Advance DD Care provides Ohio Shared Living, also known as OSL. It provides an option for individual to get the support they need while living with a staff.
According to the department, the DSP makes long-term commitments to sharing a home, helping with daily routines, and inviting someone with a developmental disability to be part of their family, resulting in lifelong relationships. OSL caregivers support people with developmental disabilities in a home setting, either the home of the live-in caregiver or the home of the person accessing services. This service may be available based on an understanding of each person’s needs, discovered during an assessment then listed in their individual service plan.
OSL is available to people enrolled in the Individual Options, or IO Waiver. Other IO Waiver services including Respite, Adult Day, Vocational Habilitation, and employment or career services are still available to people participating in Ohio Shared Living.
People enrolling in the IO Waiver as a result of an emergency situation may consider OSL as an option.
Unlike Adult Family Living or Adult Foster Care, OSL applies regardless if the caregiver is related to the person receiving the services of the caregiver.
The OSL service may be authorized when one or more adult caregivers who reside with the person provide twenty percent or more of the personal care and support services needed.
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