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What is CFSS?
CFSS, or Community First Services and Supports, is a Minnesota Health Care Program that offers flexible options to meet an individual’s...
Mar 12 min read
Social Work Month – March 2024: Empowering Social Workers!
Let’s celebrate Social Work Month and express our heartfelt appreciation for the incredible work done by social workers! March is a...
Jul 28, 20233 min read
What is Respite?
MRCI offers many services that allow individuals with disabilities to stay at home and still be as independent as possible. One of these...
Jun 7, 20233 min read
What are Individualized Home Supports (IHS)?
MRCI offers great benefits to families to ensure an individual with disabilities can live a satisfied and fulfilling life, where they can...
Apr 26, 20233 min read
The Importance of Self-Directed Services for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum
April is Autism Awareness Month, making it a great time to focus on the importance of self-directed services for individuals on the...
Mar 1, 20223 min read
Caring for Joey
We’ve all heard that anything can happen in the blink of an eye. Well, Patti Dee certainly knows that is true. Pregnant with her son,...
Nov 16, 20213 min read
Flexible care at home: A Self-Directed Alternative for Seniors
Like many Minnesotans, Mark was facing a problem. His aging mother was at the point where she needed assistance to take care of herself....
Jun 11, 20213 min read
Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Explained
EVV allows the ability to focus more time and attention on the care recipient and less on administrative tasks such as faxing, emailing...
Jun 2, 20213 min read
Searching for Direct Care Staff?
Are you looking for staff? The Human Resources Team at MRCI Client Directed Services (CDS) provides information on job posting and tips...
Apr 30, 20213 min read
Meet College-Bound Brandon
Meet Brandon, he’s 23, likes making cookies, has autism, and now, he is going to college. Having been accepted to the Beyond Limits...
Apr 9, 20213 min read
The Who's Who of CDCS
In programs such as Consumer Directed Community Supports (CDCS) the terminology and the roles of the people involved can be confusing. To...
Mar 20, 20212 min read
MRCI Celebrates Self-Direction Successes
Like a lot of people in 2020, Gina Rietveld was worried when her hours at work got cut back because of COVID. The worries were a little...
Mar 18, 20212 min read
What is CFSS?
Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) is a Minnesota program that will replace Personal Care Assistance (PCA) and the Consumer...
Feb 24, 20212 min read
2021 Legislative Updates
MRCI CDS believes strongly in keeping our clients, representatives, workers, and families informed of legislation that can impact their...
Feb 8, 20212 min read
5 Important facts you might not know about Payroll Model
1. Individual receiving services is the employer. Most often, the individual receiving services is the employer and holds the Federal...
Jan 6, 20212 min read
Elkins Family Story
The Elkins Family Counts on MRCI Client Directed Services As Laura Elkins watches her two daughters, ages 8 and 4, play in her backyard...
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