Consumer Directed Services in Bridgeton, Missouri

Communicare Elite provides MO HealthNet Consumer Directed Services to residents of Bridgeton and the surrounding north St. Louis County area. If you are eligible, you choose your own personal care attendant — including a family member other than your spouse — and we handle payroll, program paperwork and Medicaid billing.

Why home care matters in Bridgeton

Bridgeton is immediately west of our office, and like much of North County it has an older population living in single-family homes bought decades ago. It is also a community where a lot of people have had to think hard about staying put — and the ones who want to stay tend to be very clear about it.

The practical advantages here are location and access. SSM Health DePaul Hospital sits just north in Bridgeton, which shortens the most common medical trip a care plan has to cover, and the intersection of I-70, I-270 and Highway 370 means an attendant coming from almost anywhere in North County or St. Charles can reach a Bridgeton address quickly. When you are choosing someone to hire, that reliability in bad weather is worth more than it appears on a map.

How CDS works for Bridgeton residents

1. Confirm you are likely eligible. You need to be 18 or older, eligible for MO HealthNet, physically disabled, able to direct your own care, and assessed at a nursing facility level of care. Full requirements.
2. Request a state assessment. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services assesses you at home. Their referral line is 866-835-3505.
3. Receive an authorized care plan listing the tasks and hours approved for you. What can be authorized.
4. Choose Communicare Elite as your CDS vendor.
5. Hire your attendant — anyone but your spouse, subject to background screening. How to choose.
6. Work begins. You and your attendant sign biweekly timesheets; we run payroll and bill Medicaid. How pay works.

What your attendant can help with

See the full list of covered tasks →

Getting paid to care for a family member in Bridgeton

If you already help a parent, an adult child, a sibling or a friend in Bridgeton, that work can become paid employment. Missouri law excludes only the consumer’s spouse from being a paid personal care attendant — every other relationship is eligible.

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 10 minutes from Bridgeton. Most business is handled by phone, but you are welcome at the office; call ahead so someone is expecting you.

Questions from Bridgeton families

Can my attendant drive me to DePaul Hospital?

Transportation to medical appointments is one of the task categories CDS can authorize, and DePaul is close. Whether it is in your plan depends on your assessment.

I live in Bridgeton but my daughter lives in St. Charles. Can she be my attendant?

Yes. St. Charles is a short drive and well within our service area, and an adult daughter is eligible to be a paid attendant.

How far are you from Bridgeton?

About ten minutes — we are just east of you on Woodson Road.

Does CDS cost me anything?

No. The program is funded by MO HealthNet. You do not pay Communicare Elite and you do not pay your attendant directly.

Can I switch to Communicare Elite from another vendor?

Yes, without reapplying for the program or losing your authorized hours. How switching works.

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