Behavioral Support
Assessment, positive behavioral support planning, team training, data review, and ongoing plan monitoring consistent with the individual’s ISP.
Our services
Flexible support. Meaningful outcomes.
Services are person-centered, based on assessed needs, and coordinated through the individual’s approved ISP.
Community Participation Support (CPS)
Person-centered support that helps individuals explore their interests, build skills and relationships, participate in meaningful community activities, and increase independence.
In-Home and Community Support
Skill-building and assistance with daily living, community participation, relationships, routines, and greater independence.
Companion
Supportive companionship focused on social connection, community access, personal interests, and valued everyday activities.
In-Home Respite
Short-term support in the person’s home that maintains continuity and gives family caregivers a dependable break.
Homemaker / Chore
Assistance with household activities that contribute to a clean, safe, comfortable living environment.
Getting started with ODP
How can I be approved for Pennsylvania ODP services?
Approval begins with Pennsylvania’s public eligibility process. Dakota Connections can explain our services, but your county MH/ID office—not a provider—determines eligibility.
Contact your county office
Contact your local Mental Health/Intellectual Disabilities (MH/ID) office and request an appointment to register for ODP supports and services.
Gather supporting records
Bring available medical, psychological, developmental, and school records that may help establish eligibility.
Complete the eligibility review
The county MH/ID office reviews the documentation and determines whether the person meets Pennsylvania’s eligibility requirements.
Identify support needs
If eligible, the person’s needs are assessed and a Supports Coordinator helps with person-centered planning and available service options.
Explore waiver enrollment
Eligibility does not guarantee immediate waiver funding. Waiver enrollment depends on assessed need, program requirements, priority, and available capacity.
Pennsylvania ODP waivers
Understanding the waiver programs
These programs can help eligible people receive support at home and in their communities. The county MH/ID office determines eligibility; the services a person receives depend on their approved individual support plan and program rules.
Consolidated Waiver
A broad range of home and community supports for people with intellectual disabilities, autism, or developmental disabilities. The state’s service list includes in-home support, respite, employment supports, Life Sharing, and residential habilitation.
View Pennsylvania program details ↗Person/Family Directed Support (P/FDS)
Supports for people to live more independently at home and in the community, through agency-based or self-directed services. Options include in-home support, community participation, respite, and employment supports, subject to an annual individual cost limit.
View Pennsylvania program details ↗Community Living Waiver
Home and community supports that promote independence, employment, and choice. The state’s service list includes in-home support, respite, Life Sharing, and Supported Living, subject to an annual individual cost limit.
View Pennsylvania program details ↗Dakota Connections provides only services for which it is approved and authorized in an individual’s plan.
Let’s talk about support
Tell us about the services you are looking for and we can discuss how Dakota Connections may help.