Priority Cares provides NHTD Waiver and TBI Waiver services throughout Brooklyn — helping adults with physical disabilities live independently at home. Community Habilitation, Personal Care, and service coordination available. Medicaid-funded.
The Nursing Home Transition and Diversion (NHTD) Waiver helps Brooklyn adults with disabilities remain in their homes and communities rather than institutional settings.
Nursing Home Transition & Diversion — live independently in Brooklyn.
Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver services for Brooklyn residents.
Skills development and community participation support.
Daily personal assistance for NHTD Waiver participants.
Brooklyn neighborhoods we serve: Flatbush, Crown Heights, Bay Ridge, Bed-Stuy (Bedford-Stuyvesant), Brownsville, East New York, Sunset Park, Borough Park, Canarsie, Bensonhurst, Williamsburg, Bushwick, and more. Call to confirm coverage in your zip code.
Experienced NHTD Waiver provider with deep roots in Brooklyn's disability community.
Fully approved NHTD Waiver provider, licensed by NYS DOH. We know the enrollment process inside and out.
We guide you through every step — paperwork, assessments, plan of care setup. No cost to you.
Spanish, Haitian Creole, French, Arabic, Russian — Brooklyn's diverse communities are our home base.
NHTD services are fully covered by NY Medicaid. No out-of-pocket costs for eligible Brooklyn residents.
Your service coordinator knows NHTD from initial assessment to ongoing plan management.
We keep Brooklyn residents out of nursing homes and living independently in their own neighborhoods.
Our Brooklyn NHTD team walks you through every step of enrollment and ongoing service coordination.
Call (718) 400-6166. We confirm your Medicaid status and whether you meet NHTD eligibility criteria — typically adults 18+ with physical disabilities at risk of nursing home placement.
A nurse and care coordinator conduct an in-home assessment. We submit the referral to your regional Resource Development Center and handle all required documentation.
Your service coordinator builds a personalized plan including all approved NHTD services — PCA hours, community habilitation, assistive technology, and more.
Approved services start in your Brooklyn home. Your coordinator monitors the plan and adjusts services as your needs evolve.
What Our Clients Say
“I called three agencies before Priority Cares. They were the only ones who picked up, answered my questions directly, and had someone in our home within a week. Professional from the first phone call.”
— Colleen B.
Monroe County, NY · Home Care — Rochester
“We needed an HHA quickly after my father was discharged from the hospital. Priority Cares had someone in our Brooklyn home the very next day. Couldn't be more grateful.”
— James T.
Flatbush, Brooklyn · Home Health Aide
“My MLTC plan is Centers Health Care. I called three agencies before finding Priority Cares — they were the only ones who handled the authorization without making me chase paperwork for weeks.”
— Rosa G.
Queens Village, Queens · MLTC Home Care
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The NHTD (Nursing Home Transition and Diversion) Waiver is a New York State Medicaid program that helps Brooklyn residents with physical disabilities or traumatic brain injuries live independently in the community instead of in a nursing home. Priority Groups is an approved NHTD Waiver provider in Brooklyn.
To qualify for the NHTD Waiver in Brooklyn, you must be 18 or older, have a physical disability or TBI, be eligible for Medicaid, and require a nursing home level of care. You must also want to live in the community rather than a nursing facility. Priority Groups can help assess your eligibility at no cost.
To apply for the NHTD Waiver in Brooklyn, contact Priority Groups at (718) 400-6166. We will connect you with the Regional Resource Development Center (RRDC) that processes applications for Brooklyn, and guide you through the assessment and approval process.
The NHTD Waiver in Brooklyn covers a broad range of services including home health aide care, community transition services, assistive technology, environmental modifications, respiratory therapy, community integration counseling, and nutritional counseling.
NHTD Waiver approval in Brooklyn typically takes 60 to 90 days from initial application to services starting. The timeline depends on Medicaid eligibility processing and availability of the RRDC assessment team. Priority Groups helps applicants navigate each step to minimize delays.