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amother

Sun, Apr 16 2023, 2:24 pm

I’m wondering if there is an OPWDD agency in NYS that pays $25-30 per hour for Overnight Respite and/or Comm Hab?
Please only answer if you have first hand knowledge, as in, you work for an agency that pays such a rate or you are a mother whose service provider receives that rate.
Thank you!

amother

Sun, Apr 16 2023, 4:42 pm

Bump

amother

Azalea

Sun, Apr 16 2023, 4:48 pm

No I don’t know any agency that pay that much. Except maybe in self direction

amother

Sun, Apr 16 2023, 4:57 pm

Thank you for responding.
Anybody else have this information?

amother

Cinnamon

Sun, Apr 16 2023, 5:00 pm

I do not know any agency that pays $25 for comhab or respite.
But you cannot use comhab for overnight hours. Only respite.
Hamaspik will pay a higher comhab hourly rate, not sure exact amount, if you agree to forego your OPTS funds.

amother

Hydrangea

Sun, Apr 16 2023, 5:58 pm

There isn’t
(I’m a respite worker)

amother

Cerulean

Sun, Apr 16 2023, 6:08 pm

It's hard to get paid for overnight.

You can do self direction but if you do it on a regular basis you'll run out of funds before the end of the year.

amother

Sun, Apr 16 2023, 7:06 pm

amother Cinnamon wrote:

I do not know any agency that pays $25 for comhab or respite.
But you cannot use comhab for overnight hours. Only respite.
Hamaspik will pay a higher commhab hourly rate, not sure exact amount, if you agree to forego your OPTS funds.

Thank you for responding.
Yes, I know that I can’t use comm hab for overnight. When I go away, my provider bills comm hab for waking hours and respite for sleeping hours.
I’m interested in what you wrote about Hamaspik since I think I can manage without the OTPS money. Any idea how I can find out what Hamaspik pays with that arrangement? I don’t want to call them and switch agencies and then find out that I didn’t accomplish what I need. My current provider isn’t interested in continuing unless she gets a higher rate of pay.

amother

Sun, Apr 16 2023, 7:09 pm

amother Cerulean wrote:

It's hard to get paid for overnight.

You can do self direction but if you do it on a regular basis you'll run out of funds before the end of the year.

Thank you for responding.
You are 100% correct about self direction. That’s why I’m not interested.
Why is it hard to get paid for overnight?

amother

Sun, Apr 16 2023, 7:11 pm

amother Hydrangea wrote:

There isn’t
(I’m a respite worker)

Thank you for responding.
Have you called all the agencies? I see many glossy color ads in the local publications and magazines that promise the moon. I’m hoping that one of them might pay such a rate.

amother

Lawngreen

Sun, Apr 16 2023, 8:00 pm

There are no agencies that will pay that much. Through self direction com hab can be as high as 30 and respite as high as 20-21. These numbers are through hamaspik. But no other agency can pay more.