Home Sharing Providers

 

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Home sharing is an arrangement where an adult with a disability lives in a person’s home and receives support and services based on their personal goals and needs.

The paid support person is called a home sharing provider. The Home Sharing Provider and the person receiving supports live together in a home that is rented or owned by the paid support person.

Home sharing services are offered in many ways. Some people live with family, others live with a roommate or a couple and some may live in a separate suite that is part of the home. Sharing skills and experiences Home Sharing Providers, and the adults who live with them, enrich each others lives.

What are the Basic Requirements to be a home sharing provider?

Community Living British Columbia  (CLBC) sets the basic standards for home sharing arrangements. You can review information about becoming a home sharing provider, basic requirements and rates by clicking on the link. CLBC contracts with community living agencies to coordinate home sharing services on behalf of the province. Each agency has their own set of business practices which may or may not be the same as other agencies.

FAQs

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Becoming a Home Sharing Provider or Respite Worker

Home sharing services are funded by Community Living BC and coordinated by community living agencies in the province. If you would like to explore the possibility of becoming a home sharing provider you can express your interest in two ways:

1.  Use this link to select a community living agency that coordinates home sharing services in your community . Reach out to them directly to  discuss your interest in home sharing, requirements, responsibilities and any next steps.

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2. Complete the form below (Home Sharing & Respite):

 

Need Respite?

Are you a Home Sharing Provider who would like some support with access to Respite Workers? Fill out this form to help us better understand your needs.