For Personal Assistants

Caring for someone you love is one of the most important jobs there is. CDPAP lets you be paid for that care — and we help you with all of the paperwork.

If you’re caring for a family member, friend, or neighbor who’s on Medicaid, you can become their paid caregiver.  As a CDPAP personal assistant you’ll be paid through PPL, New York’s statewide fiscal intermediary, and we’re the local team that gets you set up and keeps you supported.

After a Consumer creates an associated profile for you – to get started you need to:

• Register with PPL through the PPL@Home portal — we’ll guide you through it
• Complete a quick health screening and physical exam – at a PPL contracted facility
• Clock in easily with the Time4Care app or by phone
• Get paid for the hours you work, with us in your corner to support you

Why work with Concepts of Independence?

• We helped create CDPAP in the 1980s, so we know the system inside out
• We’re a nonprofit (501(c)(3)) — supporting caregivers is our mission
• We offer real, multilingual call center with hands-on help

And there’s no cost to you to work with us. One quick note: a spouse, or a parent of a consumer under 21, can’t be the paid caregiver — but almost anyone else the consumer trusts can.

Thinking about becoming a CDPAP Personal Assistant, or already one and want better support? Reach out  to us by clicking HERE or going to the Contact Us button and giving us your information and we’ll walk you through every step.