·State program
Self-Directed Services
Self-Directed Services allows individuals of all ages with disabilities to maintain independence at home by choosing and directing their own trained aides to assist with activities of daily living and other support, with up to $10,000 in annual funds available.
What you get
Services, as recorded:
- Varies by service; e.g., up to $10,000/calendar year for Home Modification; up to $2,500 per 365 days for Self-Directed Goods and Services (budget-authority)
Questions that decide eligibility
GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:
- 01
Does the person receiving care live in Ohio?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
- 02
Does your relationship to the person — spouse, parent, other relative, or non relative — count for this program?
- 03
What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
- 04
Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
- 05
Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
- 06
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.
- 07
What documents do you need from us to start an application?
- 08
Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?
Who qualifies, in the source’s words
Where our record has a direct quote from the official source, here it is — otherwise, this is our best reading of the rule.
Disability of the person receiving care
“with all types of disabilities, maintain their independence at home.”
dam.assets.ohio.gov →Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
Relationship to the person receiving care
“Caregivers who are a parent, spouse, or other relative and meet the conditions set forth in rule 5160-44-32 of the Administrative Code”
codes.ohio.gov →
How to apply
- 01
Enrolled HCBS waiver individuals work with ODM's designated Financial Management Services (FMS) agency and their waiver case manager to set up self-direction