New York Medicaid Personal Care Services (PCS)

New York Medicaid Personal Care Services helps with housekeeping, meals, bathing, toileting, and grooming. Medicaid managed care organizations and local social services departments arrange services through home-care agencies. The assessment process and minimum care needs differ by age and prior service status.

Questions to ask the program

These are questions to ask the program, not a verdict on your eligibility. Confirm the current rules directly with the program.

• Does the person receiving care live in New York? Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
• Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name. Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
• What documents do you need from us to start an application?
• Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?

What this record does not yet say

• financial and payment rules
• complete functional eligibility
• complete intake document checklist
• current enrollment capacity
• minimum needs age dementia and prior enrollment exceptions
• current medicaid 1905a24 authority citation
• assessment and service authorization details
• a summary of what the benefit provides
• benefit categories
• a direct application link