Miami University

An estimated 153,000 Ohioans age 65 and older are severely disabled and in need of long-term care services. Nearly 76,000 (50%) of these severely disabled elders reside in institutional settings such as nursing facilities, homes for the aged, or residential care facilities. Home and community based services, including both formal (paid) as well as informal (unpaid) care serve Ohio’s remaining 77,000 severely disabled elderly population. It is also estimated that among the 77,000 individuals receiving care in the community, approximately 16,600 received case management services through PASSPORT, and 9,300 individuals received local tax funded levy services. Slightly greater than 75% of the severely disabled older individuals residing in the community received informal/unpaid care from family, friends or neighbors.