Consumer Directed Personal Assistance
provided by Center for Disability Rights, Inc.
Center For Disability Rights
Geneva NY 14456
* Provides medicaid-funded program that allows people with disabilities to hire and train personal assistants to care for them in their homes.
* Serves as a fiscal intermediary, processing payroll for personal assistants and providing support to consumers as they manage their own program of care.
Eligibility: Must be Medicaid eligible, currently receiving or approved for personal assistance, expected to need services for at least 180 days, be self-directing or have someone who can be responsible for the program on your behalf.
Application Process: Call, walk-in or email for information.
Required Documentation: Call for information.
Fees: Call for information.
Coverage Note: Allegany, Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates Counties. Some restrictions apply in some counties.
The Center for Disability Rights, Inc. (CDR) is a not-for-profit, community-based advocacy and service organization for people with all types of disabilities.