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Disability services in Sussex County, Delaware

769 listings serve Sussex County: 99 Confirmed Profiles and 670 Registry Listings, plus 175 organizations that serve the whole country.

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Listings that serve the county in each area. 140 more serve people with any disability.

Intellectual and Developmental91Mental and Behavioral Health270Physical and Mobility199Sensory39Neurological and Chronic Health79Veterans and Military Families72

How to get services in Sussex County

Most long-term supports are paid for by Medicaid, often through a waiver program. Start with Medicaid, then get on the program that fits. Where a program uses local offices, the office for Sussex County is shown.

Start here Delaware Medicaid (Diamond State Health Plan) · Delaware Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance (DMMA)

Apply online (opens in a new tab) · Call (866) 843-7212 · A State Service Center, or your local Long Term Care benefits office for long-term care

Yes. Delaware gives Medicaid automatically to people who get SSI.

Medicaid covers eligible aged, blind and disabled people. Long-term care Medicaid (nursing facility and home and community services under Diamond State Health Plan Plus) is applied for through the Medicaid Central Intake Unit at 1-866-940-8963.

For children: Children's Community Alternative Disability Program (CCADP). Medicaid for children with severe disabilities who need nursing facility or hospital level care but can be cared for at home. Only the child's income and assets count, not the parents'. Apply through the DMMA Long Term Care Medicaid Unit or ASSIST.

If you work: Medicaid for Workers with Disabilities. Full Medicaid for working people with disabilities ages 16 through 64. Call 302-424-7190 for an application.

Steps

  1. Apply online through ASSIST.
  2. For long-term care, call the Medicaid Central Intake Unit at 1-866-940-8963.
  3. If you work and have a disability, call 302-424-7190 to ask for a Workers with Disabilities application.
  4. If you have a developmental disability, also apply to DDDS. A DDDS application is not a Medicaid application.
  5. Send any papers DMMA asks for.

Have these ready

  • Proof of citizenship or immigration status
  • ID
  • Pay stubs or tax return
  • Bank statements
  • Proof of disability, if you have it

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Intellectual and developmental disabilities, and autism

DDDS Lifespan Waiver No waiting list

People 12 and older with intellectual disability (including brain injury) or autism at ICF/IID level of care who can no longer live independently or with family.

Start with: Delaware Division of Developmental Disabilities Services (DDDS) · (302) 744-9700 · Website (opens in a new tab)

Delaware reported no I/DD waiting list in the 2026 KFF survey.

Steps

  1. Apply to DDDS online, or send the paper application by email, fax or to a DDDS office.
  2. DDDS sends a letter within 7 days that lists any missing papers.
  3. DDDS decides eligibility within 30 days of a complete application.
  4. Apply for Medicaid separately. A DDDS application is not a Medicaid application.
  5. Your case manager helps you choose between the Lifespan Waiver and DSHP Plus.

Apply or start here (opens in a new tab) · About this program (opens in a new tab) · Providers for Sussex County

Pathways to Employment No waiting list

Youth and young adults ages 14 to 25 who want to work, are on Medicaid, and have an intellectual disability, autism, visual impairment or physical disability and meet functional criteria.

Start with: Delaware DDDS Pathways to Employment · Website (opens in a new tab)

This is a 1915(i) state plan option. State plan benefits cannot have a wait list.

Steps

  1. Get Delaware Medicaid if you do not have it.
  2. Apply online for Pathways to Employment, or fill out the paper application.
  3. Email the paper application to [email protected].
  4. An employment navigator helps you plan services.

Apply or start here (opens in a new tab) · About this program (opens in a new tab) · Providers for Sussex County

Other programs

Diamond State Health Plan Plus (DSHP Plus) No waiting list

Delaware residents who are elderly or physically disabled and need long-term care (nursing facility or home and community services). DDDS clients get acute care here; DDDS waiver services stay with DDDS.

Start with: Delaware DMMA Medicaid Central Intake Unit (long-term care) · (866) 940-8963 · Website (opens in a new tab)

DSHP Plus is mandatory managed care for people who qualify. DMMA pages do not describe a wait list.

Steps

  1. Call the Medicaid Central Intake Unit at 1-866-940-8963 for long-term care.
  2. Complete the financial application and level of care review.
  3. When approved, you are enrolled in a DSHP Plus managed care plan.
  4. Choose a health plan if offered a choice.
  5. Work with your plan care coordinator on home and community services.

Apply or start here (opens in a new tab) · About this program (opens in a new tab) · Providers for Sussex County

Rules change. Check with the agency before you rely on this. Checked 2026-10-09.

Confirmed Profiles based in Sussex County

Organizations checked by ConnectIDD with an address in the county, A to Z. Many more serve the county from nearby.

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How Delaware pays for services

See how Delaware ranks on disability funding, its waiver programs and rates, and its vocational rehabilitation agency in the Funding Atlas for Delaware.

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