Our Mission
The Care Design NY mission is to assist individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) to get the supports and services they need to live a quality life.
Our Vision
To ensure people with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities (IDD) enjoy: meaningful relationships with friends, family, and others in their lives; experience personal health and growth; and live in the home of their choice and fully participate in their communities.
Our Values
Compassion: The capacity to appreciate what others think and feel. The recognition of the worth of each person and the treatment of individual rights and preferences with respect, honor, and fairness.
Diversity: The commitment to foster an environment of respect and inclusion for employees, members, families and all stakeholders.
Excellence: The continual emphasis on innovation, increasing knowledge, and delivering the highest quality supports and services.
Honesty: The foundation of which trust is built and truth is communicated.
Our Credo
We are committed to our role as a Care Coordination Organization/Health Home (CCO/HH), and we believe each Care Design NY member has the potential to live a quality life through the careful planning and delivery of physical, mental health, and support from natural supports and community resources.
As a Care Coordination Organization/Health Home, we believe and approach our work with the following driving forces:
- Individuals and families are at the center of all we do
- We work for individuals and families
- We value what individuals and families say
- We are responsive to the needs, requests, and life changes of individuals and families
- We are focused on outcomes that meet individuals’ needs
- We are strong advocates and protect each individuals’ rights
- We maintain diverse culturally sensitive networks and constituent bases
- You can expect our help and advocacy to access integrated services with the information you need to make informed choices in your life.
Care Design NY will support you to design a plan to incorporate the services and supports important to you. Our care management services will build upon the foundation created by service coordination to create and deliver a more comprehensive coordination of services and supports for individuals.
Care Design NY provides high-quality services to people with IDD and their families, funded and overseen by the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD).
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Care Design NY is made up of over 120 partner agencies throughout New York State, which provide services for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.
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At Care Design NY, our care managers are compassionate, experienced, and knowledgeable, many with long-standing relationships with the individuals and families they support.
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As a Care Coordination Organization/Health Home, Care Design NY Care Managers assist over 27,000 individuals and their families in a person–centered approach with holistic service planning to ensure the delivery of integrated quality care that supports the needs of individuals with IDD so they may live a quality life.
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Our service area includes 30 counties in New York State, from Clinton County to Suffolk County on Long Island.
Our Commitment
Individuals and families are at the center of all we do at Care Design NY. We will assist you, and advocate with and for you, to ensure that you have information and resources to make informed choices in your life.
We will work in partnership with you to achieve the life you desire, ensuring that you have access to the support and services that are needed by providing Health Home Care Management. The Health Home for individuals with intellectual and/or disabilities provides specialized services to coordinate care, combining developmental disability services and supports with health, wellness and behavioral health services.
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