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HOME-BASED SERVICES

St. Coletta’s of Illinois now offers Self-Direction Assistant (SDA) services to families of intellectually disabled children and adults who choose to live at home rather than a residential care facility.

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Our skilled professionals can help those eligible for Home-Based Services (HBS) arrange for, direct and manage services; manage paperwork; budget for personalized care and services; navigate end-of-life planning and care; and facilitate approval requests for adaptive equipment, assistive technology, home and vehicle modifications, temporary assistance and therapies.

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SDA services are paid for using HBS waiver funds through the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) waiver program.

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Families do not need to pay for the services out of pocket. For more information, please contact Kim Cappelletti, director of social services, at 708-342-5200 or info@stcil.org.

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Our SDA services include:

  • Meeting with Independent Service Coordination (ISC) agencies for Discovery and/or Personal Plan

  • Assisting with Medicaid Spenddown forms (HFS-2653) and submissions

  • Assisting Employer of Record to complete their Implementation Strategy form

  • Providing information on and assisting with the hiring process of Personal Support Workers (PSWs)

  • Assisting or training on billing/timekeeping for the PSWs each month

  • Assisting with completing and updating Service Agreements for all waiver services

  • Assisting with managing the monthly budget

  • Sending Service Authorizations and PSW timesheets to ACES$

  • Working with providers and ACES$ as necessary to adjust bills that are incorrect

  • Assisting with communication and problem-solving strategies for PSWs hired directly by the individual/family

  • Providing training to individual, family, or PSW to update increase individual’s skill-acquisition

  • Assisting with prior approval request

  • Advocating (professional level staff), communicating and facilitating effectively with service provider

  • Providing medical advocacy

  • Assisting with refilling medication and/or linkage to pharmacy services

  • Assisting individual/family in acquiring needed medical supplies through insurance or other measures

  • Assisting with housing/landlord advocacy

  • Assisting with utilities, phone, cell phone, cable, internet acquisition and use, troubleshooting

  • Assisting with benefit and charity applications, energy assistance childcare subsidy applications, Lifeline, etc.

  • Assisting with employment/educational supports

  • Assisting with interaction with law enforcement and courts

  • Acquiring food, clothing and household needs when finances are low or absent

  • Computer, tablet acquisition and lessons to use technology safely

  • Acquiring free bus passes, gym memberships, tickets to and signing up for events, etc.

  • Providing IEP Advocacy

  • Assisting with end-of-life planning/care, pre-planning and arrangements for clients and/or loss of their family members

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