Can you get paid to care for a family member in Ohio?

Yes, through 2 programs we verified. In Ohio, relatives such as adult children can be paid to provide personal care to someone on a Medicaid home and community-based waiver, such as PASSPORT, MyCare Ohio or the Ohio Home Care Waiver. Spouses and parents of minor children can be paid only when no other willing provider is available, the state approves, and the care goes beyond normal family duties, generally up to 40 hours a week. The person receiving care must be enrolled in a waiver.

Which Ohio programs pay family caregivers?

PASSPORT and MyCare Ohio waivers - participant-directed personal care and Choices home care attendant

• Type: Medicaid self-direction
• Who can be paid: Relatives such as adult children, grandchildren, siblings and parents of adults, hired through a financial management service or an agency. A spouse can be paid only if no other willing and able provider is available, the state approves, and the care is extraordinary, generally up to 40 hours a week.
• Who qualifies for care: Ohioans enrolled in the PASSPORT waiver or the MyCare Ohio waiver who need a nursing facility level of care and choose participant-directed services.

Ohio Home Care Waiver and DODD waivers (Individual Options, Level One, SELF) - personal care

• Who can be paid: Relatives through an agency or participant-directed service. A parent of a minor child or a spouse can be paid only if no other provider is available, the state approves, and the care is extraordinary, generally up to 40 hours a week; parents cannot be paid for respite.
• Who qualifies for care: Ohio Medicaid members enrolled in the Ohio Home Care Waiver or a Department of Developmental Disabilities waiver who need the service.

Are there national programs too?

Yes. Veterans may qualify for VA programs that pay or support family caregivers: Veteran Directed Care and the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers.