Self-Directed Personal Assistance
Self-Directed Personal Services (SDPS) are provided in collaboration with Onondaga County. The SDPS program allows families of children with disabilities to have control over personal assistance services.
Services
SDPS allows families to screen, interview, hire, train, supervise and, if necessary, dismiss their own personal assistants. Personal assistants offer support such as personal care, light housekeeping, companionship/supervision and delivering meals.
Because families have more control over the care of their child, they have more responsibilities. The family must identify an adult as the “designated representative” to act as the supervisor of the child’s care.
Contact Us About
Self-Directed Personal Assistance
Carol Tytler, Program Director
(315) 410-3351
Fax: (315) 454-4611
ctytler@enablecny.org
Eligibility/Funding
Enable works cooperatively with the Onondaga County Long-Term Care Resource Center. Onondaga County completes an assessment and verifies eligibility. In order to qualify for service, individuals must:
- Live in Onondaga County
- Be eligible for Medicaid
- Have a disability that qualifies them for personal services
- Have an adult to act as “designated representative” who can assume responsibility for the supervision of their home care
Services for School-Aged Children
