NHTD Program

The Medicaid Waiver Program is state-specific and covers the cost of the program participant’s treatments in the home or other community-based settings. Prior to 1991, the federal Medicaid program would only pay for services if a person lived in an institution, but that changed when the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver, also known as the 1915(c) Waiver, became part of the Social Security Act. The HCBS Waiver provides financial coverage for services to qualifying participants who reside in a community setting, for example, a home or apartment.

In other words: if you require senior home care from a home health aide, it’s entirely possible for that care to be covered under Medicaid. Sunshine Homecare Services is here to help.

Nursing Home Transition and Diversion (NHTD) Waiver Program

Sunshine’s team offers services to Medicaid clients who are seniors and/or are disabled through the Nursing Home Transition and Diversion (NHTD) Waiver Program. Under NHTD, participants are coming from a nursing facility or other institution and transitioning to another living situation, or they want an alternative to living in an institution. The participant is the primary decision-maker who works with Sunshine’s team to develop a service plan that will help them re-enter their community, become self-reliant, and live independently with the help needed so they can lead productive lives.

Sunshine’s team offers counseling services to NHTD Waiver Program participants in New York State. For more information, please call 845-613-7838.