Hiring In-Home AttendantsStay Independent at Home

• Self-directed services are long-term services that help people of all ages across all types of disabilities maintain their independence and determine for themselves how their services and supports are provided.
• Self-directed services are in-home services that support a person’s right to decide the types and levels of support they need to live independently.
• When you direct your own services, you take control and decide WHO to hire, WHEN they work, and WHAT tasks they perform. You’re the employer and can hire any person you choose, including friends or family members. The choice is yours!

OCCK can help you with:

• Information and assistance.
• Skills training every step of the way.
• Understanding your person-centered service plan.
• Tools to aid you with the hiring process, training, and managing your employees.
• Knowledge about self-direction and your options.
• Individual rights and responsibilities.
• Advocacy.
• (And more)

We can provide administrative support and handle all aspects of the below:

• Maintaining payroll records and payments to employees
• Performing background checks
• Withholding taxes, reporting, and payment of taxes to the IRS
• Filing workers’ compensation and the unemployment process
• We maintain a list of attendants that are available for hire.

• Those who remain in their own homes are 40 percent more likely to continue making their own daily decisions related to meals, finances, and community outings.
• People are less likely to cognitively decline due to more social engagements, also leading to better mental health and less depression when not in a facility.
• OCCK provides an average of 70 hours a month of skills training to self-directed employers.