# OPWDD Housing Supports: A NY Family Guide > OPWDD housing supports explained for New York families and care managers. Learn how housing differs from in-home care, and who to call next. - Type: post - URL: https://ameliahomecareny.com/opwdd-housing-supports/ - Primary topic: OPWDD housing supports - Updated: 2026-10-27T10:23:56+00:00 ## About this page OPWDD housing supports explained for New York families and care managers. Learn how housing differs from in-home care, and who to call next. ## Key facts - Phone: +1-929-333-3955 - Email: info@ameliahomecareny.com - Location: Brooklyn, NY - Serving: Brooklyn · Bronx · Manhattan · Queens · Staten Island · Westchester County - Social: https://www.facebook.com/AmeliaHomeCareNY · https://www.instagram.com/ameliahomecareagency/ · https://www.youtube.com/@AmeliaHomecare · https://www.tiktok.com/@ameliahomecareny - Logo: /storage/projects/5/files/amelialoginsq.webp - Hours: Monday 09:00–17:00 - Hours: Tuesday 09:00–17:00 - Hours: Wednesday 09:00–17:00 - Hours: Thursday 09:00–17:00 - Hours: Friday 09:00–17:00 ## Page content ## OPWDD Housing Supports: A NY Family Guide OPWDD housing supports help a person with a developmental disability live as independently as possible, either in the family home or in another home in the community. The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities is the New York agency that oversees these supports. Housing is not the same thing as an aide… ## What OPWDD housing supports actually cover OPWDD says housing supports exist so people can live at home, or in a home in the community, with as much independence as their needs allow. The official OPWDD housing page groups the choices in a useful way. Some people stay in the family home and add services. Some live in their own apartment or house and get help… OPWDD's housing pages name several supports. They include community habilitation, respite, and environmental modifications. They also include a live-in caregiver, a paid neighbor, a housing subsidy, Family Care, and certified homes. Community habilitation is one-to-one skill building at home or in the community.… ## How housing support differs from in-home care In-home care is help that comes to the person where they already live. For an OPWDD-eligible child or adult, that can include community habilitation, respite, and, when the plan allows it, self-direction. Self-direction can use either Employer Authority, in which the participant or a representative hires and… Housing support starts with a different question. Can this person keep living here safely? If yes, the plan may add aides, skill building, home changes, or overnight help. If no, the plan may look at a subsidy for a different apartment, Family Care, or a certified residence. Mixing the two questions leads to the wrong… ## Living at home, living independently, or sharing support Staying in the family home is a housing outcome, not a failure to get housing. OPWDD lists respite and community habilitation as the supports that can make that home work. A ramp, a wider doorway, or another e-mod may be part of the same plan if the home itself is the barrier. Those changes are requested through the… Independent living means the person holds, or shares, a home that a provider does not control. OPWDD describes two add-on supports that families often confuse. A live-in caregiver is an unrelated person who lives with the person, helps with daily life, and receives room and board. A paid neighbor does not move in.… ## Family Care and certified residences Certified residential opportunities are homes that OPWDD certifies and oversees under its requirements. Some, such as Individualized Residential Alternatives and other group-home models, are staffed by the operating agency. Family Care places the person with a trained, certified family. 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