Short answer
Ohio's 2024 CareScout adult day health care median is roughly $21,580 a year, well below the cost of full-time in-home care, and Ohio's PASSPORT waiver can help cover it for eligible seniors.
What each actually is
Adult day care runs on a facility's schedule -- usually weekday daytime hours -- with structured activities, meals and supervision, and gives a family caregiver their day back rather than requiring someone in the home. In-home care comes to the house on whatever schedule the family sets.
Why families in the Cincinnati area combine both
A common pattern: adult day care a few days a week to give a caregiver a predictable break, paired with lighter in-home help on the other days, rather than paying for one or the other at full scale.
