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.

List of Regional Contacts

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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Olmstead Housing Subsidy

Regional Contacts


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,  
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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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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
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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
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
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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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Tel: 716-661-3010

Long Island

Nassau, Suffolk

Nicole Johnson (Lead)
Suffolk Independent Living Organization (SILO)
3253 Route 112,
Medford, NY, 11763
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Tel: 631-880-7929
Fax: 631-946-6377

Assistant Director
Taciana Cheriel
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OHS Housing Specialists at SILO
Narenghie Ladonis
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Josselyn Cacciatore
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Maria Vanegas
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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
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Tel: 914-682-3926

Resource Center for Accessible Living
Tanesha Skinner
727 Ulster Ave.,
Kingston, NY, 12401
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Tel: 845-331-0541


BRIDGES 
Kaitlyn Scilla
873 NY 45, New City, NY 10956
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Tel: 845-624-1366

Taconic Resources for Independence
Melissa Llauger
82 Washington St., Suite 214
Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601
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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
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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Tel: 718-998-3000

Bronx Independent Living Services
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

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Rochester

Genesee, Livingston, 
Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, 
Wayne, Yates
Center for Disability Rights (CDR)

Sean Carbonell
497 State St.,
Rochester, NY, 14608
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Tel: 585-546-7510
Fax: 585-546-7542

 
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
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Access to Independence
Terri Rigge
26 N. Main St.,
Cortland, NY, 13045
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Tel: 607-753-7363


Catskill Center for Independence
6104 NY-23
Oneonta, NY, 13820
Heather Merrill
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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
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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