Waiver services are a flexible array of services and supports that are funded through Medicaid. Your Service Coordinator can assist you in making choices appropriate for you and your family member. Examples of Waiver Services include:

Respite Services

Services that provide temporary relief for families or other care-givers of people with developmental disabilities.

Respite is offered in and out of the home (site based), is available during the day, evening, and overnight.

It is time-limited, and is intended to allow families time for errands, vacations, and other planned activities.
Residential Habilitation

Seeks to assist the individual to improve the self-help skills necessary to perform activities that continually occur at home.
Res Hab is designed around the individual’s goals and activities, from personal grooming to household chores.

Environmental Modifications (E-Mods)/Adaptive Equipment

These are specialized equipment or changes to your living environment (for example, wheelchair ramps, lifts, handrails, fences, etc.) that enable people with developmental disabilities to lead more independent lives.

Family Education & Training (FET)

FET provides education and training to care-givers of children under the age of 18 who are enrolled in the HCBS Waiver. The purpose is to enhance the family's knowledge, skills, and decision making capacity to help them care for a child with developmental disabilities.

Your Service Coordinator can help you find educational topics based on your needs and wishes.

Other family support services are directed at parents, siblings, and other relatives to assist in enhancing a family’s capacity to continue caring for a family member with a developmental disability living at home. Examples include:

Recreation

Planned programs of social, recreational and leisure activities for people with developmental disabilities that include opportunities to interact and participate as part of the community.
Family Reimbursement

Provides for the possibility of purchasing services and goods that are not funded through any other sources as long as prior approval has been obtained and the goods and services have been deemed appropriate to meet the needs of the person being served.

Traumatic Brain Injury

AIM offers a variety of services that are meant to provide direct assistance to persons with brain injury and their families. Our services are funded through the New York State Department of Health’s (DOH) Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver program.

Eligibility Criteria for HCBS Waiver Services

The Waiver Applicant:

Must be a Medicaid recipient.
Diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury or other type of brain injury, such as stroke, anoxia, etc.
Individuals injured between the age of 18 - 22 should seek services from OMRDD before DOH.
Must be eligible for a nursing facility level of care (determined byPRI/Screen).
Must choose to live in the community rather than in a nursing facility.
Can identify a safe living arrangement that will meet their needs.
Can be supported safely within the community with the funds and services available under the HCBS/TBI Waiver.
Services Available through DOH/HCBS Waiver Program:

In addition to services available through Medicaid, individuals determined eligible for the Waiver Program may also develop an Individualized Service Plan including any of the services listed below.

Independent Living Skills Training

Provides one-to-one support to focus on increasing independence in practical skills, such as cooking, shopping, banking, etc.
Home and Community Support Services

Provides guidance and assistance to enable the Waiver participant to reside safely within the home and community environments.
Environmental Modification

Provides adaptations to residences to promote independent and to ensure safety.
Special Medical Equipment & Supplies

Provides durable and non-durable equipment not funded under state plan Medicaid.