NY disabled say Hochul cuts could force them into nursing homes
YONKERS − New York’s Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance Program, known as CDPAP, allows people with disabilities to find, hire and if needed, fire personal assistants.
People living with often complex disabilities say CDPAP, a Medicaid-funded program, offers dignity and independence. Consumers get to stay in their own homes and choose who helps them, and when.
Agencies can provide personal care assistants. Family and friends can also be enlisted as paid assistants, a point that critics eye with skepticism. But participants say the ability to hire family provides an important option; loved ones often have to quit their jobs to provide the level of care needed.