If you would like more control over the in-home services you receive, our Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) is designed to offer you this opportunity.
To be eligible for CDPAP, you must be:
- A resident of Tompkins or Tioga Counties
- Eligible for Medicaid Long Term Care
- Approved to receive personal assistance by your Long Term Care Provider
- Willing and able to make informed decisions — or have a designated representative — to oversee your home care services including the hiring, scheduling, supervising and possible termination of personal care aides.
Your care plan and the number of hours of in-home services are based upon an assessment done by a nurse from your Medical Long Term Care Provider.
A reference booklet is provided to participants and includes helpful information about hiring and training aides, maintaining an employer/employee relationship, problem-solving, assertiveness skills, and locating back-up aides to avoid breaks in service.
For more information on CDPAP or EISEP, please contact Cheryl Baker at 607-272-2433 or cheryl@fliconline.org.
