Program
New York local aging offices (NY Connects)
Your county Office for the Aging, which arranges in-home help and referrals.
What it can pay for
- a home care aide
- personal care
- homemaker help
- respite care
- adult day care
- meals
- rides
- assistive devices
- grab bars
- handrails
- raised toilet
- lighting
- flooring
- ramps
- Official name
- New York's 59 Offices for the Aging (Area Agencies on Aging), NY Connects, and EISEP in-home help
- Where
- NY
- Status
- Program running
- About the amount
- No published dollar cap. EISEP uses a sliding cost-share, not a benefit ceiling.
- Housing rules
- No ownership test.
- How long it takes
- Not published. Case manager home visit sets the care plan and cost share; services then start, subject to the waitlist above.
- How to apply
- Call NY Connects statewide, or your county Office for the Aging directly; in NYC call Aging Connect. A case manager then does an intake and home visit.
- Does not pay for
- Big emergency repairs (roof, furnace, stairs) aren't the AAA's job — go to RESTORE. EISEP steps aside for anyone eligible for the same service under Medicaid.
- Official source
- aging.ny.gov
- Last checked
- September 28, 2026