The agency assumes ultimate responsibility for building maintenance and management and may arrange for one or more paid staff persons to provide janitorial, housekeeping, or personal care services to residents. National estimates suggest there are currently between 200 and 300 matchup programs that are found in almost every state. This space has its own living area and entrance. It is rented to a boarder in exchange for household chores and caregiving duties. These can go both ways.
Grown children can also create accessory apartments in their homes for elder parents.
This creates a living arrangement where both can maintain their privacy. These work quite well in rural communities. See Echo Housing Fact Sheet and floor plan on the next two pages. The Iowa Cooperative Extension Service's programs and policies are consistent with pertinent federal and state laws and regulations on nondiscrimination regarding race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, and disability.