What is Adult Foster Care (AFC)?
Adult Foster Care is a federally funded MassHealth program that is designed to provide living alternatives to individuals who are elderly or disabled. These individuals usually require assistance while performing activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs).
ADLs include activities such as eating, toileting, dressing, bathing, transferring, and walking. IADLs are activities related to independent living that are incidental to an individual’s care, such as household management, laundry, shopping, housekeeping, meal preparation, transportation, and medication monitoring.