Consumer Directed Services in Bridgeton, Missouri
In Bridgeton, Communicare Elite acts as your Consumer Directed Services vendor under MO HealthNet. You select and direct your own personal care attendant — anyone but your spouse — and we handle payroll, paperwork and billing to Medicaid.
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
Confirm MO HealthNet eligibility, request the state’s in-home assessment on 866-835-3505, receive an authorized plan, then choose your vendor and hire your attendant. Each stage explained.
What your attendant can be paid for
Your plan authorizes the specific tasks — personal care, meal preparation, housekeeping, transport. Full list of covered tasks.
Paying a family member in Bridgeton
Bridgeton is close enough that a working relative can often fit paid caregiving around a shift. Anyone but a spouse 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.
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 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.
What does it cost me?
Nothing. The program is funded by MO HealthNet — you do not pay Communicare Elite and you do not pay your attendant directly. About Consumer Directed Services.
What tasks are definitely not covered?
The authorized care plan is the boundary — anything outside it is not billable to the program. What can be authorized.
Nearby communities we also serve
Hazelwood · Maryland Heights · St. Charles · Florissant — or see the whole service area.
Serving Bridgeton 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.