Creative Life and Work Services

What Creative Life and Work Services does

Creative Life and Work Services (CLW) is a privately held, Ohio-based provider of person-centered disability support services for individuals with developmental disabilities. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Canton, Ohio, CLW operates 5 physical locations across the state — Akron, Canton, Geneva, Lisbon, and Springfield — and employs between 101 and 250 staff. Its service portfolio is structured around two foundational programs, Adult Day Support (ADS) and Vocational Habilitation (Voc Hab), which are supplemented by a set of specialized lines: Nursing Services, Community Employment, Community Integration, Non-Medical Transportation, Enclave Employment, Virtual ADS/Voc Hab, and Paper Shredding Services. On-site LPN/RN coverage and medication-administration certified staff are positioned as a clinical capability across each site.

CLW delivers services through a direct-provision model accessed via referrals from Ohio's developmental disabilities system (DODD waivers, county boards) and from families/caregivers, with facility tours serving as the primary conversion mechanism. The company does not operate a proprietary technology platform; service delivery is staff-mediated, with virtual service delivery layered on top of the physical locations to reach home- and community-based participants. Revenue is generated through Medicaid waiver-funded services and government contracts (including Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities partnerships), with no publicly disclosed pricing. The business model is effectively a managed-services contract relationship with Ohio's IDD payer system, with no disclosed B2B customers, no investor base, and no M&A activity, making CLW a regional, single-state, single-segment provider of IDD services.

Name

Creative Life and Work Services

Legal name

Creative Life and Work Services

Website

https://theclw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Creative Life and Work Services (CLW) is an Ohio-based provider of disability support services for individuals with developmental disabilities, delivering Adult Day Support, Vocational Habilitation, Nursing, Community Employment, Transportation, and Virtual programs across 5 locations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Developmental Disability Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Needs Adult Day Programs (Developmental/Physical Disabilities, Seniors) (HLADAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transition Services (Secondary to Postsecondary/Employment, Life Skills) (EDAJAKAG), Interagency Coordination & Case Management (VR, DD, Medicaid Waivers) (EDAKANAM)

Keywords

• Developmental disability services
• Adult day support
• Vocational habilitation
• Community employment services
• Disability support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Warren

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government-Funded Services: CLW generates revenue through Medicaid waiver-funded services and government contracts for developmental disability services. Services including Adult Day Support, Vocational Habilitation, Nursing Services, and Community Employment are typically funded through Ohio's DODD waiver programs and Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) partnerships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Creative Life and Work Services (CLW) is an Ohio-based human services provider delivering person-centered disability support programs to individuals with developmental disabilities. Its core offering is an integrated suite of day and vocational services—Adult Day Support, Vocational Habilitation, Nursing Services, Community Employment, Community Integration, Non-Medical Transportation, Enclave Employment, Virtual ADS/VOC Hab, and Paper Shredding—delivered across 5 Ohio locations and through virtual channels, funded primarily via Medicaid waivers and state developmental disability contracts.

Product overview

CLW provides a coordinated suite of disability support services for individuals with developmental disabilities across Ohio. The portfolio includes Adult Day Support (ADS) and Vocational Habilitation (Voc Hab) as foundational programs, supplemented by specialized services including Nursing Services, Community Employment, Community Integration, Non-Medical Transportation, Enclave Employment Program, Virtual ADS/VOC Hab, and Paper Shredding Services. These services work together to provide person-centered care that fosters independence, skill-building, and community connection through 5 physical locations across Ohio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adult Day Support (ADS) Day program helping individuals with developmental disabilities build community connections, learn social skills, discover local activities, develop independent travel skills, and receive support with personal care needs identified through person-centered planning.
• Vocational Habilitation (Voc Hab) Prevocational services using person-centered planning to further habilitation goals including attendance, task attention, problem solving, communication, and interpersonal skills; offers paid work opportunities and a vocational-based ongoing curriculum.
• Nursing Services Dedicated on-site nurse (LPN or RN) at each location to oversee participant health, provide medication management, and deliver staff training, supported by medication administration-certified staff utilized during transportation, community integration, and as needed.
• Community Employment Job placement and coaching services that support participants in finding and thriving in meaningful employment by matching each person's strengths, interests, and goals with appropriate employment opportunities.
• Community Integration Service delivery through ADS or Voc Hab that purposefully focuses on individual interests, providing opportunities to access people and places in the same manner as the broader community based on shared interests.
• Non-Medical Transportation Transportation for participants to and from CLW physical locations as well as to and from community locations for activities chosen by participants.
• Enclave Employment Program Provides participants with hands-on job experience in local businesses with support from trained staff, enabling them to build job skills, earn income, and gain independence.
• Virtual ADS / Virtual Voc Hab Virtual programs (Virtual ADS and Virtual Voc Hab) that enable participants to receive meaningful support from home or in the community, bringing connection, education, and opportunity via remote delivery.
• Paper Shredding Services Vocational habilitation work experience offering participants hands-on training in secure document destruction, providing valuable work skills and paid work opportunities.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Benchmark Human Services: Multi-state provider of services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including day services, vocational habilitation, supported employment and behavioral health. Closely comparable to CLW in service mix and DD population focus.
• SourceAmerica: National nonprofit that builds employment opportunities for people with disabilities through its provider network, including AbilityOne contracts and enclave-style work crews. Closely comparable to CLW's Enclave Employment Program and paper shredding vocational line, with a national footprint.
• Sevita Health: One of the largest U.S. providers of home- and community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, operating day programs, vocational habilitation, supported employment and clinical services across many states. Directly comparable to CLW on integrated DD service portfolio and Medicaid waiver funding model.
• RHA Health Services: Provider of behavioral health, intellectual/developmental disability and substance-use services across multiple states, including day programs and supported employment. Comparable to CLW as an integrated DD/IID service provider on Medicaid funding streams.
• Dungarvin: National provider supporting people with developmental disabilities and behavioral health needs through residential, day, vocational and employment services. Overlaps with CLW's adult day, vocational habilitation and community employment service lines across multiple states.
• Easterseals: National nonprofit federation providing adult day services, vocational rehabilitation, employment coaching and community-based supports for people with disabilities and seniors. Overlaps directly with CLW's ADS, Voc Hab, and Community Employment offerings on a fee-for-service Medicaid/waiver basis.
• Help at Home: Leading provider of personal care and home- and community-based services primarily serving seniors and individuals with I/DD. Comparable to CLW as a Medicaid-funded HCBS operator serving individuals with developmental disabilities, although with a heavier weighting toward in-home personal care rather than site-based day programs.

Emerging players

• Equus Workforce Solutions: Workforce development organization delivering vocational rehabilitation, job coaching and employment services, including programs funded by state vocational rehabilitation agencies. Comparable to CLW's Vocational Habilitation and Community Employment offerings, with a broader WIOA-style footprint.

Regional players

• Penn-Mar Human Services: Regional provider supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across Pennsylvania, Maryland and Ohio, offering day programs, supported employment and community living services. Operates in Ohio and is comparable to CLW on service mix and population.

Broad incumbents

• BrightSpring Health Services: Public (NASDAQ: BTSG) diversified home and community-based services platform with large I/DD, behavioral health and pharmacy services lines. Comparable to CLW as a scale operator of Medicaid-funded DD and employment services, but materially larger and vertically broader.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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