{"id":85,"date":"2025-11-04T08:12:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T08:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-prod-tx.cdcndevelopment.com\/what-is-self-direction\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T07:35:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T07:35:41","slug":"what-is-self-direction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.consumerdirecttx.com\/km\/what-is-self-direction\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Self-Direction?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"85\" class=\"elementor elementor-85\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e8a2db2 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e8a2db2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41da2e78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"41da2e78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bb3b1db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LEARN MORE ABOUT <mark>SELF-DIRECTION<\/mark><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e32e7d7 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e32e7d7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b7ee3c8 section-tag-grey elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b7ee3c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title 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src=\"https:\/\/www.consumerdirecttx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/11\/expert-in-sefl-mobile.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f94ae7b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f94ae7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"intro\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-758f260c e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"758f260c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ed7b3a7 sticky-list elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2ed7b3a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:150,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#intro\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Intro<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#self-direction\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Self-Direction<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#how-it-works\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">How It Works<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#fms\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">FMS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#eligibility\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Eligibility<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43fe1692 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43fe1692\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-158319c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"158319c0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e66b6a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e66b6a1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6026f34 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6026f34\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec413b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eec413b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Self-Direction: Take Control of Your Support at Home<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e4e5a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21e4e5a7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eef3501 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2eef3501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Self-direction, also called consumer-direction, helps people with disabilities or other long-term care needs stay independent and safe in their homes and communities.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46b47944 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46b47944\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a028474 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"a028474\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/GobZxA90cJY?si=spEL_mte0lFgCaht&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4953b44c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4953b44c\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"self-direction\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ba42f9 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66ba42f9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a7dfa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b6a7dfa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15a5569f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15a5569f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54278d02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54278d02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Why Choose Self-Direction?<\/h3>\n<p>Self-direction is a flexible, cost-saving alternative to nursing homes or other traditional care. It helps you stay in your home and your community, where you\u2019re most comfortable.<\/p>\n<p>You are in charge. You choose someone you trust to help\u2014like a family member, friend, or someone in your community.<\/p>\n<p>This is different from traditional care, where an agency assigns your caregiver. With self-direction, you make the decisions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9faa74 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b9faa74\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5805b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5805b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43c31813 elementor-position-inline-start expertin-sd-blubox-list elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"43c31813\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFreedom to Choose\u2028\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPick the caregiver who best meets your needs.\u2028\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45e0767 elementor-position-inline-start expertin-sd-blubox-list elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"45e0767\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCare at Home\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGet support right where you live.\u2028\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-658e2f6f elementor-position-inline-start expertin-sd-blubox-list elementor-mobile-position-inline-start 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Work?<\/h3>\n<p>With self-direction, you or someone you trust can decide:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Who helps you<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>When they help<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What kind of help you need<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You may also help decide how your Medicaid funds are used, giving you more control and flexibility.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-557c66ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"557c66ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"fms\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1b188c e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1b188c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b7a09 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61b7a09\" 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