Structured Family Caregiving¶
Structured Family Caregiving is a Medicaid service for individuals at least 18 years old who need nursing facility level of care, allowing spouses or relatives with legal decision-making authority to provide care in the individual's home if they complete caregiver training.
Eligibility¶
- Care recipient must have a qualifying disability
- Must live with care recipient
- Relationship: other relative
Questions to ask the program¶
These are questions to ask the program, not a verdict on your eligibility. Confirm the current rules directly with the program.
- Does the person receiving care live in Ohio? — Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
- Does your relationship to the person — other relative — count for this program?
- What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
- Do you need to live with the person receiving care, and how is that verified?
- Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name. — Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
- What documents do you need from us to start an application?
- Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?
What this record does not yet say¶
- a direct application link
How to apply¶
- Once found eligible for PASSPORT, a case manager develops a package of in-home services from local service providers, which can include Structured Family Caregiving