I’m often surprised by the lack of awareness of consumer-directed care, also known as self-direction. It’s not new. In the 1990s, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awarded grants to develop ...

After 10 years as a systems advocate for the Resource Center for Accessible Living, a Hudson Valley organization that fights for self-determination for those living with disabilities, 33-year-old ...

New York state legislators are rejecting the governor’s plan to control Medicaid expenses by overhauling a $6 billion home care program, signaling a divide between the governor and the legislatures on ...

New York’s Medicaid program stands as a critical cornerstone in the state’s commitment to providing essential healthcare assistance to eligible individuals. Functioning as a government-sponsored ...

One of the nation’s largest self-directed home care programs has undergone an exciting transformation that’s already benefiting New Yorkers. The state’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Disability advocates, including home care workers, gathered in Albany to hold a rally aiming to protect New York’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program. Gov. Kathy ...

New York City notwithstanding, most of our state is rural. And for those communities, including my own in Ulster County, finding reliable homecare is a struggle. That’s why the recent threats to the ...

I have an older friend, Fran, who needs assistance in order to continue living in her home. She broke her hip a few years ago and now has difficulty with bathing, housework, and grocery shopping, to ...

DELMAR, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Governor Kathy Hochul announced changes to a Medicaid home care program that allows family and friends to care for their loved ones who need assistance. Disability rights ...

A popular home care program that allows older New Yorkers and people with disabilities to hire their own caregivers became the focal point of last week’s budget talks as policymakers sought ways to ...