Services

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Adult Day Support helps a person build connections in their community. With this service, people can learn about:

• How to meet and talk with new people
• What activities are in their community
• How to get places independently
• And what jobs are available in their area

While taking part in Adult Day Support services, a person can also have help with personal care, such as going to the restroom, eating meals, and taking daily medications.

Non-Medical Transportation includes transportation to get to, from, between, or among:

• A place of employment
• A location where adult day support, career planning, group employment support, individual employment support, or vocational habilitation is provided to the individual
• A volunteer activity
• A post-secondary educational program
• An internship or practicum
• A drop-off or transfer location from which the individual is being transported to or from one of the above listed places

Vocational Habilitation is often called Voc Hab for short. It is a service which provides learning and work experiences, including volunteer work, that help to develop skills that lead to integrated community employment in a job that matches the person's interests, strengths, priorities, and abilities. Vocational Habilitation can help someone learn how to:

• Take care of personal care needs in a workplace, things like hygiene, meals, and taking medication
• Interact with customers, co-workers, and other people in the workplace
• Speak up for themselves at work
• Arrange and use transportation to get to and from work, and Advance on the path to community employment.

Individual Employment Support can help a person learn how to do a new job or get better at their current job. It supports someone to learn about:

• Different job tasks
• Technology that can make their job easier
• How to work more easily with other people

Homemaker/Personal Care, often called HPC, supports a person to be more independent while meeting their daily living needs. Direct service providers help people with household chores and personal care, including things like:

• Getting dressed and keeping clean
• Making food
• Managing money to pay household bills
• Cleaning and doing laundry
• Getting out and being a part of the community
• Helping people get to medical and dental appointments or other healthcare services

HPC also includes support that improves a person’s ability to express their opinions and choices. 

Transportation services may be available based on an understanding of a person's needs discovered during an assessment, then listed in their individual service plan.  Whenever possible, family, friends, neighbors, or community agencies that provide transportation without charge should be used first.

This service can support people as they transition from living in a facility to living in a house or an apartment, with others or on their own. It can pay for one-time household expenses like the security deposit for an apartment or start-up fees for utilities.

Community Transition can also be used to buy initial cleaning products or household supplies.

This service includes help with things like getting dressed, making food, and accessing things in the community. With Participant-Directed Homemaker/Personal Care, a person may decide how much to pay their staff and they may act as the employer.

Participant-Directed Homemaker/Personal Care is an option available through all three of the waivers DODD administers. It is not a requirement of the Individual Options or Level One waivers, but participant-direction is a requirement of the SELF Waiver. The person enrolled or a representative they choose must be willing and able to direct at least one service.

Ohio Shared Living is often called OSL for short. It provides an option for someone with a developmental disability to get the support they need while living with a paid caregiver.

Caregivers make 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.