
A History of Great Service in Vermont
We have a long-standing partnership with the VT Agency of Human Services. Starting in the mid-1990s, we began working with the Developmental Disabilities Services Division to help individuals to self- and surrogate-direct Home and Community Based services and have grown, over the last 25 years, to include all self- and surrogate-directed supports through the Agency of Human Services.
Home & Community Based Services
ARIS is proud to work with individuals through the following programs:
- Adult Family Care Respite (AFCR)
- Brain Injury Program – Respite (BIP)
- Children’s Personal Care Service Program (CPCS)
- Choices for Care (CFC)/Flexible Choices (Flex)/Moderate Needs (MN)
- Developmental Disabilities Services (DS)
- Family Managed Respite (FMR)
- Participant Directed Attendant Care (PDAC/ASP)

Current Programs
Adult Family Care is a 24-hour care and support option in Choices for Care in which participants live-in and receive services from an Adult Family Care (AFC) Home. As part of this option, AFC Home Providers are authorized a respite budget to manage to provide planned breaks or respond to unplanned situations.
Contact Information
Angela Smith-Dieng, Division Director
HC 2 South, 280 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671
Agencies
- Choice TBI Support Services
(802) 622-8122 - Green Mountain Support Services
(802) 888-7602 - Health Care and Rehabilitative Services
(802) 886-4500 - Lincoln Street Inc.
(802) 886-1833 - Pride Inc.
(802) 479-5801 - Vermont Comforts of Home
(802) 662-5978
In 1991, the Department of Aging and Disabilities and the Department of Social Welfare began the operation of a three-year pilot project offering community-based rehabilitative services. The goal of this program was to divert people from facility placement and/or return Vermonters with a moderate to severe traumatic brain injury from out-of-state facilities. Prior to the development of this service, people were placed in expensive out of state facilities, often there for years, with little hope of returning to their home communities. The project demonstrated that individuals with a moderate to severe traumatic brain injury participating in the pilot were able to be served appropriately in community-based settings.
Contact Information
Angela Smith-Dieng, Division Director
HC 2 South, 280 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671
Agencies
- Choice TBI Support Services
(802) 622-8122 - Green Mountain Support Services
(802) 888-7602 - Health Care and Rehabilitative Services
(802) 886-4500 - Pride Inc.
(802) 479-5801
Sometimes children under the age of 21 need extra help with their daily self-care routine. Children’s Personal Care Services may be able to help families and caregivers to pay for one-on-one assistance for a child needing assistance with dressing, bathing, grooming, toileting, eating and/or mobility.
Contact Information
Children with Special Health Needs
Vermont Department of Health
108 Cherry Street, PO Box 70
Burlington, VT 05402
Choices for Care (High/Highest) provides a package of long-term services and supports to Vermonters who are age 18 years and over and need nursing home level of care. People who need nursing home level of care typically require extensive or total assistance on a daily basis with personal care. Eligible people choose where to receive their services: in their home, in their family’s home, an Adult Family Care home, Enhanced Residential Care or nursing facility. People must meet a clinical and financial eligibility for long-term care Medicaid in Vermont.
Contact Information
Angela Smith-Dieng, Division Director
HC 2 South, 280 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671
Flexible Choices
- Transition II
(866) 572-7127
Local Area Agencies on Aging
- Age Well -Champlain Valley
(802) 865-0360 - Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging
St. Johnsbury (802)642-5119 - Area Agency on Aging
Hardwick (802) 472-6526 - Central VT Council on Aging
Barre (802)479-5436 - Central VT Council on Aging
Hyde Park (802) 479-0531 - Central VT Council on Aging
Rochester (802) 967-8024 - Southwestern Council on Aging
Rutland (802) 786-5991 - Senior Solutions
Springfield (802) 642-5119
Local Home Health Agencies
- Addison County Home Health & Hospice
(802) 388-7259 - Bennington County VNA & Hospice of SVHC
(802) 442-5502 - Caledonia Home Health
(802) 748-8116 - Central VT Home Health & Hospice
(802) 223-1878 - Chittenden UVM Home Health & Hospice
(802) 658-1900 - Franklin County Home Health
(802) 527-7531 - Grand Isle UVM Home Health & Hospice
(802) 372-8733 - Lamoille Home Health
(802) 888-4651 - Manchester Health Services
(802) 362-2126 - Orleans/Essex VNA
(802)334-5213 - Rutland Area VNA
(802) 775-0568 - Visiting Nurses Alliance of VT & NH
(888) 300-8853
The primary funding source for adults with developmental disabilities is home and community-based services (HCBS) funded under the Global Commitment to Health Medicaid Waiver. HCBS services are tailored to the individual’s specific needs and based on an individualized budget and person-centered plan. Children and transition age youth with developmental disabilities and the most intensive needs may also be eligible for HCBS. Supports for children and their families may include: Service Coordination, Community Supports, Employment Services, Respite and Supervised Living (also known as In-Home Family Supports). Other services may be available as well.
Contact Information
Developmental Disabilities Services Division
280 State Drive, HC2 South
Waterbury, VT 05671
Additional Links
Family Managed Respite (FMR) provides family caregivers a break in ongoing care for children and young adults, under age 21, who have an identified mental health condition or developmental disability. Respite can be used as needed, either planned or in response to a crisis. It can also be used to create a break for the normal routine for the child with a disability.
Contact Information
Developmental Disabilities Services Division
280 State Drive, HC2 South
Waterbury, VT 05671
Agencies
- Champlain Community Services
(802) 655-0511 - Counseling Services of Addison County
(802) 388-6751 - Families First
(802) 464-9633 - Green Mt Support Services
(802) 888-7602 - Health Care and Rehab Services
(802) 886-4500 - Howard Center
(802) 488-6000 - Lamoille County Mental Health
(802) 888-5026 - Lincoln Street Inc.
(802)886-1833 - Northeast Kingdom Health Services
(802) 748-3181 - Northwest Counseling & Support Services
(802) 524-6554 - Rutland Mental Health Services
(802) 775-2381 - Specialized Community Care
(802) 388-6388 - Transition II
(802) 846-7007 - United Counseling Services
(802) 442-5491 - Upper Valley Services
Bradford (802) 222-9235
Moretown (802) 496-7830
Randolph (802) 728-4476 - Washington County Mental Health
(802) 229-1399
The Attendant Services Program (ASP) supports personal care services for adults with a “severe and permanent disability” who need physical assistance with activities of daily living (such as bathing, getting dressed and eating) to remain in their homes. Applicants must be able to direct their own attendant care services.
Coverage for Attendant Services is through Vermont Medicaid. People who are not eligible for Medicaid may be eligible for General Funds coverage, if funds are available.
Contact Information
Angela Smith-Dieng, Division Director
HC 2 South, 280 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671
Universal Enrollment Forms/Handbooks
Payroll Schedules
Please remember that timesheets must be received by the date included on the schedule in order to be process within the payroll cycle. Late timesheets will be held until the next regularly schedule program payroll cycle for processing. Due dates are as listed and do not change if they fall on a holiday.
Handbooks & Other Information
News & Resources
We Are Here to Help
The ARIS team is available to help beyond processing payroll. Our team is knowledgeable in program guidelines and resources, Vermont Earned Sick Leave eligibility, accrual and use, and Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) requirements. Our Customer Service team is available Monday through Friday, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. They can be reached by calling 800-798-1658 or by email at [email protected].