TBI Service Coordination
Our Program
The Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern New York offers service coordination for individuals who have epilepsy and a traumatic brain injury through the New York State Department of Health (DOH) Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) waiver program. The purpose of the program is to help people with a TBI live in the community setting of their choice. Medicaid funds the program.
Our service coordinators will assist in developing a service plan designed to help individuals reach personal goals for living and receiving care, and for achieving maximum independence in the home community. The waiver services are determined by the individual’s strengths, needs, and choice of care.
For Individuals With Epilepsy And Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
To enroll in the TBI waiver, you must:
- Be a Medicaid recipient
- Choose to live in the community rather than in a nursing facility
- Be between 18 and 64 years old at the time you apply for waiver services
- Have a primary diagnosis of TBI or similar non-degenerative condition that results in deficits similar to a TBI such as stroke, or anoxia (oxygen supply loss)
- Be assessed to need a nursing home level of care; and
- Have an approved plan of available services that reflects the services you need in order for you to live safely in the community
We assist consumers in accessing:
- Advocacy
- Benefits/Entitlements
- Counseling
- Epilepsy Education
- Home and Community-based services – Waiver (HCBS)
- Intake/Assessment
- Legal Assistance
- Medical Services
- Recreational Programs
- Residential/Housing
- Support Groups
- Transportation
- Vocational Assistance
Meet Our Coordinators:
Jeff Riccio
Director of TBI Service Coordination
Suzanna Ritchey
TBI Service Coordinator
Kathy Gavitt
TBI Service Coordinator