Self-Directed Home Care Services

Self-direction is a service model allowing persons with disabilities or elderly individuals needing additional assistance to oversee and manage services in their home. This service model ensures you maintain the right to hire, train, and direct your workers guided by a personal support plan you develop.

Individuals who self-direct their in-home care can utilize Fiscal Management Services (FMS) to provide the administrative payroll functions for their attendants. Certain programs such as the Medicaid Home and Community Based Service (HCBS) programs and some insurance companies will pay for this service for qualifying individuals. 3Rivers also offers affordable options for individuals choosing to pay for this service themselves. (See Home Care Options for more details on our private pay program.)

Here To Meet Your Needs

Our FMS staff are committed to helping Kansans with disabilities maintain their independence in the community setting of their choosing. 3Rivers has provided an array of disability services in Kansas since 1986 and we put our expertise to work for you!

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What Can 3Rivers Do For You

3Rivers takes care of the legal and financial aspects of employing your worker so you don’t have to! We process time tracking reports, wages, taxes, workers compensation, unemployment insurance, collect and maintain federal and state employment paperwork, and much more in compliance with all federal and state regulations. You maintain the right to self-direct your services including hiring, training, and directing your attendant while 3Rivers FMS staff handle the financial tasks on your behalf.

Information & Assistance

3Rivers Inc. offers a wide-range of individualized self-directed care services free of charge to you.
Services include, but are not limited to:

  • Employee management training and support
  • Education regarding safe and healthy work environments
  • Free home assessments to help you safely “age in place”
  • Advocacy and individual rights
  • Skills training such as budgeting, health management, housekeeping, etc.
  • Access to local and regional resources

Understanding Your In-Home Services

We can help explain how the in-home services Kansans with disabilities receive relate to a Plan of Care, clarify Waiver restrictions, provide training on self-direction, and educate on rights and responsibilities.

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Direct Service Workers

Interested in becoming a direct service worker (DSW)? See our Direct Service Worker page for more details.