• SCL will provide a 24/7 supplemental layer of support by hiring a Community Director and Resident Assistants (RAs), to provide extra help when needed, creating peace of mind for residents and their families. To begin setting up our neighborhood, Logan Andress, our Community Director, started in August of 2022. In the future, Resident Assistants (RAs) will be hired to engage with our residents and work alongside the Community Director while residing at Solon Community Living. They will be on call in case of emergencies or when extra help is needed.
• Residents and their families are responsible for arranging any necessary in-home support services. The family or guardian of the resident can work with the individual’s Support Administrator (SA) from the County Board of Developmental Disabilities (if applicable). Typically, some of these services are paid for by Ohio Medicaid waivers, private resources, or a combination of the two. Residents will have free choice of their personal care provider or agency.

SOLON COMMUNITY LIVING IS A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH SUPPORTS BUT IS NOT A MEDICAL HOME, LICENSED CONGREGATE CARE, OR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY. SOLON COMMUNITY LIVING IS NOT A DIRECT CARE PROVIDER.

The Community Director will foster relationships between residents, their families, SCL, and care staff but their duties may also include:

• Ensuring programs and engagement opportunities are routinely available for staff and residents
• Serving as a liaison between families and residents with the Board of SCL
• Oversight of the SCL property
• Knowledge about residents, their families, care staff, and available resources
• Investigate and coordinate add-on services such as meals and house cleaning if requested by families

Resident Assistants (RAs)

• Two Resident Assistants will be hired for on-site, on-call hours to provide an extra level of security and oversight. The RAs will live on the property. The RAs on-site would be available for helping the Community Director and the residents with socialization, living skills, and general questions

On-site housing for some Direct Support Professionals (DSPs)

• The challenge of finding qualified, reliable staff due to low pay, high turnover, and career advancement has reached a crisis point.
• SCL seeks to create a better working environment for DSPs by focusing on their needs as well and providing an attractive housing arrangement on-site in caregiver suites situated upstairs from residents’ homes. This will result in a more stable, affordable lifestyle for staff resulting in more consistent, quality care for residents.
• “House Sharing” is another potential option for residents who have more care needs. The resident has the rental lease for their home and a person who lives with them and provides support would pay the rent approved by SCL. Some of the ground floor homes will have two bedrooms for this option.”