Corporate Housing for Travel Nurses & Healthcare Workers

Travel nursing is demanding work. Long shifts, high-acuity patients, unfamiliar hospital systems, and a new city every 13 weeks — the last thing a travel nurse needs is to come home to a cramped hotel room or a substandard short-term rental. Home Street Serviced Apartments provides fully furnished corporate housing built for the specific needs of travel nurses and allied healthcare workers across Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Why Corporate Housing Beats Hotel Stipends for Travel Nurses

Most travel nursing contracts include a housing stipend — a non-taxable allowance intended to cover the cost of housing at your assignment location. Many travel nurses use that stipend to book hotels or short-term rentals, but a furnished corporate apartment almost always delivers more value for the same or lower cost.

• Full kitchen: Cooking your own meals is a major financial and health advantage. After a 12-hour overnight shift, being able to come home and prepare a real meal — or meal prep for the week — saves hundreds of dollars per month compared to restaurant and takeout spending.
• More space to decompress: A one-bedroom or studio corporate apartment gives you a living room to relax in, a separate bedroom to sleep in, and the quiet privacy you need after an emotionally and physically demanding shift.
• In-unit or on-site laundry: Nurses go through scrubs quickly. Having access to a washer and dryer without paying per-load or driving to a laundromat is a genuine quality-of-life advantage.
• Predictable monthly cost: With HSSA’s all-inclusive monthly rate, you know exactly what your housing costs — no surprise hotel charges, no cleaning fees, no variable nightly rates.

The 13-Week Assignment — A Perfect Fit

The standard travel nursing contract runs 13 weeks — approximately 3 months. This aligns naturally with corporate housing’s 30-day minimum and monthly billing structure. You book a 3-month furnished apartment, your move-in date matches your contract start, and your move-out date matches your contract end. Extensions, if your contract is renewed, are typically easy to arrange with advance notice.

Proximity to Major Hospital Systems

HSSA maintains furnished apartments near major healthcare employment centers throughout the region:

• Columbus, Ohio: Near OhioHealth, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and Mount Carmel Health System
• Cincinnati, Ohio: Convenient to UC Health, TriHealth, Mercy Health, and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
• Cleveland, Ohio: Near Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, and MetroHealth Medical Center
• Indianapolis, Indiana: Located near Indiana University Health, Ascension St. Vincent, Eskenazi Health, and Community Health Network
• Louisville, Kentucky: Convenient to UofL Health and Norton Healthcare, including Norton West Louisville Hospital
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Accessible to UPMC, Allegheny Health Network, and other regional facilities
• Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Convenient to Froedtert Health, Advocate Aurora Health, Children’s Wisconsin, and the Medical College of Wisconsin

Understanding Your Housing Stipend

The housing stipend provided by your travel nursing agency is a non-taxable benefit intended to cover the cost of duplicating your living expenses while away from home. Corporate housing from HSSA typically fits well within published stipend amounts for major Midwest markets. When your furnished apartment cost equals or falls below your stipend, the difference is yours to keep — making careful housing selection a genuine financial benefit.

HSSA can provide detailed invoicing that supports stipend reimbursement documentation, and we are experienced in working with travel nursing agencies that pay housing directly on behalf of their nurses.

Flexibility That Matches Your Contract

Travel nurses know better than anyone that contracts change. Extensions happen, contracts are cancelled, facilities go on diversion. HSSA builds flexibility into its lease terms to accommodate the realities of travel healthcare work. We understand that your move-out date might shift by a week, and we work with you to make that transition as smooth as possible.

A Community, Not a Corridor

Living in a corporate apartment in a real residential neighborhood means you are part of a community during your assignment — not just passing through a hotel corridor. Local grocery stores, coffee shops, parks, and gyms become part of your routine, contributing to the sense of stability that makes a demanding travel nursing career sustainable long-term.