Personal Assistance Services (PAS) and Companion Registry

ENDependence Center of Northern Virginia (ECNV) maintains a PAS registry that lists individuals who are available to provide personal assistance services. The registry offers consumers in different counties a resource for finding providers. Many have home health care training and are willing to work at a mutually agreeable rate that can be lower than prevailing rates charged by home care agencies. The registry, which is updated on a regular basis, may be obtained by request from ECNV's PAS Coordinator.  

Assistants listed in the registry have completed an application that provides information about their experience and qualifications, including personal references. The applicants are then required to attend a training workshop, orienting them to the philosophy of consumer-directed services before being added to the registry.  ECNV does not conduct background or reference checks, but encourages individuals to do so before hiring an assistant from the registry.