This Nursing Support Agency Gets You Self-Direction Under The DDA In Maryland

by PRC Agency PR

If you’re drowning in Developmental Disability Agency (DDA) paperwork and don’t know how to get your loved one the help and care they need, Community Health & Education Services (CHES) has the answers.

The agency’s experienced, empathetic and efficient Case Management and Delegating Nurses (CM/DN) can assist you if you have a loved one with a disability or additional care needs. They do so by providing the assessments that are required by the state’s DDA. With their CM and DN nurses, Community Health & Education Services can better help you to navigate these complex legal requirements and help your loved one self-direct their care.

Go to https://www.communityhes.org/home-health-care-dda-nursing-support-services to find out more.

CHES' disability assessment services come to address the recent changes to Maryland state laws and to the way the DDA works. They also reflect the implementation of the complex but valuable Health Risk Screening Tool (HRST).

This tool, which is now mandated in Maryland for anyone seeking care, can seem daunting, but, as CHES explains, it is actually extremely beneficial for you and your loved one with a disability.

Rather than assessing the level of their disability, the HRST measures your loved one’s health risk. The purpose of the tool is to identify health risks early and prevent future complications and identify service needs that may be less obvious. As such, if done correctly under the guidance of one of the agency’s CM or DN nurses, it can allow for greater ongoing care assistance and monitoring, and can ultimately lead to improvements in the quality of life of your loved one.

The HRST is just one of many assessments that CHES’ CM and DN nurses oversee. Through their consultation and case management services, they also assist you by conducting a comprehensive nursing assessment and a self-administration assessment, and by developing healthcare protocols, a care plan, and a connected network of healthcare providers.

The agency’s CM and DN nurses are here to help you whether your loved one has a visual impairment, Cerebral Palsy, a learning or mental disorder, Spinal Bifida, a spinal cord injury, Down Syndrome, muscular dystrophy, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a traumatic brain injury, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) or another condition.

CHES is a full-service Residential Service Agency (RSA) that works passionately to improve the outcomes of individuals with disabilities throughout Maryland.

A spokesperson for the agency said, “Our Case Management and Delegating Nurses are committed to providing custom nursing duties to participants served by conducting comprehensive assessments, routine review of medication administration, review of HRST, etc. These focus on participant’s health and safety, thereby preventing practices with adverse outcomes for participants and helping them to self-direct their care through the DDA.”

If you’re just beginning your care journey, let Community Health & Education Services guide you through this difficult but essential time.

Visit https://www.communityhes.org/home-health-care-dda-nursing-support-services to see how the agency can help your loved one get the care and support they deserve.