AIM conducts Uniform Assessment System – New York assessments for managed-care organizations. We currently employ three registered nurses who are eligible to conduct the assessments. Our nurses make every attempt to complete assessments within five days of a referral. To make a referral, email Felicia Maslinski at fmaslinski@aimcil.com, or send a fax to (607) 937-5125. We are authorized to conduct assessments in Allegany, Chemung, Schuyler and Steuben counties.

States offer a range of Medicaid home care service programs, each oriented toward slightly different needs and sometimes to different populations. Often, benefits may only be accessed through Medicaid Managed Care Plans and Medicaid Long Term Care Plans. All Metro works closely with almost all Managed Care Plans in our markets.

HIICAP-Health Insurance, Counseling and Assistance Program-program to help client learn how to file Medicare and Medigap forms and how to choose an insurance carrier. OFA can also show you how to appeal denials of your claims and assist with referrals.

Medicaid Service Coordinators (MSC’s) assist individuals with developmental disabilities in obtaining the services and supports necessary for them to lead successful, independent lives in the community. MSC’s develop, implement and maintain Individualized Service Plans (ISP’s) which reflect the informed choices of the individual by outlining the personalized goals he/she wants and needs to achieve.

Medicaid Service Coordination (MSC) is a program that provides ongoing support to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.

Community Health Advocates (CHA) helps New Yorkers navigate the complex health care system by providing individual assistance, outreach, and education to communities throughout New York State. Helps answer questions and resolve post-enrollment health insurance issues for individuals and families

Nascentia Health was originally envisioned as a healthcare system without walls and as a way to bring all of our programs and services that previously operated as separate entities into a unified healthcare system.

Our goal is to make it as simple as possible for people to receive all the care they need, where they want it most – at home.

It is our mission to be the premier home and community-based care system for the regions we serve. We hold ourselves to the highest standard of excellence as a healthcare leader and deliver exceptional care. At the heart of Nascentia are the people who define our healthcare system and who drive positive results.

Our health care insurance plans and services include:

Nascentia Health at Home (previously VNA Homecare and Visiting Nurse Association of Central New York)

Nascentia Home Aides (previously Home Aides of Central New York)

Eldercare Adult Social Day

Independent @ Home – a consumer directed personal assistance program (CDPAP)

Nascentia Health Plus – Medicare Dual Advantage Special Needs Plan (D-SNP) and Nascentia Skilled Nursing Facility Plan (I-SNP)

Nascentia Health Options – a Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) Medicaid Plan for those eligible for a nursing home level of care (previously VNA Homecare Options and now Nascentia Health Options)

Nascentia Health History

Learn about the 130 year history of Nascentia Health

Nascentia Health looks to the future of home healthcare while honoring our history and reflecting our continued commitment to providing exceptional care. Unifying all our existing resources into one cohesive healthcare system was an inevitable and strategic step to ensure that we’re best positioned to fulfill our mission today, and well into the foreseeable future.

Facilitated Enrollment for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled Program (FE-ABD) is a New York State-sponsored assistance program for individuals who are aged, blind or disabled, currently in receipt of Medicare, and look to apply for Medicaid. Facilitated Enrollers will help individuals and families complete the Access NY Healthcare application and gather required documentation for review of the county Medicaid department.

Facilitated Enrollers can help you apply for:

Medicaid

Medicaid for Nursing Home or Long Term Care

Medicaid Excess Income/Resource Program

Medicare Savings Programs

For more information call 315-475-2430 or email.

Home Health Aides perform skilled personal care services for those recuperating from acute illness or with long term disabilities. Aides are qualified to assist with Activities of Daily Living including remind a client to take prescribed medications.

Medicare Rights Center is a national consumer service organization that works to ensure access to affordable health care for older adults and individuals with disabilities through counseling, advocacy, educational programs and public policy initiatives. They assist with Medicare questions through consumer and professional hotlines, educational material and training.