Adult Family Care/Adult Foster Care (AFC)

» Adult Family Care (sometimes called Adult Foster Care) is a Medicaid-funded residential program for individuals who require assistance with one or more activities of daily living (such as bathing or eating) to be able to live safely in their home. Each participant receives the assistance they need with personal care and activities of daily living. AFC members may only stay alone for up to three hours at a time.

» The program is administered by an AFC provider agency, and provides case management, nursing consultation, and a MassHealth tax-free stipend to the caregiver. AFC has two levels of stipend payment related to the assessed needs of the individual. Each caregiver is thoroughly prescreened and undergoes a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) check.

» To quality for AFC, individuals must be 16 years of age or older, eligible for MassHealth, and willing to participate in the program. Caregivers must be at least 18 years of age and cannot be legal guardians.

» Caregivers of Adult Family Care may be a parent, sibling, or an extended family member who resides in the biological family home. Caregivers of Adult Foster Care (not family members) provide support in their own residence.