People 18 years old and older with and without developmental disabilities at home (including certified settings, IRAs and apartment buildings for seniors).

Intermittent Skilled Nursing; Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapies; Nutrition and Medical Social Work.

The emphasis is on treating acute conditions by providing brief appropriate house visits. Our highly skilled and compassionate staff work with patients and their families. Our focus is on proven, quality care, which:

• Specializes in supporting people with developmental disabilities
• Provides patient care in the comfort of their own home to enhance their wellbeing and regain independence
• Provides solutions that support seniors to remain in their own apartments and homes
• Offers more cost effective services than alternative long-term care options 

There are many times that someone would benefit from our People Home Health Services, including: Treatment for new medical diagnoses, such as diabetes, cardiac and lung diseases; wound care and skin breakdown; frequent hospital emergency room visits; after an injury, surgery or hospital stay; age-related conditions and for assistance with medication management.

• Enabling self-directing people, who are receiving home care services under the Medical Assistance Program, greater flexibility and freedom of choice over their services.
• Allowing people to become active participants in the development of their own plan of care.
• Empowering people to interview, hire, train, supervise and schedule their own employees.
• Giving people the opportunity to coordinate any other service that they may need.

To be eligible for the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance program, the following criteria must be met **As an alternative to the person applying, a family member or a designated representative may apply to the program on the person’s behalf.**:

• Must be a resident of Erie or Niagara County and eligible for Medicaid.
• Must be eligible for or receiving home care services, or be participating in a long term health care program.
• Must be able and willing to participate in the selection, supervision, evaluation and termination of qualified service providers.
• Must be able and willing to direct service providers in required work tasks or have a legal guardian willing to do so on behalf of the person.

The Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program provides the resources and training to support people interested in assuming responsibility for coordinating their own services. People must participate in a 90-minute private training session (at a location of their convenience) to ensure their comfort level and confidence in managing their own care. A complete review of the program will be provided, including:

• Recruitment/Interview Tips
• Hiring Process
• Training/Supervision Tips
• Problem Solving