Life Sharing Policy

KACL Policy Statement
Title	Lifesharing (and Family Home) Policy	Policy Number	2010/2
Section	Residential Policies	Date Issued	15/2/2010
Issued by	James Retson	Effective date	28/02/2010

Life sharing is defined as the sharing of a living situation and accommodation with another.

A request for funding to support Lifesharing will be considered only on the following basis:

Funding approved must be influenced by the association's need to economize on MCSS.

The quality of life of a dependent citizen is likely to be improved by the proposed Life sharing over an alternative living or support option available

One of three levels of funding may be approved:

For Individuals having minimal needs for supports as determined by KACL staff to access community, maintain routines of daily living and participate in valued social roles: $35 per diem

For Individuals having moderate or intense needs for supports as determined by KACL staff to access community, maintain routines of daily living and participate in valued social roles $75 per diem

Where an individual Life sharer provider has a lifetime commitment to an individual that has reached the age of 21 or who has left school and who has intense needs for supports as determined by KACL staff to access community, maintain routines of daily living and participate in valued social roles $95 per diem

All rates are inclusive of respite.

How Accommodations of Food and Clothing are Paid.

For Lifesharers ( family home providers) with individuals receiving ODSP Room and Board Rates, Lifesharers (family home providers) may charge a room and board rate up to current rates paid by MCSS . For Lifesharers (family home providers) with individuals receiving shelter allowance, shared living expenses may be paid by equal sharing of rent, unequal sharing of rent (possibly affected by who pay utilities), to the ODSP maximum rent limits, to Lifesharer home owner or lease holder in addition to a food allowance to a maximum of $10 per day to be paid by the ODSP recipient from their Basic ODSP living allowance.