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Narrative

Adult Foster Care provides clinical and financial assistance to qualifying families and caregivers. They can keep their loved ones at home and out of residential institutions. Eligible people must be at least 16 years of age, receive MassHealth Insurance and require daily assistance with ADLs (mobility, bathing, dressing, toileting, eating or transferring). Caregivers of people who are accepted into this program receive pay determined by the person's level of need.

Minute Man Arc Adult Foster Care augments the mission of Minute Man Arc. We work with families of all people who, for whatever reason, cannot safely live alone.  We include, but do not limit our outreach to, people with developmental disabilities (DD).  Working with AFC Qualified Caregiver, the AFC Team provides:

• Nursing support and oversight
• Case management and support
• Help with accessing community services
• Training and networking
• Financial payment

Minute Man Arc’s AFC program supports all people who, because of medical, physical, cognitive or psychiatric problems cannot safely live alone.  “MMA’s AFC Program offers families the chance to delay or even prevent the need for institutional care” explains Mieke Monen, Director of Residential Services.

            Examples of families currently enrolled include:

• A middle aged man with Downs Syndrome
• A middles aged woman with complications due to obesity and diabetes
• A young man on the Autism spectrum
• An elderly woman with dementia

Service Types

• Family Support
• Personal Care Attendants
• Socialization Activities

Program Type

• Adult Foster Care

Populations Served

• All Disabilities
• Developmental Disability
• Elderly Person with disabilities
• Intellectual Disabilities
• Physical Disabilities

Ages Served

• 19 - 22
• 23 – 59
• 60 +

Languages Spoken

• French
• Other
• Spanish

Accessibility Features

• Services at Home

Additional Information

• Fees: MassHealth