Support Services
California

We focus on the financial details, so you can focus on what matters most.

Aveanna Support Services is here to simplify the financial side of your services—whether you participate through the traditional system or a participant-directed program. We manage payments, processing, and budget tracking so you can spend more time with your family and less time on paperwork.

For more information, please contact us.

The Self-Determination Program

Take control of your services—and your budget.

California’s Self-Determination Program (SDP) gives Regional Center participants full choice over the services, supports, and providers that best fit their needs. Case workers remain involved, but participants and their families lead the planning and decision-making.

Participants create a person-centered plan, receive an annual budget, and decide how to use their funds within state and federal guidelines.

Aveanna Support Services serves as a Financial Management Service (FMS) provider.

Role of the FMS

The FMS is the only vendor contracted with Regional Centers in SDP. Responsibilities include:

  • Managing the participant’s budget
  • Paying for chosen services according to guidelines
  • Verifying provider qualifications
  • Issuing monthly budget statements to participants and Regional Centers

Aveanna’s streamlined system makes onboarding and ongoing management simple, offering real-time budget tracking so families can focus on what matters most.

Visit the State’s SDP website for more information or contact us

Social Recreation Program (459)

Turn recreation into opportunities for growth, connection, and joy.

Recreation Services give individuals with developmental disabilities the chance to enjoy meaningful, community-based activities such as sports, clubs, outings, and camps. These experiences help build social skills, improve wellness, and foster inclusion.

Aveanna partners with California Regional Centers to support payment processing for these services as a Financial Management Service (FMS).

Program Highlights

  • Funded by California Regional Centers
  • Participants choose the businesses that provide the activities
  • Aveanna handles the business registration, payment processing, and authorized reimbursement

Participants Win

  • Stronger social and communication skills
  • Increased physical activity and overall wellness
  • Confidence, independence, and community involvement
  • Fun, choice-driven recreation experiences

To learn more, please contact us.

General Self-Directed (General SD) Supports (099)

Helping you take control, plan ahead, and move forward with confidence.

General Self-Directed (General SD) Supports offer short-term coaching and training for individuals and families who want more independence in managing their services. This support helps participants build essential skills to plan effectively and coordinate their own services and providers.

Aveanna Support Services serves as a Financial Management Service (FMS) provider for this service.

What Are Some Examples?

  • Individualized planning and goal setting
  • Support with finding, hiring, and coordinating staff or providers
  • Coaching on budget management and spending plans
  • Guidance on requirements, rules, and background checks
  • Help navigating systems and coordinating services

Who Can Provide General SD Supports?

  • Vendored Providers approved by the Department of Developmental Services (DDS)
  • Participant-Directed Services (PDS) Providers selected directly by the participant

Participant-Directed Services

You manage the care. We help you manage the details.

Providing care and support for an intellectually or a developmentally disabled family member, a client, or as a guardian can be intimidating.

  • What are the relevant state and federal labor laws?
  • How do I withhold and remit state and federal taxes?
  • What insurance is required?
  • How do I run a background check on someone I want to hire?

These are just a few of the questions that families and clients have when they find a personal care worker they want to hire. That’s where we come in. We’re here to take care of these concerns and help remove the worry, so you can focus on other things.

Here today and tomorrow.

For two decades, Aveanna Support Services has provided Employer of Record services to the intellectually and developmentally disabled community through the regional center system of California. This model of service applies to Respite, Personal Assistant, Specialized Supervision, and Socialization Training services.

Care on your terms. A life of fulfillment.

If you’re new to Support Services, here’s how it works. First, individual clients and/or their families hire, train, supervise, and schedule a worker of their choice. Meanwhile, Aveanna Support Services partners with you to take care of the payroll and paperwork so you can focus on the care.

Once a family chooses their care provider and requests authorization for service hours from their Service Coordinator at the Regional Center, Aveanna implements a screening process in compliance with regional center guidelines. Once the care provider is approved, families are in charge of their training and supervision. Working closely with you and the Regional Centers, Aveanna Support Services handles:

  • Issuing paychecks or direct deposits with all applicable withholdings
  • Processing and remitting all payroll taxes and issuing W-2 income tax forms
  • Covering the care providers under Aveanna’s employment insurance policies

Our goal is to help clients and families of the Regional Center live richer and more fulfilling lives through person-centered care and streamlined processes. With Aveanna Support Services, you can focus on the care and support of your loved one while we focus on the administrative paperwork.