Illinois action guide · Verified July 26, 2026
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Enrolled; choosing services, providers, or self-direction

Compare provider-managed, residential, and Home-Based Services

Use the Personal Plan and official waiver information to compare service models before choosing.

Official sources checked 2026-07-26

Start here

Review Home-Based Services

Before you start

  • Personal Plan outcomes, desired living arrangement, daily support, employment, health and safety needs, caregiver role, self-direction capacity, and backup needs.

Who to contact

Assigned ISC; Self-Direction Assistance may support Home-Based Services planning.

Step by step

  1. Ask the ISC which service models can address the plan outcomes.
  2. Compare who recruits, schedules, supervises, documents, and backs up support in each model.
  3. Record the choice, unresolved risks, and next authorization action.

Expected next

A documented model choice or a list of information still needed before choosing.

Save this proof

Comparison notes, Personal Plan references, chosen model, risk and backup decisions, and next authorization step.

If this stalls or the answer is no

Ask the ISC to connect each option to a cited waiver service and explain what remains unavailable or unverified.

Beyond Childhood planning aid

Service-model comparison

A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the official sources named below.

  • Who manages staff
  • Scheduling
  • Backup
  • Budget duties
  • Living setting
  • Employment
  • Safety
  • Fit

Derived from Adult Developmental Disabilities Waiver, Approved Adult DD Waiver Effective January 1, 2026, Illinois Personal Plan, Home-Based Services and Self-Direction Assistance

Official resources

Limits

Available options depend on eligibility, waiver rules, authorization, providers, and the individual plan.

Beyond Childhood’s checklists and prompts are planning aids derived from official sources. They are not official forms, legal advice, eligibility decisions, or guarantees of funding, capacity, quality, or service.

Checked sources

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