Prime Home Health Services

Eligibility

General

Age 60+ with need for help with personal care or household chores, not eligible for Medicaid; locally assessed for nonmedical in-home support.

What it provides

• Case management and; when assessed and available; in-home assistance; noninstitutional respite and ancillary support.

Eligibility

General

Medicaid recipients with community-based long-term-care coverage, nursing-facility level of care, and a safe community plan; age 65+, or age 18–64 with a physical disability. Conflicting case-management or managed long-term-care enrollment must be resolved.

What it provides

• Assessed waiver supports that allow eligible people to leave a nursing facility or avoid admission and live in the community.

Eligibility

General

New York City tenants age 62+ in qualifying rent-regulated apartments who meet the income test and spend more than one-third of household income on rent.

NY specifics

New York City only: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island.

What it provides

• Freezes qualifying rent increases; landlords receive a tax-abatement credit equal to exempted increases.

Eligibility

General

Owners generally must be 65+, with spouse/sibling exceptions; ownership generally required for 12 consecutive months and property must be the primary residence, with stated exceptions.

NY specifics

New York City only: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island.

What it provides

• Income-based exemption reduces taxable assessed value; not necessarily the tax bill by the same percentage.

Eligibility

General

Adult hosts with spare private space are matched with adult guests; at least one of the matchmates must be age 60 or older.

NY specifics

New York City only: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island.

What it provides

• Free home-sharing matching service; living arrangements and contributions are agreed between matchmates.

Eligibility

General

New York residents 65+ with qualifying income who are enrolled or eligible to enroll in Medicare Part D and are not receiving full Medicaid benefits. Enrollment is available throughout the year.

What it provides

• Supplements eligible Medicare Part D prescription costs through income-based fee or deductible plans; premium assistance depends on program rules.