MFP Reimagined

The idea of the Money Follows the Person began in the minds of people in the grass roots organization ADAPT as a way the states could end the institutional bias that keeps people institutionalized throughout the country. The Federal Government used ADAPT’s vision to start the Money Follows the Person (MFP) Rebalancing Demonstration Grant. MFP is a federal program created as part of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2006, and further extended as part of the Affordable Care Act to assist states with shifting their Medicaid long-term care service and support system to support people with disabilities living in the community. The program seeks to increase the use of home and community based services (HCBS) and to reduce the number of people in nursing facilities if they can and want to live in the community. There are MFP contractors throughout New York State.

In 2014, CDR entered into a new contract with New York Association on Independent Living (NYAIL) to work with the 55 nursing facilities in our seven counties of Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne, Seneca, and Yates. MFP has expanded to include people in the Office for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) system in this region to transition to community based services. Currently there are two staff working in MFP − Susan Stahl and Ann Kaplow. Both of us have a wealth of knowledge to assist people as they transition from intuitional facilities to the community.

If you are someone in a nursing facility or OPWDD intermediate care facility (ICF) considering moving into the community feel free to contact us and we will assist you to move into the community of your choice. If you know someone who is living in a nursing facility, you can call us and we will reach out to them and offer to assist with their transition to the community. Call us at 585-546-7510 to begin the journey.