There are a lot of meetings and services that come with receiving disability benefits. It can be overwhelming. A very important meeting involves creating an Individual Plan of Service. An Individual Plan of Service (IPOS) outlines what support, activities, and resources a person needs to achieve their goals. The plan is an important way to identify the individual’s strengths, needs, supports, goals, and dreams. The individual should help create this plan and include any chosen
Category: Home and Community Based Services
Advice for writing your plan of service Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) are services provided by Medicaid for people with disabilities so they can live in their own homes and communities. Gone are the days of forcing people with disabilities into nursing homes or institutions. The 1981 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (Section 1915c) created Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) that allows states to provide services as an alternative to institutional care. Through Medicaid, people with