Program Name: Personal Preference

Goals: To provide people with disabilities with more options and greater personal autonomy in determining how best to meet their long-term needs in a cost effective manner

Target population: Elderly and adults with disabilities who are eligible for New Jersey Medicaid personal care services

Number of participants to date: 2,000

Waiver used: 1115

Lead agency: Department of Human Services' Division of Disability Services

Website: www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dds

Questions and enrollment:

Renee Davidson
Project Manager
Renee.Davidson@dhs.state.nj.us

Or

William A. B. Ditto
Program Director
NJ Personal Preference Program
P.O. Box 700
Trenton, NJ 08625-0700

(p) 609-292-7800
(f) 609-292-1233
William.Ditto@dhs.state.nj.us

Federal Express Address:
222 S. Warren Street
Trenton, NJ 08608

Cash & Counseling program provides consumers the option to control their own personal care assistant services. Consumers manage a monthly budget based on his/her needs, and can use this money to hire workers, make home modifications, purchase services and equipment and more. Counselors work with consumers to develop and revise individual budgets. Consumers have the option of appointing a representative to assist them with participation.

This program is available statewide in New Jersey.