Olmstead Housing Subsidy (OHS)

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.

OHS Referral Form (PDF)

List of Regional Contacts

Olmstead Housing Program Brochure:

Olmstead Housing Program Brochure (PDF)

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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Olmstead Housing Subsidy Regional Contacts
Regional Counties	Contact Information	Auxiliary Independent Living Centers
Albany North Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Warren, Washington	Kindre Anderton (lead)) Southern Adirondack Independent Living Center (SAIL) 418 Geyser Road, Ballston Spa, NY, 12020 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 518-792-3537 Fax: 518-584-1195	North Country Center for Independence Christina Walton 80 Sharron Ave., Plattsburgh, NY, 12901 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 518-564-0239
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 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Maritza Mendez Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Capital District Center for Independence Shannon DeMayo 1716 Central Ave., Albany, NY, 12205 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 518-459-6422
Buffalo Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming	Vacant (Lead) Western New York Independent Living (WNYIL) 3108 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14214 Email: Justice Fryling Western New York Independent Living (WNYIL) Independent Living of Niagara County 746 Portage Road Niagara Falls, NY 14301 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 716-284-4131	David Marg Southwestern Independent Living Center 843 North Main St., Jamestown, NY, 14701 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 716-661-3010
Long Island Nassau, Suffolk	Nicole Johnson (Lead) Suffolk Independent Living Organization (SILO) 3253 Route 112, Medford, NY, 11763 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 631-880-7929 Fax: 631-946-6377 Assistant Director Taciana Cheriel Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Simone Kelly Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Josselyn Cacciatore Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Arianna Yannetta Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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 Tanesha Skinner 727 Ulster Ave., Kingston, NY, 12401 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 845-331-0541 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 Yael Kortsarz Westchester Disabled on the Move, 984 N Broadway, Suite 400, Yonkers, NY, 10701 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 914-968-4717
New York City Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond	Aba Egyin Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York (CIDNY) 80-02 Kew Gardens Suite 400 Kew Gardens, NY, 11415 Tel: (646) 442-4156 ext. 4183 Fax: 718-866-1069 Cell: (347) 335-2590 (Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) Housing Specialists: Ester Benjamin, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 917-476-6836 Jorge Gomez, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 917-443-7731 Christina Mora, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 347-957-9203 Marilu Amigon This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (929)407-7163	Soraya Burrell Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled, 25 Elm Pl., 5^th Floor, Brooklyn, NY, 11201 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 718-998-3000 ext. 305 Irving McDonald and Madeline Maldonado Bronx Independent Living Services, 4419 3^rd Ave., #2C, Bronx, NY, 10457 Tel:718-515-2800 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (929) 388-7427 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (929) 999-5978 Shante Alexander Staten Island Center for Independent Living 470 Castleton Ave. Staten Island, NY, 10301 Tel: 718-720-9016 EXT 202 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Rochester Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, Yates	Susan Stahl Center for Disability Rights (CDR) 497 State Street Rochester, NY, 14608 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 585-546-7510 Fax: 585-546-7542 Housing Specialists: Dawn William Center for Disability Rights (CDR) 497 State Street Rochester, NY, 14608 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 585-546-7510
Southern Tier Allegany, Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins	Eileen O’Brien (lead) Southern Tier Independence Center (STIC) 135 East Frederick St. Binghamton, NY, 13904 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 607-724-2111 Fax: 607-772-3606 Khyrstal Griswold Southern Tier Independence Center (STIC) 135 East Frederick St. Binghamton NY 13904 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 607-724-211	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 Terri Rigge 26 N. Main St., Cortland, NY, 13045 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 607-753-7363 Catskill Center for Independence 6104 NY-23 Oneonta, NY, 13820 Heather Merrill Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 607-432-8000
Syracuse Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, Herkimer, Lewis, Oneida, St. Lawrence, Jefferson	ARISE Independent Living Center Jeff Parker (Lead) 635 James St. Syracuse, NY, 13203 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 315-671-2992 Fax: 315-671-2977 Housing Specialist: Cliff Franklin Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Lauren Mason Maximizing Independent Living Center, 1033 Paterson Street Ogdensburg, NY, 13669 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 315-764-9442 ext. 401 Becky Vanderwood Resource Center for Independent Living, 131 Genesee St., Utica, NY, 13501 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 315-797-4642 x 2929