Program areas at Saint Joseph Home of Cincinnati
The St. Joseph Home Intermediate Care Facility (ICF/IID) provides 24/7/365 care for 48 children and adults who have complex medical needs and significant support needs. For these individuals, St. Joseph Home truly is home. It is the only agency of its kind in Hamilton County. As a subset of the ICF, in 2014, SJH began providing Ventilator Services at the request of the Ohio Dept. of Developmental Disabilities. Currently, 12 of the 48 people served in the ICF are ventilator dependent and 3 of 6 group living units2 for children and 1 for adults, referred to as cottages, are staffed and equipped to serve people on ventilators. The 2 for children comprise 1 of only 5 in Ohio outside of a hospital. Residents enjoy a quality of life that includes: swimming in the on-site therapy pool, summer camp, live music and concerts, family and holiday events, art activities, as well as the support needed for residents to actively participate in the broader community through outings based on their interests. SJH school-age residents attend school off-campus through local schools, if able, while adult residents participate in our Adult Day Programs on weekdays.
St. Joseph Home operates 2 Adult Day Programs, 1 in Blue Ash with on-site programming and 1 in Sharonville that is focused on community engagement activities. Each site can serve 40 individuals. Day Program participants are provided the support needed to engage in experiences and provide contributions t the community based on each participant's own interests and goals.
St. Joseph Home operates 3 Community Homes, in Sharonville, in College Hill and in Loveland. They each provide support to 4 individuals who do not have the intense medical needs of those living in our ICF, but still need full time support in fully adapted buildings. Residents receive the support needed to belong to and fully participate in their community.
Additional services including an eight-bed licensed Respite facility, available for individuals with developmental disabilities who use wheelchairs for mobility, and an eight-bed transitional home for people with developmental disabilities who are homeless.