Planning for the future must involve consideration of living arrangements. Even if your adult child is living at home, the time will come when you will be unable to care for him. Planning for those arrangements now does not mean they have to happen now. It is a good idea, though, to make sure he has lots of experiences staying elsewhere so that living outside your home will not be completely foreign to him.

Living with a Family Member

Some families continue to care for a disabled family member after the death (or inability to provide care) of the individual's parents. In this situation, it is sometimes an adult sibling who assumes the caregiver's role.

Certain states have provision for some financial reimbursement for those providing a private home environment for the individual with a disability. This arrangement (and funding) is also available for a non–family member who is providing a home.

Other Living Arrangements

If the individual does not live independently and does not live with a family member, he may live in a subsidized private housing arrangement, a group home, or an institution.