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Medicaid is a public insurance program in New York that was created in 1965 to provide health coverage to…
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Children with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities are eligible for home care services.
What is a Home Health Aide?
An HHA is a certified home health aide who provides care and support for people with physical, intellectual, and/or developmental disabilities. HHAs can help children with certain basic daily activites such as bathing, dressing, brushing teeth, moving about and grooming.
Call us to find out if your child is eligible to receive home care services. If your child has Medicaid, the cost is fully covered. If you don’t have Medicaid but think you may be eligible, let us know!
A nurse visits you at home to determine how many hours of weekly care your child may receive. Depending on your preferences, we will pair you with a compassionate, loving caregiver who speaks your language!
Your child receives loving care and you enjoy a better quality of life knowing that they are safer and healthier within the comfort of their own home.
You and your child need help to maintain your quality of life. Maybe they find it hard to dress, shower, or perform basic grooming tasks on their own.
An HHA is a certified home health aide who provides care and support for people with physical, intellectual, and/or developmental disabilities.
If you have Medicaid, the cost is fully covered! Think your child is eligible for Medicaid? Give us a call!
Children 3-17 years old are eligible. Once a child turns 18, they may still continue to receive home care services with Friends & Family Home Care. Ask us how!
Only a certified Home Health Aide (HHA) is qualified to provide care for your child. Want to become an HHA? Ask us how!
Some examples include but are not limited to: learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and fragile x syndrome, to name a few.
