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How
Do I Apply For Help?
Click onto “Services and Information” to
see the types of services available. You may contact
any of the agencies directly for further information
about their services. If you need a
service that requires approval, eligibility must be
established and a referral can be made to a central
point of intake by clicking onto the button that says
”Do
you or a family member need services? ”.
The
referral can only be made on a computer with internet
access; a paper referral form is not
available.
What
If I Don't Have Access To The Internet?
You may call 291-2622 to submit
information by telephone
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What Criteria
Are Used To Establish Priorities For Recommended
Services?
The panel uses
the following criteria set by the NY State Office of
Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities:
Priority
I:
Abusive or
neglectful situation constituting imminent risk of harm,
Presents an imminent danger to self or others,
Homeless
Priority
II:
Aging or
failing health of caregiver/no alternate available,
significant risk of neglect or abuse; Medical/physical
condition requires care not available in present
situation, Presents an increasing risk to self or
others
Priority
III:
Current need
but there is no danger to the health or well being of
consumer or caregiver; the living situation is
stable.
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What
Is Respite?
This
service provides a "sitter" to allow families time away
from taking care of their family member who has a
disability. It is not a habilitative service; the worker
is not expected to engage in skill building activities,
teaching or behavior modification. Respite allows
the caregiver to go shopping, attend a family function,
take vacation, do something special with other family
members or to just relax at home. Respite may be
provided in the home or at a center based location in
the community hourly, daily or overnight.
What
Is Residential
Habilitation?
This service
provides training in and around a person's home and
community including but not limited to life safety
skills, behavioral management, activities of daily
living such as personal grooming and cleanliness, bed
making and household chores, eating and the preparation
of food, and social skill building. Funding for
this service is limited and allocated based on state
criteria.
What
Are Recreational And Social
Activities?
A
myriad of services are available to provide activities
for the person with a developmental disability with a
secondary benefit of providing respite to families. Programs
available include social and travel clubs, day and
weekend getaways, evening and Saturday
activities.
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What
Is Adaptive Equipment?
Any
item, product or piece of equipment used to maintain or
improve a person's functional abilities, e.g., Such bathtub
lifts, transfer boards, modified eating utensils,
communication devices, and adapted toys. Funding for
this service is extremely limited and may vary
significantly from year to year..
What
Is An Environmental Modification?
Provides
assistance to families and individuals with the removal
of barriers which limit accessibility in the home, and
remodeling to enhance the independent or assisted
functioning of individuals with developmental
disabilities.
The provision of modifications and/or
improvements to the living quarters of an individual or
family is intended to ensure the health, welfare and
safety.
Funding for this service is extremely limited;
availability of funding may vary from year to
year
What
is Family Reimbursement?
This service provides flexible funding,
cash subsidies for goods, services and financial
advocacy.
Although it’s called a “reimbursement” program,
families are not reimbursed for expenses already
incurred.
What
is Educational Advocacy?
This
service assists families when there is a question of
obtaining a free, appropriate education .
What
is Service Coordination?
Also
known as case management, this service is the key to
linkage and access to services. The service
coordinator works for the person in need of services to
advocate, assist with planning individualized services,
to broker services and maintain records. Medicaid
Service Coordination is provided to those that have
or are eligible to receive Medicaid. Non Medicaid
Service Coordination or Family Assistance is a form
of short term service coordination for people that are
not Medicaid eligible designed to assist with an
immediate need.
Service
Coordinators are not assigned to an individual; instead
individuals and their families must be given a
choice.
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What Housing
Opportunities & Supports Are
Available?
Intermediate Care
Facility – Traditional,
certified program that provides 24 hour intensive support with
a broad range of bundled habilitative and clinical supports
such as nursing, physical therapy, nursing, nutrition.
Supervised Community
Residence or Individual Residential Alternative –traditional,
certified program that provides 24 hour supervision, training
and assistance with daily and community living skills.
Family
Care – traditional,
certified program in which families or individuals provide
care in their own homes similar to foster care
Supportive
Apartment – traditional,
certified program offering semi-independent living with less
than 24 hour assistance & supervision.
Individual Support
Services (ISS) - Provides a
supplement to a person's monthly income to cover rent,
transportation, utilities, etc. to maintain independent living
in the community.
Typically, other services are wrapped around ISS such
as service coordination, residential habilitation and/or
personal care based on the person's need for
assistance. New
Development
- NY
State Cares is the governor's initiative to eliminate the
waitlist for housing making it possible for individuals
or small groups of friends to select an agency to work with
and create a housing option that meets their needs and
choices
What Kinds Of Adult
Day Programs & Services Are
Available?
Day
Habilitation – training,
structured activities, and specialized assistance provided
outside an individual's home that assist the person in
developing a full life in the community. Center-based programs
originate and end the day in a building maintained by an
agency. Day
habilitation -Without Walls uses a designated
location in the community where participants gather and end
their day.
Day
Training - assists in
developing competencies and habits to improve their personal,
social, educational, and prevocational functioning abilities
by engaging a
person in some productive activity for reinforcement which may
be monetary, verbal, or something intrinsic to the
individual.
The Sheltered
Workshop- provides
remunerative employment in controlled and protective working
environment with individualized goals to assist the individual
to progress toward a productive vocational status. Supported
Employment- provides
meaningful work for wages in community settings for
individuals who need long term supports before starting or
restarting unassisted competitive employment. This service can occur
individually with a one on one job coach, in a group such as
an enclave or mobile work crew or entrepreneurial where the
individual establishes his/her own
business
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