Provides supports needed by client (based on assessed needs) to continue living in the community. These waivers can be used to pay for a wide range of services, including housing, in-home services (such as help with meal preparation and household chores) and other services to maintain the independence of the client (such as transportation, help with budgeting, and life skills training as needed). There are three types of waivers depending on the level of the client's needs. The Individual Options (IO) Waiver is for people who may need a lot of help in their home and who may need many different kinds of services. The Level One Waiver is for people who do not need a lot of paid staff to provide services. Usually, people using a Level One Waiver only need help with a few things, or they have people who can help them with some of the things they need, like cooking meals, taking showers, or driving places. The Self-Empowered Life Funding (SELF) Waiver is for people who want to be in charge of some of their services. Those with a SELF Waiver can be in charge of hiring and training the people that provide services and manage their own budget for services. The board can help the individual select which waiver is right for them and can help the client locate service providers who can accept the waiver.

CDS owns several houses in the community which are rented to individuals with developmental disabilities.

Independent living for senior citizens

Offers 20 assisted living apartments, meals, housekeeping, and laundry.

Provide highly individualized, coordinated system of services and supports for people with disabilities who do not require 24-hour care to facilitate their ability to live in their own homes or apartments. Services may include homemaker or personal care attendant.

Goodwill Columbus Residential Services provides in-home supports for individuals with Developmental Disabilities throughout Franklin County. A team provides a comprehensive range of daily living tasks that cater to each individual’s needs to support and empower them to live life to its fullest.

Provides guidance, supervision, and assistance to intellectually or developmentally disabled adults who are living in their own housing in the community. Staff visit participants on a regular basis, assist them with learning independent living skills and accessing community resources, offers assistance with tasks such as budgeting, bill paying, housekeeping, medication administration and may provide respite care.

The supported living program offers individualized instruction and assistance to individuals with developmental disabilities to teach the specific daily living skills needed by the individual to live in a safe, healthy environment. CDS is an Individual Options Waiver and Level 1 Waiver provider through the county board of developmental disabilities system. Transportation available to those in program. Self-pay is also accepted.

Provides group residences for adults with intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities. Offers 24-hour supervision and supportive services, including medical, nursing, psychiatric and psychological services, as well as a full range of therapies, dietary services and vocational counseling. Also provides day programming services to residents of NCC Solutions, Inc.

Provides supervision to individuals with autism who live in their own homes.

Provides residential services to people with developmental disabilities including supported living services, transportation needs and more, to assist individuals with the ability to stay in their own homes.

Provides assistance coordinating a variety of services and supports so that an individual with a developmental disability is able to live independently in the community. A Service and Support Administrator (SSA) may help an individual hire and supervise an attendant, develop a budget and pay bills on time, learn to shop and cook, schedule and attend medical appointments, and accomplish other similar activities of daily living.

Provide in-home support and coaching to families with children under 3 years old. Arrange support for people 3 years old and up through their lifetime, if needed. Provide funding to individuals so they can choose provider agencies who support them to engage in their community through day services, recreation and employment.

Offers support services to eligible persons living in their own home. Program can assist with budgeting, food purchasing, obtaining/maintaining benefits (i.e. food stamps, SSI, etc.), arranging transportation for medical services, locating a place to live, and many other areas based on individual needs.

Provide in-home support and coaching to families with children under 3 years old. Arrange support for people 3 years old and up through their lifetime, if needed. Provide funding to individuals so they can choose provider agencies who support them to engage in their community through day services, recreation and employment.

Offers a range of personalized supports for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and deliver them wherever they are needed - at home, at work and in the community. - Independent Living Supports: Provided by trained staff and tailored to the needs and goals of each person. Works with the individual to continue to master daily living skills and regularly participate in community activities and vocational programs. - Family Supports: Provides assistance to individuals who live at home with their families and wish to retain a sense of independence and/or ease the responsibilities of family caregivers. Provided by trained staff and tailored to the needs and goals of each person. Works with the individual to continue to master daily living skills and regularly participate in community activities and vocational programs. - Relief Supports: Offers respite care on an hourly or overnight basis. Provided as emergency support or when family members of the individual plan to be away for an extended period of time. Offers homemaker and personal-care services as part of this service including assistance with housekeeping, shopping, personal care, scheduling and transportation.

Provides supports needed by client (based on assessed needs) to continue living in the community. These waivers can be used to pay for a wide range of services to pay for housing, in-home services (such as help with meal preparation and household chores) and other services to maintain the independence of the client (such as transportation, help with budgeting, and life skills training as needed). There are three types of waivers depending on the level of the client's needs. The Individual Options (IO) Waiver is for people who may need a lot of help in their home and who may need many different kinds of services. The Level One Waiver is for people who do not need a lot of paid staff to provide services. Usually people using a Level One Waiver only need help with a few things, or they have people who can help them with some of the things they need, like cooking meals, taking showers, or driving places. The Self-Empowered Life Funding (SELF) Waiver is for people who want to be in charge of some of their services. Those with a SELF Waiver can be in charge of hiring and training the people that provide services and manage their own budget for services. The board can help the individual select which waiver is right for them, and can help the client locate service providers who can accept the waiver.

Provides a wide range of assistance to individuals with disabilities in their own homes or apartments. Services are individually tailored to each client's needs, and may include assistance with personal care, financial management, shopping, transportation, and more depending on each indvidual's needs. Service is carried out on the basis of an annual contract, and consumer decides whether or not to renew each year.

Provides in-home assistance with daily living activities to those with developmental disabilities.

Provides assistance with locating, connecting to, and coordinating additional community support for people with disabilities.

All county boards of developmental disabilities in Ohio provide local Medicaid authority for the administration of developmental disability waivers. The developmental disability waivers are a Medicaid service that help people served by county boards of developmental disabilities to live in their own homes, shared homes and family homes and received services within the community. Federal funds pay approximately 60% of the cost of waivers, with the remaining 40% of funding being paid by the county board of developmental disabilities through local tax levies or allocated state funds. A waiting list assessment is completed to determine the need for such services. There are three types of Medicaid waivers administered by the Allen County Board of Developmental Disabilities: Level One Waiver, Self-Empowered Life Funding (SELF) Waiver, and Individual Options Waiver. Each Medicaid DD waiver is unique in regard to funding and program requirements. Service and Support Associates (SSAs) are the primary point of contact for each person enrolled on a Medicaid waiver.

Providing assistance services to individuals with disabilities with home-based needs, services include adult day health programs, residential placement, independent skills instruction, social skills training, self advocacy and supported living services

Provides in-home supported living services to persons with developmental disabilities who choose to live in their own apartment or home. Amount of service ranges from a few hours a week to 24-hour care. Services include assistance with activities of daily living, money management, medication, home care, personal hygiene, meal preparation, health care and other support as needed.

Provides supports needed by client (based on assessed needs) to continue living in the community. These waivers can be used to pay for a wide range of services to pay for housing, in-home services (such as help with meal preparation and household chores) and other services to maintain the independence of the client (such as transportation, help with budgeting, and life skills training as needed). There are three types of waivers depending on the level of the client's needs. The Individual Options (IO) Waiver is for people who may need a lot of help in their home and who may need many different kinds of services. The Level One Waiver is for people who do not need a lot of paid staff to provide services. Usually people using a Level One Waiver only need help with a few things, or they have people who can help them with some of the things they need, like cooking meals, taking showers, or driving places. The Self-Empowered Life Funding (SELF) Waiver is for people who want to be in charge of some of their services. Those with a SELF Waiver can be in charge of hiring and training the people that provide services and manage their own budget for services. The board can help the individual select which waiver is right for them, and can help the client locate service providers who can accept the waiver.

Provides guidance, supervision, and assistance to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are living in their own housing in the community. Staff visit participants on a regular basis and assist them with learning independent living skills and accessing community resources.