Service area
CDS in Lawrence County, Missouri
We serve Lawrence County. If you have Missouri Medicaid and you need help at home, you can choose your own caregiver, including a family member or friend, and Medicaid pays them $15.00 an hour.
Towns we cover
Across Lawrence County
- Mount Vernon
- Aurora
- Marionville
- Miller
- Pierce City
- Verona
- Halltown
Somewhere not listed? If it is in Lawrence County, we cover it. Call and check.
What you get
The same program, locally run
- ✓You choose the caregiver. A son, daughter, grandchild, friend or neighbor. Not a spouse or legal guardian.
- ✓$15.00 an hour, paid every Thursday by direct deposit or pay card.
- ✓No cost to you. CDS is free to all Medicaid participants.
- ✓We do the paperwork. Both tax registrations, payroll, taxes, background checks and EVV setup.
- ✓Someone answers the phone. Monthly check-in calls, and an annual visit in person.
- ✓No caregiver yet? We keep a list of people looking for work in Lawrence County and make the introduction.
No cost to you
See if you qualify in Lawrence County
Four questions decide it, and none of them are financial. If you have Missouri Medicaid and need help at home, you are very likely eligible.
Prefer to talk? Call 417-218-2888, toll free 866-863-5151, Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm.
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Usually within one business day. If it is urgent, call 417-218-2888.