Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Services

Home and Community Based Services (HCS) Waiver Program

Home and Community Based Services (HCS)

Home and Community Based Services (HCS) is a Medicaid waiver program that provides services and support to individuals with intellectual disability disorders so they can continue to live with family or independently.

Residential Services

Residential Services allows for staff to work with the consumer in their home to support activities that facilitate an individual’s ability to perform functional living skills and other activities of daily living. Foster/Companion Care may be provided to a consumer in the natural home after the age of 18 or else outside the natural family home at any age. Supervised living/Residential Support Services is provided in a 3 or 4 bed group home setting. Metrocare Services currently has 5 3-bed groups.

Day Habilitation

Day habilitation provides participants assistance with acquiring, retaining or improving self-help, socialization and adaptive skills necessary to live successfully in the community and participate in home and community life.

Supported Employment

Supported employment is provided in an integrated work setting (that is, a job site where generally no more than one employee or three percent of the employees have disabilities) by staff that focus on training and building natural supports so the consumer may be successful in their position.

Respite

Respite provides for the planned or emergency short-term relief of the unpaid caregiver of a participant.

Professional & Technical Supports

  • Skilled nursing
  • Behavioral support
  • Physical and occupational therapy
  • Dietary
  • Speech and language pathology
  • Audiology
  • Minor home modifications
  • Adaptive aids
  • Dental treatment.

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Thomas' Story

Thomas lived on the streets five years before moving into Metrocare’s Safe Haven transitional supportive housing program. The Outreach staff never gave up on helping Thomas, a veteran diagnosed with post-traumatic stress and bipolar disorder.

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John's Story

Before coming to The Center for Children with Autism at Metrocare (CCAM), John’s mother couldn’t communicate with her son. He was not connecting to anyone and did not speak at all until her birthday, when he finally said “mommy” for the first time, at the age of eight. It was then that she realized John had to keep working with the CCAM, if there was any hope for his future.

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Natalie's Story

Natalie is a 16-year-old who was placed on probation for getting into a physical altercation with her mother.

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Michael's Story

Michael is a seven-year-old boy who has ADHD and PDD. There is an improvement in social skills that is evidenced by a decrease in conflicts with his cousins, and he is sharing his toys more often with them. There is also a significant reduction in the frequency and intensity of the tantrums. Medication, in conjunction with behavior intervention, has helped with this improvement.

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Jim's Story

Jim is diagnosed with schizophrenia and has had 4 hospitalizations at a state hospital within the last year. On release, ACT supports consumer in locating housing and reestablishing Social Security benefits. ACT staff coach Jim in transporting self by city bus, working on a budget, developing socialization skills, and maintaining residence & personal hygiene.

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Matt's Story

A forty-eight-year-old male was placed in a state facility when he was five years old. His mother did have contact with him during the time he was in school, but financially was unable to care for him while maintaining employment. During his late thirties he was placed in an Intermediate Care Facility for Mental Retardation in the Dallas community and attended a day program.

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Paul's Story

Paul had been experiencing progressively worse "episodes" of paranoia, delusions, extreme moodiness, and auditory and visual hallucinations, to the point where his wife was ready to leave the marriage. His wife continued to encourage him to get treatment, and he finally decided to go to Metrocare. Approximately 3 years ago, at the age of 48, he was finally diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, severe, with psychotic features.

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Did You Know

1.9M

Texans live with a serious and persistent mental illness

6.4M

Texans have a mental illness and would benefit from treatment

17K

children received care from Metrocare last year

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