Sunshine Children's Home is a 76-bed ICF/MR (intermediate care facility) for children and adults with a primary diagnosis of mental retardation and significant additional disabilities. All of our Children’s Home residents require a high level of support services. Twenty-four hour nursing care is available along with therapy services and a team of experienced, highly trained caregivers.

The Children's Home is located on a scenic, 25 acre, partially wooded campus on Maumee Western Road in Maumee, Ohio. Residents live in homelike suites in groups of six to 24.

Each suite has several bedrooms, a living room and kitchenette. The Children's Home was remodeled in recent years with new carpeting, wall coverings, furniture and fixtures that create a bright, inviting atmosphere. Facilities include an adaptive playground, gym, therapeutic pool, sensory room, wheelchair accessible boardwalk, animal activity area, horseback riding center, greenhouse and spiritual life center.

Each resident has an individualized, comprehensive teaching program to maximize his or her physical, emotional, educational and spiritual growth. Our staff includes nurses, direct care workers, speech pathologists, social workers, psychologists and psychiatrists, behavior specialists, recreation/aquatics specialists, physical and occupational therapists, a spiritual life coordinator and a dietitian. The Sunshine medical director is always on call and several medical specialists make regular visits

Although the Children's Home was founded to take care of infants and toddlers with mental retardation, today most residents are in their late teens to early forties. Sunshine provides family support services to people caring for children with disabilities at home.

Sunshine operates 15 Family Care Homes in Lucas and Fulton counties. These community-based homes house four to eight individuals in residential neighborhoods throughout our area. Each home is staffed 24 hours-per-day to provide the supervision and supports needed by residents. In general, residents do not need the intensive level of medical support provided in the Children's Home. However, they have a wide variety of physical, medical and behavioral needs.

Staff and residents work together to create a true sense of family amid the daily routine of work, school, shopping, dining out or attending community events. These activities help develop independence, self-care, daily living skills and appropriate social behavior. Family members are encouraged to visit and some residents spend weekends or holidays with their families.

Sunshine serves more than 130 individuals with developmental disabilities in Lucas, Fulton and surrounding counties who are living independently in their own homes or apartments or with their families. Our staff provides a variety of services based on the individual's needs--ranging from 24-hour supervision to drop-in assistance with grocery shopping and bill paying. These supports allow clients to be a part of the community, hold jobs, socialize and reach their full potential.

Lucas County residents who are caring for a loved one with disabilities at home and who need overnight respite care can utilize Sunshine’s respite house. This three-bedroom ranch home on Sunshine’s grounds allows families to place their loved one for stays of one night to two weeks. Meals, transportation to day programs and structured activities are provided. Families must be registered with the Family Support Service Program and have a Lucas County Board of MR/DD case manager to qualify. Advance reservations are required.

Families throughout Ohio can utilize the four-bed respite suite located inside Sunshine’s Children’s Home. Medically fragile guests have access to 24-hour nursing and all the other services provided by a specialized facility like Sunshine’s Children’s Home. Services are typically funded through Medicaid waivers from the Ohio Department of MR/DD. Families must have a case manager to use these services. Advance reservations are required and emergencies can sometimes be accommodated.