This waiver allows Medicaid to pay for some services not provided through “regular” Medicaid such as respiratory therapy, medical social services, nutritional counseling, home maintenance and modifications, vehicular modifications, moving assistance, respite care, home delivered meals, personal emergency response system, assistive technology, community transitional services, and home and community support services.
This program is designed to help people live independently in the community. Community Transition Services funding is available for small environmental modifications that help the participant settle into the home.
This waiver program provides services to persons with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) so that they may live in the community setting of their choice. Services include environmental modifications.
New York serves veterans through collaboration between the Veterans Administration (VA) and local Area Agencies on Aging with grant funds provided by the Nursing Home Diversion Modernization/Community Living Program Grant funded through Administration of Aging. The program is available for eligible veterans of all ages and includes home modification not covered through the VA.
The New York State Access to Home program provides financial assistance so that residential units can be made more accessible for low- and moderate-income persons with disabilities. The goal is to help individuals live safely and comfortably in their residence or return to their residence from an institutional facility. There are three programs: three programs […]
This program assists low-income, older homeowners who may face unsafe and unlivable conditions in the home. It specifically addresses situations where the homeowner cannot afford the cost of emergency repairs within a reasonable period of time.
The State Assistive Technology Grant Program, funded under the Assistive Technology Act of 2004, supports comprehensive, statewide programs in each state that improve the provision of assistive technology (often home modification-related) to individuals with disabilities of all ages.
Along with the City of New York and the American Institute of Architects New York, the New York City Department of Aging created this comprehensive guidebook to address the safety and home environments of older tenants.
The Weatherization Referral and Packaging (WRAP) Program provides home repairs to weatherize a home for energy efficiency as well as education on energy conservation. These repairs may include window replacement, insulation, caulking, weather stripping, broken glass repair and furnace repair or replacement.Other home improvement loans and grants may be available to seniors to help replace […]
