After high school, I was diagnosed with a chronic illness that developed while attending Siena College. The illness ultimately led to extensive surgery and significant time involved in rehabilitation. The entire experience provided an unusual lens into the reality of what it's like to have a total stranger come into your home to help you care for yourself and give very personal daily care. Ultimately my health improved, but the experience left a permanent impression on me and motivated me to seek a career serving others in my community that requires home care. I found that opportunity at Consumer Directed Choices (CDChoices).
I wake up each day knowing I have a purpose, helping others in our community. People with disabilities have a history of fighting for their right to make independent choices. CDChoices exists to ensure everyone has a choice in who they hire for their home care workers. The choice is critical to the emotional and physical well-being of the people we serve.
What distinguishes CDChoices from other organizations is the team that works together as a fiscal intermediary day-in and day-out to ensure individuals receive Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Services (CDPAS) at home. Our dedication to customer service bars none - it's the employees who make CDChoices the premiere fiscal intermediary in New York State.
We are about to embark on our 20th anniversary toward the end of this year (2021)! That's two decades in operations. But nothing is more important than the number 34. That's the number of individuals, people, that make up the team, the CDChoices family. We could not have been in business for 20 years, growing the company, servicing the community, and making a difference in people's lives as one team if not for each individual. Each person adds something to define who we as CDChoices are. Our team understands the importance of treating others with respect, hard work, passion, being service-oriented, demonstrating a "can-do" attitude, and pitching in to help the team for the more significant benefit of the organization. These descriptive words are values that can't be taught in a class or provided in training. They are part of what makes up everyone on the team. It is an exciting time at CDChoices. I am so glad to be part of it with the CDChoices team, the CDChoices family. read more