What is CDPAP, and can I get paid to care for a family member in New York?
CDPAP is popular precisely because it lets a family choose who provides care, rather than being assigned an aide from an agency roster. That said, this program is in the middle of a major operational change: as of 2025, New York consolidated fiscal intermediary administration into a single statewide entity (Public Partnership LLC), replacing hundreds of local fiscal intermediaries, and the state's own health department has published consumer warnings about misleading information from displaced intermediaries during the transition. If you're considering CDPAP for a Buffalo-area family member, go directly to health.ny.gov's CDPAP page for current, authoritative information rather than relying on a local intermediary's marketing, since details are actively changing.
