Consumer Directed Services in St. Peters, Missouri
Communicare Elite is the CDS vendor for St. Peters under MO HealthNet. If you qualify, you select your own attendant, including a relative who is not your spouse, and we look after payroll, paperwork and Medicaid billing.
Why home care matters in St. Peters
St. Peters grew explosively from the 1970s onward, and that history shapes who needs care here now. Street after street of subdivisions went up within a couple of decades and sold largely to young families — which means a great many households in this city are reaching the same stage of life at roughly the same time.
The upside is that the housing is relatively forgiving. Ranch and split plans from that era are easier to adapt than a century-old city flat, and many residents can stay on one level with modest help. The constraint is the one common to all of St. Charles County: it is built entirely around driving, with little public transport. Once driving stops, an authorized transportation task in the care plan often does more for a person’s independence than any other single item.
How CDS works for St. Peters residents
Establish MO HealthNet eligibility, request the state’s assessment on 866-835-3505, and receive an authorized care plan before selecting a vendor. All the steps.
What your attendant can be paid for
Personal care, meal preparation, light housekeeping and transport are all authorizable, subject to your plan. Covered tasks.
Paying a family member in St. Peters
A relative in St. Peters who is already helping daily can become the paid attendant — spouses excepted. How family caregivers get paid.
Distance from our office
Communicare Elite is at 4477 Woodson Rd, Suite 106, St. Louis, MO 63134, minutes from Lambert International Airport — roughly about 25 minutes from St. Peters. Most business is handled by phone, but you are welcome at the office; call ahead so someone is expecting you.
We serve Missouri only. Consumer Directed Services is a Missouri Medicaid program. Illinois residents are served by Illinois programs and Illinois providers, even a few minutes across the river.
Questions from St. Peters families
My house is a split-level. Does that make things harder?
It can — split-levels put bedrooms and laundry on different half-levels. Mention the stairs specifically when you are assessed.
There is no bus service near me. Can an attendant drive me?
Essential transportation is one of the authorizable task categories, and in St. Charles County it is frequently the most valuable one.
Do you serve the whole of St. Peters?
Yes, and the surrounding St. Charles County communities with it.
Do you serve Illinois residents?
No. Consumer Directed Services is a Missouri Medicaid program, so Illinois residents are served by Illinois programs and Illinois providers. Our Missouri service area.
What does an attendant actually do day to day?
The role is defined, and it is worth reading before hiring someone. What a personal care attendant does.
Nearby communities we also serve
St. Charles · O’Fallon · Wentzville · Maryland Heights — or see the whole service area.
Serving St. Peters and the surrounding area.
Call (314) 809-6655 for a free consultation, or text (314) 886-5902. We serve St. Louis City, St. Louis County and Missouri communities within about 40 miles of our office.