Get paid to care for a loved one in Texas.
Texas Medicaid's Consumer Directed Services (CDS) option can pay a family member or friend to be your loved one's attendant. Hometown handles the payroll, taxes and paperwork, at no cost to your family.
Enrollment opens soon.
Leave your number and we'll call you as soon as it does.
Everything except the care itself
Hometown gets you paid
You give the care. We make sure the money for it reaches you.You give the care. We make sure the money for it reaches you, on schedule, every pay period.
Taxes and payroll
Withholding, employer taxes, W-2s and quarterly filings, on time every time.Withholding, employer taxes, W-2s and quarterly filings, filed correctly and on time.Withholding, employer taxes, W-2s and quarterly filings, filed correctly and on time, every time.
The admin work behind it
Enrollment packets, budgets, and the records Texas HHSC expects, all kept organized so you never have to find them.Enrollment packets, budgets, timesheets, and the records Texas HHSC expects, all kept organized so you never have to find them.
- No cost to CDS employersNo cost to CDS employers, funded through Texas Medicaid
- Our team is always available to answer questions
- Payday made simple for everyone
How Hometown Helps
Choose care option
Pick the CDS (Consumer Directed Services) option with your loved one's Medicaid case manager.Select the CDS (Consumer Directed Services) option with your loved one's Medicaid case manager.
Pick Hometown
We walk you through the enrollment packet and give you every form it needs, in English or Spanish.
Hometown sets you up
We set up payroll and taxes for you and tell you where things stand at every step.
Record & submit
Log your timesheets and the details of the care you provide.
Get paid
Hometown pays you every pay period, with taxes withheld.
Why Hometown?
Easy to use
We always answer the phone, simplify the paperwork, and guide you every step of the way.We always answer the phone, simplify the paperwork and the steps it takes to get set up and get paid, and guide you every step of the way.
Modern
Timesheets go in from a simple mobile app, and our software checks them against the approved hours before payroll runs, so mistakes are caught before payday.
Welcoming
You're caring for someone you love. We support you every step of the way.You're caring for the people you love, and we support you every step of the way.
Know someone who needs care?
Case managers, coordinators, neighbors, friends: send them our way. We explain the CDS option in plain language, walk the family through enrollment, and take the paperwork from there.
Rather talk it through? Email us. Our team is always available to answer questions.
Opening soon across Texas.
Join the waitlist and we'll call you the moment enrollment opens for your program.Join the waitlist and we'll call you the moment enrollment opens for your program: CLASS, HCS, TxHmL, STAR+PLUS and more.
Be first in line
We'll call you when enrollment opens in your program. Joining is free and doesn't commit you to anything.
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