In Home Caregiver Program. The program of interest in this context is called the veteran directed home and community based services vd hcbs that specifically pays family members to act as caregivers for a home based loved one. 1 medicaid consumer directed personal assistance program.
In simple terms the elderly individual or person with dementia moves into the home of their caregiver where they receive supportive services such as assistance with daily living activities including bathing personal hygiene dressing undressing eating light housecleaning preparing meals 24 hour supervision and transportation. The most broadly used program in new york that helps caregivers receive payment for caring for a loved one is cdpap. Explore the resources print the information and refer back as you make decisions related to your loved one s care.
This program allows certain family members excluding spouses and legal guardians to be hired and paid to provide care.
To learn more you can. Explore the resources print the information and refer back as you make decisions related to your loved one s care. This program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers pcafc and another program called the program of general caregiver support services pgcss. These resources are provided by dfta s caregiver resource center grandparent resource center or community providers.