Home Care Complaint Line
Home care complaint tracking hotline administered by the Human Resources Administration
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CLOSEHome care complaint tracking hotline administered by the Human Resources Administration
NY Connects provides free, unbiased information and assistance. NY Connects can help you link to long term services and supports, such as home care, transportation, and meals.
Contact 212.962.2720 if you reside in Manhattan.
Contact 718.671.6200 if you reside in Brooklyn.
Contact 347.862.5200 if you reside in the Bronx.
Contact 718.489.3954 if you reside in the Staten Island.
The Family Home Care program crisis intervention services help families, when feasible, keep their children safely at home with home care services including:
Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) is provided through Chinese-American Planning Council. CDPAP allows families to hire the caregiver of their choice, including most family members and friends.
Western New York 211 has compiled an online directory of resources and services for families in Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming counties. Families can also call 211 or 888.696.9211 to obtain information on services.
Contact 211 or 888.696.9211.
Parent Network of WNY is a not-for-profit agency that provides education and resources for families of people with special needs (birth through adulthood) and for professionals. Parent Network of WNY provides 1-on-1 Support and education through resources, workshops and support groups to assist families of individuals with disabilities to understand their disability and navigate the support service system.
This document outlines the procedural steps necessary to complete the transfer of members/participants between the NYS Medicaid Health Home Program (Health Homes Serving Children and Health Homes Serving Adults) to/from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Nursing Home Transition and Diversion (NHTD), or NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) Waiver Programs.
The purpose of this document is to outline the procedural steps necessary when a person is receiving care management/waiver services from either NYS Department of Health (DOH) or NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and wants to receive services under the other system. When there is a request on behalf of the person/family to transfer from one program to the other, the steps outlined in this guidance document must occur to successfully transfer.
The New York State Department of Health (DOH) has created an online database to help families find a Health Home that serves their county.
A ´Health Home´ is not a physical place; it is a group of health care and service providers working together to make sure someone gets the care and services they need to stay healthy. Once enrolled in a Health Home, they will have a care manager that works with them to develop a care plan. A care plan maps out the services needed, to put them on the road to better health. Some of the services may include:
The New York State Department of Health (DOH) has compiled a directory of contacts for Managed Care Plans for Health Homes and Care Management Agencies.
These plans include: