasks in full.

Paying a family member in Maryland Heights

A relative already helping in Maryland Heights can be hired as the paid attendant, provided they are not the consumer’s spouse. What that involves.

Distance from our office

Communicare Elite is at 4477 Woodson Rd, Suite 106, St. Louis, MO 63134, minutes from Lambert International Airport — roughly about 15 minutes from Maryland Heights. Most business is handled by phone, but you are welcome at the office; call ahead so someone is expecting you.

Questions from Maryland Heights families

My mother lives with us. Does that disqualify her?

No. Living with family has no effect on eligibility, and one of you can be her paid attendant as long as it is not her spouse.

Can two of us split the caregiving hours?

Yes. A consumer can employ more than one attendant within their total authorized hours — many families divide weekdays and weekends.

Do you cover the Westport and Riverport areas?

We cover all of Maryland Heights, though CDS is a residential service — it is delivered in the consumer’s home.

Does my attendant need a background check?

Yes — background screening is part of the program before an attendant can be paid. What screening involves.

How do I report a concern about an attendant?

There is a defined reporting route, and serious concerns have mandatory reporting requirements. Reporting abuse and neglect.

Nearby communities we also serve

Bridgeton · Chesterfield · Hazelwood · St. Charles — or see the whole service area.