MEDICALLY DEPENDENT CHILDREN PROGRAM (MDCP)
Medically Dependent Children Program provides:
Respite: Direct care to an individual to provide a caregiver temporary relief from caregiving activities when the caregiver would usually perform such activities.
Adjunct Support Services: Specific direct care needed by a person to participate in child care, post-secondary education, or independent living during the time the caregiver is at work, attending job training or attending school.
Adaptive Aids: A device that is needed to treat, rehabilitate, prevent, or compensate for a condition that results in a disability or a loss of function and helps a person preform the activities of daily living or control the environment. Adaptive aids are limited to $4,000 per eligibility period.
Minor Home Modifications: A physical change to an individual’s residence that is needed to prevent institutionalization or to support the most integrated setting for a person to remain in the community. Minor home modifications are limited to $7,500 during the individual’s lifetime and include:
Respite: Direct care to an individual to provide a caregiver temporary relief from caregiving activities when the caregiver would usually perform such activities.
Adjunct Support Services: Specific direct care needed by a person to participate in child care, post-secondary education, or independent living during the time the caregiver is at work, attending job training or attending school.
Adaptive Aids: A device that is needed to treat, rehabilitate, prevent, or compensate for a condition that results in a disability or a loss of function and helps a person preform the activities of daily living or control the environment. Adaptive aids are limited to $4,000 per eligibility period.
Minor Home Modifications: A physical change to an individual’s residence that is needed to prevent institutionalization or to support the most integrated setting for a person to remain in the community. Minor home modifications are limited to $7,500 during the individual’s lifetime and include:
- Bathroom Modifications
- Doorway Widening
- Ramps
For more information and to see if you qualify, please call
972-681-8420.
Also, learn about the CDS Option available for CAS clients.
972-681-8420.
Also, learn about the CDS Option available for CAS clients.