The Olmstead Housing Subsidy (OHS) program is a statewide rental subsidy and transitional housing program for people enrolled in Medicaid. OHS is a benefit that helps people who are transitioning from nursing home settings.
OHS offers community transition services which includes security deposits, moving expenses, utility payments and household establishment purchases. Eligible participants for the program are those enrolled in Medicaid who are in need of nursing home level of care and who have spent at least one hundred and twenty (120) consecutive days in a nursing home over the most recent two-year period and who have the ability to live safely in the community. Individuals are required to pay 30% of their monthly income toward rent, less allowances, with the program paying the difference between what the individual pays and the full cost of the rent.
Contact Information
Soji Adu
Deputy Director