The Waskul settlement changed Michigan self-determination. Are you using your new rights? A federal court set a floor under Community Living Supports budgets, gave administrative law judges the power to...
Self-direction as a survival strategy: when you can’t find a worker, become the employer Every state and the District of Columbia now offer some form of consumer-directed personal care. In...
Self-determination and self-directed budgets Hiring your own staff and controlling your own budget sounds like freedom, and it is, right up until you realize you’ve become an unlicensed small employer....
Hiring and vetting direct support staff Self-directing your family member’s care means you are now, unofficially, a hiring manager, an HR department, and a scheduler, with none of the training...
