Arranging home health care for an aging or disabled parent can be daunting. One of your options is hiring a home health aide to care for your family member. The downside is that home health aides are usually someone they have never met and be uncomfortable with. The Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, also know as CDPAP, offers the advantage of receiving the home care they need from a caregiver of their choice – including most family and friends.
The following list of activities of daily living (ADLs) points out where your parent requires assistance, and will help you understand how CDPAP can help the elderly and disabled.
List of ADLs
- dressing
- grooming
- feeding
- bathing
- toileting
- transferring
- meal preparation
- driving
- light housework
- meal preparation
- managing finances
- physical taking of medications
- arranging medical care
CDPAP Pay
Hiring a personal assistant (PA) is normally quite costly, but through the CDPAP program your parent will not have to worry about the financial burden or the administrative tasks of paying the PA. The PA is paid through a fiscal intermediary (FI) that handles the administrative work and the costs are covered by Medicaid.
Physically disabled, elderly, or chronically ill people may choose their own caregiver and oversee their own care. As part of the admitting process into the program, you and your parent have the opportunity to discuss with a nurse the number of daily care hours that will be assigned. CDPAP can help your parent receive the assistance he or she needs to have the best quality of life possible in the comfort of their own home.
To learn more about CDPAP , or to register for services, check out our website at https://cdpapny.org or give us a call at (718) 831-2900.
Please Note: Edison Home Health Care is a Fiscal Intermediary for CDPAP. We do not administer the program. We can help you navigate, but application and enrollment for CDPAP must go through your Local Department of Social Services or Medicaid plan.