Disability advocates rally to protest change in Consumer Directed Home Care program
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Disability advocates, including home care workers, gathered in Albany to hold a rally aiming to protect New York's Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program. Gov. Kathy Hochul previously announced Public Partnerships LLC as the lead partner.
The goal is to protect and strengthen CDPAP, which 300,000 people rely on to live independently. Advocates said PPL has had troubling results in three states and said the change could put 500,000 home care workers at risk of losing their paychecks.
"We could end up institutionalized in nursing homes, so we can end up locked up," Jose Hernandez said. "We could lose everything. I could lose my house. I can lose my family. I can lose my freedom just because I need home care."
The statewide partnership is expected to being in January and takes full effect April 1, 2025.