Cost and coverage
Paying for care shouldn’t keep you up at night.
Many families pay little or nothing. We check your coverage for you, free.
Adult day care costs about a quarter of a nursing home in Ohio, and many of our families pay little or nothing through Medicaid waiver, PASSPORT or MyCare Ohio. Our billing team checks your coverage for you, free.
What adult day care costs in Ohio
Ohio median daily rates from the CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025:
Adult day health care$83/day
Nursing home, shared room$302/day
Transportation is billed separately.
Programs and plans we accept
- Ohio Medicaid waiver
- PASSPORT
- MyCare Ohio: Buckeye, CareSource, UnitedHealthcare
- UnitedHealthcare
- Care Coordination
- Wayne County Jobs & Family Services
- Private pay
VA contract in progress. On Medicare or looking for drop-in days? Call billing, option 4.
How to get coverage through PASSPORT
PASSPORT is Ohio’s Medicaid waiver that helps older adults stay home, and it can pay for adult day care and rides.
- Call the Area Agency on Aging. In Wayne, Summit and Stark counties, that’s Direction Home Akron Canton at 1-877-770-5558.
- Complete the phone screening. It checks preliminary Medicaid eligibility and care needs.
- Meet your care manager. They build a care plan with you. Ask for Gilcrest by name for adult day and transportation.
- We take it from there. We coordinate authorization, schedule a visit and set up rides.
Medina County residents work with a different Area Agency on Aging. Not sure where to start? Call us and we’ll walk you through it.