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Caregiver: Life Sharing Provider Across Pennsylvania
Department:
Caregiver/Direct Support Professional
Location:
Bellefonte, PA
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Become a Life Sharing Host Family with Abound Health
Make a Lasting Impact by Welcoming Someone Into Your Home and Daily Life
Location: Opportunities Across Pennsylvania
Position Type: Contract
Organization: Abound Health
Are you looking for a meaningful way to apply your empathy, patience, compassion, and creativity in your everyday life? Abound Health is seeking caring, stable, and dedicated individuals or families across Pennsylvania to join our Life Sharing Program as Host Families. This unique opportunity allows you to open your home and heart to an individual with an intellectual or developmental disability (I/DD), creating a long-term, family-like relationship built on trust, belonging, and shared experiences.
We are actively recruiting Host Families statewide for individuals who would thrive in a supportive, structured, and welcoming home environment. Each match is personalized, and we work closely with families to ensure compatibility, shared interests, and long-term success.
What Is Life Sharing?
Life Sharing is a person-centered residential model where an individual becomes a fully integrated member of a familys home and community. Unlike traditional caregiving, Life Sharing focuses on long-term relationships, independence, and meaningful daily experiences within a natural home setting.
As a Host Family, you provide not just a place to live but a sense of belonging, stability, and purpose.
What Youll Do as a Life Sharing Host Family
Provide a safe, stable, and welcoming home
Support daily living skills and household routines
Offer mentorship, companionship, and emotional support
Encourage community involvement and recreational activities
Collaborate with Abound Health to follow person-centered plans
Promote independence, dignity, and personal growth
Why Become a Life Sharing Family?
Transform Lives: Make a meaningful, lasting impact on someones quality of life
Build Deep Connections: Form lifelong bonds and provide genuine companionship
Work From Home: Support someone while continuing your own family routines
Receive Support & Compensation: Host families receive a daily stipend and ongoing training
24/7 Support: Abound Health provides emergency support, respite coordination, and clinical consultation
Host Family Requirements
To qualify, families must:
Be Pennsylvania residents (all counties welcome)
Be at least 21 years old
Pass required background checks (FBI, child abuse, criminal)
Complete home inspections and meet safety standards
Provide personal and professional references
Participate in interviews and a matching assessment
Be willing to include the individual in meals, routines, activities, and family life
Training Provided at No Cost
All Host Families receive:
ODP-approved Life Sharing Orientation
Fire Safety & Emergency Preparedness
Medication Administration (if applicable)
Individual Rights & Person-Centered Planning
Ongoing annual training (e.g., trauma-informed care, dignity & respect)
Additional Details
Contract Position: Host Families are independent contractors, not employees
Flexible Matching: We work closely with you to ensure a strong, compatible match
Ongoing Support: 24/7 emergency assistance, respite options, and case management
How to Apply
If youre interested in becoming a Life Sharing Host Family or want to learn more about supporting an individual through shared living please reach out:
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[email protected]
Abound Health proudly supports inclusive, diverse families of all backgrounds and compositions.
Join us in building relationships that change lives one home at a time.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Abound Health is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
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