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Long-Term Home Health Care Program

Generated from the gc-benefits catalog. It lists what the owner record states. It is not an eligibility decision; confirm current rules with the program.

This program offers patients an alternative to institutionalization. Respite care, social day care, and social transportation may be eligible services.

  • Owner record: ny/long-term-home-health-care-program
  • Jurisdiction code: NY
  • Frame: care_recipient
  • Review by: 2026-11-19
  • Also called: LTHHCP

Offering 1: home_care

A coordinated plan of medical, nursing, and rehabilitative care provided at home to persons with disabilities who are medically eligible for placement in a nursing home.

  • Availability (owner codes): {"checked": null, "intake": "unknown", "type": "unknown"}
  • Amounts (as stated by the owner): []

Conditions:

  • All of these:
  • Fact rule: recipient.disability is true
  • Fact rule: recipient.nursing_facility_level_of_care is true
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "choose to receive services at home"
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "These individuals must have care costs which are less than the nursing home cost in the county."
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "An assessment to determine nursing home eligibility is performed by a registered nurse who uses an approved assessment form which identifies the individual's medical diagnoses and their level of independence in performing the activities of daily living such as bathing, eating, walking, and toileting."

Access route 1.1

  • Where: NY
  • How: Individuals can access this program through a hospital discharge planner, the local Department of Social Services (LDSS), or a Long Term Home Health Care Provider. The county determines eligibility for the program, and the LDSS authorizes all services that are provided.
  • Url: https://profiles.health.ny.gov/home_care/pages/lthhcp
  • Phone: null

Evidence

  • /name: "# About the Long-Term Home Health Care Program" (source, capture e8f2c292807faf059bdaa52c060462608b1bef14dcac46a1f28291907668f1d6)
  • /caregiving_effect: "The Long Term Home Health Care Program is a coordinated plan of medical, nursing, and rehabilitative care provided at home to persons with disabilities who are medically eligible for placement in a nursing home. This program offers patients an alternative to institutionalization." (source, capture e8f2c292807faf059bdaa52c060462608b1bef14dcac46a1f28291907668f1d6)
  • /caregiving_effect: "All regular Medicaid Services are provided and the following may be eligible:" (source, capture e8f2c292807faf059bdaa52c060462608b1bef14dcac46a1f28291907668f1d6)
  • /caregiving_effect: "* Case Management by RNs\n* Home delivered or congregate meals\n* Housing improvements and moving assistance\n* Respiratory Therapy\n* Medical social service, nutrition and dietary services\n* Respite care, social day care, and social transportation" (source, capture e8f2c292807faf059bdaa52c060462608b1bef14dcac46a1f28291907668f1d6)
  • /offerings/0/summary: "The Long Term Home Health Care Program is a coordinated plan of medical, nursing, and rehabilitative care provided at home to persons with disabilities who are medically eligible for placement in a nursing home. This program offers patients an alternative to institutionalization." (source, capture e8f2c292807faf059bdaa52c060462608b1bef14dcac46a1f28291907668f1d6)
  • /offerings/0/rules: "The Long Term Home Health Care Program is a coordinated plan of medical, nursing, and rehabilitative care provided at home to persons with disabilities who are medically eligible for placement in a nursing home. This program offers patients an alternative to institutionalization." (source, capture e8f2c292807faf059bdaa52c060462608b1bef14dcac46a1f28291907668f1d6)
  • /offerings/0/rules: "This program is available to individuals who are medically eligible for placement in a nursing home and choose to receive services at home. An assessment to determine nursing home eligibility is performed by a registered nurse who uses an approved assessment form which identifies the individual's medical diagnoses and their level of independence in performing the activities of daily living such as bathing, eating, walking, and toileting. These individuals must have care costs which are less than the nursing home cost in the county." (source, capture e8f2c292807faf059bdaa52c060462608b1bef14dcac46a1f28291907668f1d6)
  • /offerings/0/access: "Individuals can access this program through a hospital discharge planner, the local Department of Social Services (LDSS), or a Long Term Home Health Care Provider. The county determines eligibility for the program, and the LDSS authorizes all services that are provided." (source, capture e8f2c292807faf059bdaa52c060462608b1bef14dcac46a1f28291907668f1d6)