Helping Ohio Families Navigate PASSPORT & Structured Family Caregiving
Ohio's Medicaid home care programs — including PASSPORT and its Structured Family Caregiving option — may allow a family member who lives with an eligible loved one to be compensated for the care they already provide. We help you check if you qualify and match you with a Medicaid-approved Ohio agency — free to families.
You are likely eligible if you have Medicaid. Fill out the form to see how fast you can get started.
or call us at (929) 460-3141
Eligibility
Final eligibility is determined by the State of Ohio — we help you check in seconds.
Under Structured Family Caregiving, the paid caregiver lives in the same home as the person receiving care and is supported and paid a per-day stipend through a Medicaid-approved SFC agency. A paid caregiver must be at least 18 and legally able to work in the U.S. By Ohio program rule, a spouse or legal guardian generally cannot be the paid caregiver. Eligibility for any caregiver is determined by the program during enrollment.
What's Covered
Why Families Use Us
We're not an agency — we're the free service that gets your family to the right Medicaid-approved agency, faster.
You never pay us a cent. We're paid a flat marketing fee by the partner agency — never by you, and never tied to enrollment.
We connect you with a licensed, Medicaid-approved provider agency that serves your area and handles enrollment and caregiver setup.
Our team helps you check eligibility for Ohio's PASSPORT Program and points you to the right next step — at no cost.
How It Works
Three easy steps to get your family the care they need.
Fill out our free 30-second form or call us to see if you qualify through Ohio's PASSPORT Program.
We connect you with a Medicaid-approved home care agency in your area that handles enrollment, paperwork, and caregiver setup.
Once approved, your chosen caregiver is paid through Medicaid — and your loved one gets care at home.
The Program
Funded by Medicaid through the State of Ohio — helping families care for loved ones at home.
We help eligible Ohio families connect with a Medicaid-approved provider agency in their region.
Eligible families pay nothing out of pocket for enrollment help.
Under Structured Family Caregiving, the live-in family caregiver receives a per-day stipend through a Medicaid-approved agency.
Source: Ohio Department of Aging (ODA) and Ohio Department of Medicaid, PASSPORT Program.
Already Enrolled?
If you already have Ohio Medicaid Medicaid coverage and are receiving services, call for a free consult to see if switching to a different partner agency is right for you.
Call (929) 460-3141We help Ohio families understand the PASSPORT Program, check eligibility, and connect with a Medicaid-approved home care provider agency in their area. The provider agency we match you with handles enrollment paperwork, caregiver onboarding, and ongoing program support.
The Home Care Agency is an enrollment matching service. We are not a Medicaid provider agency. We connect eligible Ohio families with licensed Medicaid-approved provider agencies that deliver care. This service is free to families.
Questions
Program Guide
PASSPORT is an Ohio Medicaid waiver administered by the Ohio Department of Aging and delivered locally through 12 regional PASSPORT Administrative Agencies — the Area Agencies on Aging. It helps Medicaid-eligible Ohioans age 60 and older receive long-term services and supports at home instead of in a nursing facility: personal care, homemaker services, meals, and more.
For families, the practical meaning is simple: if your loved one qualifies, Medicaid — not your family — pays for approved in-home care, with several ways to involve a family caregiver.
PASSPORT serves Ohioans age 60 and older who are financially eligible for Ohio Medicaid, require a nursing-home level of care, and can remain safely at home with their physician’s consent. Enrollment starts with a phone pre-admission screening through your Area Agency on Aging, followed by a level-of-care assessment and a case manager who builds the in-home service plan.
Medicare alone does not qualify. Adults under 60 with physical disabilities may qualify through the Ohio Home Care Waiver instead — which, since late 2024, also offers self-directed services — and Ohioans with both Medicare and Medicaid may be served through MyCare Ohio.
Ohio offers more routes than most states. Under Structured Family Caregiving (SFC), a caregiver who lives with the person receiving care — often an adult child — is paid a per-day stipend through a Medicaid-approved SFC agency that provides coaching and oversight. Under PASSPORT Participant Direction, the enrollee can act as the employer of their own worker, hiring a family member, friend, or neighbor, with a financial management service running payroll.
Ohio even has paths for spouses and for relatives who hold legal authority, each with its own rules under Ohio Administrative Code 5160-44-32. A spouse can be paid — employed through an agency or through the participant-directed option — when no other willing and able caregiver is available and the care needs are extraordinary. A relative with a legal designation, such as an adult child holding power of attorney or a court-authorized guardian, can provide covered services without those conditions. In both cases, paid care is generally limited to 40 hours per week unless the program authorizes an exception. Caregivers must be at least 18 and legally able to work in the U.S. Eligibility for any caregiver is determined by the program during enrollment.
Enrollment runs through the PASSPORT Administrative Agency for your region, beginning with the phone screening and assessment. Provider agencies are certified region by region, so which agencies can serve you depends on where in Ohio you live.
Our free service matches you with a Medicaid-approved provider agency certified for your region, helps you through enrollment, and supports you after services start. We are a matching service — the provider agency delivers the care.
Program facts on this page last reviewed October 1, 2026. Program rules change — eligibility is always determined by the state program.
Related guide: Can a spouse be paid to be a caregiver? Medicaid rules, state by state
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