Sunshine Children's Home
Family Care (Group) Homes
Supported Living


Sunshine Children's Home

Sunshine Children's Home is a 75-bed ICF/MR (intermediate care facility) for children and adults with mental retardation who require a high level of support services. The Children's Home is located on a 25 acre, partially wooded campus on Maumee Western Road in Maumee, Ohio. Residents live in homelike suites in groups of eight to 24.

Each suite has several bedrooms, a living room and kitchenette. The Children's Home was remodeled in 2001 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 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 and early twenties. Sunshine provides family support services to people caring for children with disabilities at home.


Family Care (Group) Homes

Sunshine operates 16 Family Care Homes in three counties in northwest Ohio. 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.


Supported Living

Sunshine serves more than 100 individuals with developmental disabilities in Lucas, Fulton and Wood counties who are living independently in their own homes or apartments. Our staff provides a variety of services based on the individual's needs ranging from 24-hour supervision to assistance with grocery shopping and bill paying. These supports allow clients to be a part of the community, hold jobs and reach their full potential.

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