About Us
Safety 1st Home Care Inc is a CDPAP PROGRAM providing in home care for patients and their caregivers. We provide you the power to select your caregiver and get them paid by your Medicaid program. Whether you’re hiring your daughter, son, nephew, friend, or previously hired aide, you’ll be sure you have a caregiver you can trust to help you each day, in the comfort of your own home.
Our Philosophy
The senior home care service agency is dedicated to providing quality, compassionate, and supportive services in an ethical manner to home care clients. These services, performed with dignity and respect, will be available to individuals of all ages regardless of race, creed, disability, or national origin. We pride ourselves on our communication and customer service by making each person’s experience as pleasant and useful as possible. We maintain a Person-Centered approach to home care, where we believe that what is important to you is just as important to us. Please tell your coordinators what your expectations are, and we will be happy to discuss with you what your options are.
CDPAP MADE SIMPLE
Advocating for your care on your terms. Our Agency is dedicated to simplifying the CDPAP enrollment process for consumers and their caregivers.
The Safety 1st Home Care Difference
- Speedy and responsive onboarding with your care in mind through out the process
- A dedicated and experienced Customer Care Team to service your needs 24/7
- In-person or remote onboarding options available
- Safety 1st Homecare pays for all onboarding expenses including, physicals and other!
- Ongoing Wellness Monitoring
- Accurate and Timely Pay at Competitive Rates
- Weekly Pay and Direct Deposit Options
- Access to Private Assistant upon request
If you have questions please call us at 347-547-3444
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FAQs
There is a lot of misinformation out there regarding Medicaid eligibility, and many people who do not have Medicaid can qualify. We have Medicaid specialists who can help you understand your eligibility, explain what is involved in applying, and help you with applying for Medicaid.
The Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) is a New York State Medicaid program that allows Medicaid home care consumers to recruit and hire their caregiver of choice – including most family members.
The caregiver’s pay is covered completely by Medicaid.
With CDPAP, a loved one can get a paid family caregiver in NYC and throughout NY State. CDPAP is a great program for seniors and the disabled who wish to take control of their home care. Elderly Parents, moms and dads, grandparents, siblings, and more can choose their family members to get paid to care for them.
No. Caregivers do not need to have any license or certification.
You can absolutely choose a friend. Most people who are legally allowed to work in the United States can be hired.
If you do not see the family member you would like to choose listed, please select “Other” in the form for “Relationship between Consumer & Caregiver”. This includes children caring for parents, siblings caring for each other, grandchildren caring for grandparents, etc.
Many of the consumers we assist complete their enrollment into CDPAP in as little as 2 weeks, and most of the consumers we assist complete their enrollment within 2 -3 months.