Should YOU Open Your Home and Heart to a Lifesharing Adult?
Lifesharing providers – those who welcome an adult with intellectual disability or autism into their homes – come from all walks of life and many different circumstances. A Lifesharing provider household may be a family with children, a couple, or a single person.
Some drawn to this important role have limited experience in providing for an adult with an intellectual disability or autism – that’s where Royer-Greaves Services’ comprehensive training and on-going support come in! Providers will
- Gain a new friend who feels like family.
- Become more involved in the community.
- Receive a monthly, tax-free stipend.
For other Lifesharing households, the program recognizes and supports an existing living arrangement. In these homes, the adult receiving service is often a relative. Lifesharing through Royer-Greaves offers many benefits for such households:
- Formalization of the arrangement as a Lifeshare allows the household to receive the same tax-deferred stipend and money to pay for home modifications that any other Lifesharing household would.
- On-going support, advice, and guidance from Royer-Greaves staff can help the household better provide for the adult receiving services.
What is Expected of a Lifesharing Family? Is Lifesharing Right For My Household?
For other Lifesharing households, the program recognizes and supports an existing living arrangement. In these homes, the adult receiving service is often a relative. Lifesharing through Royer-Greaves offers many benefits for such households:
- Formalization of the arrangement as a Lifeshare allows the household to receive the same tax-deferred stipend and money to pay for home modifications that any other Lifesharing household would.
- On-going support, advice, and guidance from Royer-Greaves staff can help the household better provide for the adult receiving services.
