Coming home from a hospital stay is supposed to feel like relief. But for many Bronx residents living with a physical disability, the days after discharge can be frightening: not enough support at home, uncertainty about follow-up care, and pressure…
One of the most common questions families ask when a loved one needs home care is: how long will this take? If you’re waiting for Medicaid approval or MLTC authorization before services can begin, the timeline can feel uncertain. This…
If you or a family member is enrolled in New York’s TBI Waiver and approaching age 65, there is an important program transition ahead — one that many participants discover at the last minute. The TBI Waiver has an age…
When most people hear “TBI Waiver,” they think of car accident survivors or athletes with head injuries. But in New York State, the TBI Waiver covers a significantly broader population — including stroke survivors whose brain injuries have resulted in…
A traumatic brain injury changes everything — the way a person thinks, communicates, moves through the world, and manages daily life. For many TBI survivors in Rochester and Monroe County, returning home after injury or discharge from a rehab facility…
Many nursing home residents in New York don’t know they have the legal right to return to community living — and that Medicaid will pay for the support services that make it possible. The NHTD Waiver Transition track exists specifically…
The official answer is “up to 90 days.” The real answer is: it depends on how quickly you move through each step — and some steps have delays outside your control. This guide gives a realistic, step-by-step breakdown of the…
For Queens residents with physical disabilities or traumatic brain injuries, the Nursing Home Transition and Diversion (NHTD) Waiver is one of the most valuable — and least known — programs in New York State. The NHTD Waiver allows individuals who…
If you or a loved one lives in Monroe County — Rochester, Greece, Irondequoit, Brighton, Pittsford, or any surrounding town — and you want to stay at home rather than enter a nursing facility, the NHTD Waiver may be the…
A denial for the NHTD Waiver feels like a dead end. It isn’t. New York State gives every denied applicant concrete options — including the legal right to challenge the denial at a Fair Hearing. And for many families, the…
