Community First Services and Supports (CFSS)

Minneapolis Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) Provider

Community First Services and Supports is a new service in Minnesota that is replacing Personal Care Assistance and the Consumer Support Grant. CFSS will offer residents of Minnesota who qualify the same benefits of PCA and CSG. Global Health Link is accepting referrals for CFSS Consultation Services to help educate, write Service Delivery Plans for, assist, and support individuals as they transition into CFSS.

If Community First Services and Supports may benefit you or someone you look after, please do not hesitate to contact Global Health Link to discuss qualifications and services.

Consultation Service Provider Role

● Review MnCHOICES Assessment information completed by lead agency

● Collect information from the assessment to inform the CFSS Service Delivery Plan

● Meet with clients to create service plan and educate individuals on CFSS

● Attach service plan to person’s record in MnCHOICES

● Notify the lead agency the plan is completed

● Provide ongoing Support to individual

Minneapolis CFSS Provider:
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Qualifications for CFSS

An individual must meet the following requirements in order to qualify for CFSS:

Support an individual’s transition into housing
Increase long-term stability in housing in the community
Avoid future periods of homelessness or institutionalization

Personal Support Services

Services vary according to individualized service plans.

Assistance with instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), such as meal planning, preparation, and cooking; shopping for food, clothing, or other essential items; laundry; housecleaning; assistance with medications; managing finances; communicating needs and preferences during activities; arranging supports; and assistance with traveling around and participating in the community
Assistance with health-related procedures and tasks that can be taught or assigned by a state-licensed health care or mental health professional and performed by a support worker
Expenditures for items, services, supports, environmental modifications, or goods, including, assistive technology
Adaptive skills training and techniques taught to maximize the independence of our clients
Assistance with activities of daily living, including eating, toileting, grooming, dressing, bathing, mobility, positioning, and transferring
Observation and redirection for behavior or symptoms when there is a need for assistance
Back-up systems or mechanisms, such as the use of pagers or other electronic devices, to ensure, continuity of the participant’s services and supports
Services of up to 40 hours per seven-day period provided by a support worker who is a parent, step-parent, or legal guardian of a participant who is under age 18, or who is the participant’s spouse, regardless of the number of parents providing services, combination of parents and spouses providing services, or number of children who receive MA services
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Minneapolis Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) Provider

Consultation Service Provider Role

Minneapolis CFSS Provider:
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Qualifications for CFSS

Personal Support Services

The CFSS End-to-End Process

Our Services

Contact Info

Minneapolis Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) Provider

Consultation Service Provider Role

Minneapolis CFSS Provider: Services

Qualifications for CFSS

Personal Support Services

The CFSS End-to-End Process

Our Services

Contact Info

Minneapolis CFSS Provider:
Services