CLBC has made a number of changes to its processes and oversight, including mandating home visits every three months, health-care planning and annual doctor visits, following the death of Florence Girard, who passed away in 2018 while living in a home-sharing arrangement.

Home sharing is a CLBC-funded service where an adult with a developmental disability lives with a person, couple or family who is contracted through an agency to provide support. These supports include help with daily living, social connection and community inclusion. The goal of home sharing is to offer personalized, flexible support that helps adults with developmental disabilities achieve greater independence in a caring, secure and inclusive home setting.

Quick Facts:

• The review is expected to be finished by fall 2025.
• About 4,300 people supported by CLBC live in home-sharing living arrangements.
• Home-sharing providers can be a single person, a couple or a family, either renting or owning a home.
• Arrangements can be long-term or a stepping stone to greater independence, and individuals accessing home sharing have their own space within the home.

Learn More:

Information about the CLBC governance structure can be found here: https://www.communitylivingbc.ca/about-us/leadership/

To learn more about CLBC, visit: https://www.communitylivingbc.ca/

For more information about home sharing, visit: https://www.communitylivingbc.ca/for-service-providers/home-sharing/