What Does Aging in Place Support Look Like in Ohio?

For many Columbus-area families, the main structured path to aging in place is Ohio's PASSPORT Medicaid waiver, which for eligible seniors can cover minor home modifications such as grab bars and wheelchair ramps, personal care and homemaker help, home-delivered meals, emergency response systems, medical transportation, and — for family caregivers who live with the recipient — Structured Family Caregiving support, all designed to help someone remain in their own home instead of moving to a facility. Outside of Medicaid, private-pay in-home care agencies offer similar day-to-day support — a caregiver for a few hours a day or around the clock — without the income and asset limits that come with a waiver program; see our home care overview. Beyond either of those, the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging (COAAA) can help connect families to other local aging-in-place resources, such as meal programs and transportation services, that fall outside Medicaid entirely.