Olmstead Housing Subsidy (OHS) is a rental housing subsidy program that provides transitional housing support to Medicaid beneficiaries with a disability that have lived, or currently live in a nursing home. The funding was made available as part of the Medicaid Redesign Team’s Supportive Housing Workgroup initiative to help address the needs of eligible Medicaid participants in transitioning from Skilled Nursing Facility settings.
Eligible participants of the program are those enrolled in Medicaid who are homeless, living in a Skilled Nursing Facility for at least 120 consecutive days, and have the ability to live safely in the community.
The OHS subsidy is modeled after the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) and Nursing Home Transition and Diversion (NHTD) waiver subsidy programs in that the individual is required to pay 30% of their monthly income, less allowances. There will also be funding available for “community transition services” which includes security deposits, moving expenses, utility payments and household establishment purchases.
NYAIL is partnering with member ILCs to staff housing specialists across the state to provide outreach to and assist eligible individuals with OHS program enrollment.
Olmstead Housing Subsidy Referral Form.
Olmstead Housing Program Brochure:
Olmstead Housing Database (Authorized Users Only)
For more information, please contact:
Valerie Brennan
Director of Housing Programs
155 Washington Ave, Suite 208
Albany, NY 12210
Phone: 518-465-4650 x110
Fax 518-465-4625
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Regional Counties |
Contact Information | Auxiliary Independent Living Centers |
| Albany North Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Warren, Washington |
Southern Adirondack Independent Living Center (SAIL)
Janna Kopacki (Lead)418 Geyser Rd., Ballston Spa, NY, Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 518-792-3537 ext. 1003 Fax: 518-584-1195 |
North Country Center for Independence
Christina Walton
80 Sharron Ave.,
Plattsburgh, NY, 12901
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| Albany South Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Schoharie |
Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley (ILCHV)
Brenda White (Lead)
15-17 Third St.,
Troy, NY 12180
Tel: 518-274-0701
Fax: 518-274-7944
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Maritza Mendez
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Capital District Center for Independence
Shannon DeMayo
1716 Central Ave.,
Albany, NY, 12205
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Tel: 518-459-6422
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| Buffalo Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming |
Western New York Independent Living (WNYIL)
Celina Bryan (Lead)
3108 Main St.,
Buffalo, NY, 14214
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Tel: 716-284-4131
Fax: 716-835-3967
Housing Specialist:
Bertia Swans Western New York Independent Living (WNYIL) Independent Living of Niagara County Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 716-472-4503 (Cell) 716-284-4131 ext. 204 |
Southwestern Independent Living Center
David Marg 843 N. Main St.,
Jamestown, NY, 14701
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Long Island Nassau, Suffolk |
Nicole Johnson (Lead) Assistant Director |
OHS Housing Specialists at SILO Josselyn Cacciatore |
| Lower Hudson Valley Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester |
Westchester Independent Living Center (WILC)
Don Wiggins (Lead)
10 County Center Rd.,
2nd Floor,
White Plains, NY, 10607 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 914-682-3926 |
Resource Center for Accessible Living BRIDGES Kaitlyn Scilla
873 NY 45, New City, NY 10956 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 845-624-1366 Taconic Resources for Independence
Melissa Llauger 82 Washington St., Suite 214
Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 845-452-3913 Westchester Disabled on the Move
Charles Italiano
984 N. Broadway, Suite 400,
Yonkers, NY, 10701
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Tel: 914-968-4717
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| New York City Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond |
Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York (CIDNY)
Don Rickenbaugh (Lead)
80-02 Kew Gardens Suite 400
Kew Gardens, NY, 11415
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Tel: 646-442-1520
Fax: 718-866-1069
Housing Specialists:
Ester Benjamin
917-476-6836
Jorge Gomez
917-443-7731
Christina Mora
347-957-9203
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Heiu Dang
347-885-8364
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Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled
Soraya Burrell 27 Smith St., Suite 200,
Brooklyn, NY,11201
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4419 3rd Ave., #2C,
Bronx, NY, 10457
Irving McDonald
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Tel: 718-515-2800
Kimberly Escolastico
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Tel: 718-515-2800
Staten Island Cener for Independent Living Michele Sabatino 470 Castleton Ave. Staten Island, NY, 10301 Tel: 718-720-9016 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| Rochester Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, Yates |
Center for Disability Rights (CDR)
Sean Carbonell |
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| Southern Tier Allegany, Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins |
Southern Tier Independence Center (STIC)
Eileen O'Brien (Lead)
135 East Fredrick St.,
Binghamton, NY, 13904
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Tel: 607-724-2111
Fax: 607-772-3606 |
AIM Independent Living Center
LaTrisha Gaboriault 271 E. 1st St.,
Corning, NY, 14830
Tel: 607-962-8225 ext. 141 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Access to Independence Catskill Center for Independence
6104 NY-23 Oneonta, NY, 13820 Heather Merrill
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Tel: 607-432-8000
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| Syracuse Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, Herkimer, Lewis, Oneida, St. Lawrence, Jefferson |
ARISE Independent Living Center
Jeff Parker (Lead)
635 James St.
Syracuse, NY, 13203
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Tel: 315-671-2992 Fax: 315-671-2977 Housing Specialist:
Cliff Franklin
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Massena Independent Living Center
156 Center St.,
Massena, NY, 13820
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Tel: 315-764-9442
Resource Center for Independent Living Theresa Falvo
131 Genesee St.,
Utica, NY, 13501
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Tel: 315-797-4642 ext. 2929
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