Self Determination Program

Your budget. Your plan. Your bttr.

The Self Determination Program gives you an individual budget instead of a menu of regional center services. You decide what support you need, who provides it, and when. An Independent Facilitator helps you build the plan, a Financial Management Service (FMS) pays the bills, and your regional center certifies the budget.

bttr Living serves SDP participants at every regional center in California. We are paid through your FMS, we bill only what your family approves, and we build each service around the person, not the program.

One agency. One team. Every service in sync.

Most SDP plans stitch together separate providers that never talk to each other. With bttr, one or many services come from one agency, and that changes everything.

Better communication

One point of contact for the participant, family, Independent Facilitator, and FMS. No chasing three agencies for one answer.

Cleaner compliance

One agency handles documentation, rate agreements, and billing with your FMS. Same day notes, ready for any audit.

Stronger outcomes

Services share one plan and one set of goals, so ILS, TDS, and respite pull in the same direction instead of competing.

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Independent Living Services

One to one coaching on the skills of everyday independence: money, meals, transportation, appointments, routines, and self advocacy. Built around your goals and delivered at home and in the community, at the cadence you choose.

Statewide through SDP
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Supported Living Services

Ongoing, hands on support for an adult living in their own home. Routines, health, safety, household, and community, at whatever level of intensity the person needs.

Statewide through SDP
Learn more about SLS
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Tailored Day Services

A day program without the program room. One to one, out in the community, organized around the person's interests, routines, and goals. Billed in four hour units, at least one per week.

Statewide through SDP
Learn more about TDS
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In Home Respite

Planned breaks for family caregivers while a trained support professional keeps the person safe and comfortable at home. Minimum four hours per visit, at least one day a week.

Statewide through SDP
Learn more about respite
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Fitness Coaching

One to one adaptive fitness sessions that connect movement, routine, and confidence. Built for the person's body and pace, in the gym, at home, or outdoors.

Statewide through SDP
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Housing Search

Support to find, apply for, and move into a home of the person's own: searching, paperwork, viewings, and the first weeks of settling in.

Statewide through SDP
Learn more about housing
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Adaptive Skills Training

Focused coaching on specific daily living, communication, or community skills the person wants to build, with a clear plan and measurable progress.

Statewide through SDP
Learn more about adaptive skills

Not sure which lines belong in your spending plan? Share your certified budget with us and we will map it together with your Independent Facilitator.