Residential

A home on Meister Road, Lorain, is an Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR), licensed by several state and federal agencies: The Ohio Department of DD, the Ohio Department of Health, and the Department of Human Services. Services offered include nursing, specialized therapies and strict standards regarding staff ratios.

Residents receive training in independent living skills, personal hygiene, and health.

Transportation, counseling services, and community experiences are also available.

Eligibility

Candidates for admission must:

Meet state and federal DD eligibility standards,

Meet all necessary conditions for placement within an ICF/MR facility as stated by the Ohio Department of Human Services,

Have potential for learning to live in a small group setting with a possibility of attaining a more independent mode of living through increasing self-care skills,

Be single, widowed, separated or divorced, and

Present a certified birth certificate, social security card, Medicaid and/or Medicare card(s), past medical history, financial reports and disclosure, social history, medical and life insurance information, and listing of all current assets.

Licensed Homes

The Lorain County Board operates five facilities for adults. These homes are licensed by the Ohio Department of DD:

· South Professor Street, Oberlin

· East College Street, Oberlin

· East Ninth Street, Elyria

· Academy Court, Elyria

· Liberty Lane, Grafton

Supervised 24-hour staff train residents on independent living skills, health, and personal hygiene and provide transportation, community experiences, and counseling.

Eligibility

Candidates for admission must:

· Meet state DD eligibility standards

· Be ambulatory

· Be eighteen years of age or older

· Have approval for financial support through Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities

· Have potential for learning to live in a small group setting with a possibility of attaining a more independent mode of living through increasing self-care skills

· Be single, widowed, separated or divorced, and

· Present a certified birth certificate, social security card, Medicaid and/or Medicare card(s), past medical history, financial reports and disclosure, social history, medical and life insurance information and listing of all current assets.

Housing Board Homes

Homes are available to clients as another residential choice through the Murray Ridge Housing Board, which purchases and renovates homes, renting to groups of no more than four residents who share living expenses and household chores. Rental payments revert to the Housing Board which uses these revenues for repairs and to make additional housing purchases. Placement and monitoring of consumers falls under the responsibility of Service & Support Administration.

Contact Information

Lorain County Board of Developmental Disabilities

Riaz Ahmad, Director of Residential Services

1091 Infirmary Road

Elyria, Ohio 44035-4805

Telephone: 440329-3734

Fax: 440-322-2683

rahmad@murrayridgecenter.org

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