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Tel. 740-375-5581 |
Buckeye Family |
827 North Main St. |
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Fax 740-375-5583 |
www.BuckeyeFamily.com |
Marion, Ohio 43302 |
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For the Chronically Mentally Ill, A Good Home Can Be Hard To Find. |
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A Family Care Home, or FCH, is the next step down from an ACF. In an FCH, the mentally ill actually usually do live in a family style home, and frequently live with a family of caregivers. In addition, there are usually a smaller number of individuals (2-8) living in such a facility. Staffing is usually not 24 hours a day. In the past, when Buckeye Family has run such facilities, it provided 24 hour staffing, usually from a central location with several or more FCH's on a common campus. These facilities are less expensive, frequently surviving on residents' resources, which is a problem. Specifically, because they are cheaper, agencies and boards that pay a subsidy will frequently prefer such a facility even when an individual needs a higher level of care. |