Adult foster care guides for families
Choosing a home for an aging parent or disabled adult can feel overwhelming. These guides are here to make the next step clearer, with plain-language help you can use at your own pace.
What is adult foster care?
What is adult foster care? — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesHow to choose an adult family home
How to choose an adult family home — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesLevels of care in adult foster care, explained
Levels of care in adult foster care, explained — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesHow Medicaid can help pay for adult foster care
How Medicaid can help pay for adult foster care — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesAdult foster care vs. a nursing home
Adult foster care vs. a nursing home — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesAdult foster care vs. assisted living
Adult foster care vs. assisted living — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesHow to check a home's state license yourself
How to check a home's state license yourself — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesQuestions to ask when you tour a home
Questions to ask when you tour a home — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesWarning signs to watch for when touring a home
Warning signs to watch for when touring a home — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesHow much does adult foster care cost?
How much does adult foster care cost? — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesWhat 'room and board' really includes
What 'room and board' really includes — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesMedicaid waivers for in-home and adult-care
Medicaid waivers for in-home and adult-care — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesDoes Medicare pay for adult foster care?
Does Medicare pay for adult foster care? — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesPaying privately vs. using Medicaid
Paying privately vs. using Medicaid — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesYour loved one's rights in a care home
Your loved one's rights in a care home — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesHow to talk to a parent about moving to a home
How to talk to a parent about moving to a home — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesMoving day: settling into a new home
Moving day: settling into a new home — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesSigns it may be time for more care
Signs it may be time for more care — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesAging in place vs. moving to a small home
Aging in place vs. moving to a small home — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesWhat to bring when moving into a home
What to bring when moving into a home — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesHow meals and special diets work in a small home
How meals and special diets work in a small home — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesHow medications are handled in a care home
How medications are handled in a care home — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesStaffing and caregiver-to-resident ratios
Staffing and caregiver-to-resident ratios — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesHow adult foster care is licensed, by state
How adult foster care is licensed, by state — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesWhat happens if care needs change
What happens if care needs change — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesHow to raise a concern or report a problem
How to raise a concern or report a problem — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesHospice and end-of-life care in a small home
Hospice and end-of-life care in a small home — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesCan a couple stay together in a care home?
Can a couple stay together in a care home? — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesPets and personal belongings in a care home
Pets and personal belongings in a care home — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesFinding a home that speaks your language
Finding a home that speaks your language — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesVeterans benefits that can help pay for care
Veterans benefits that can help pay for care — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
Open GuidesWhat to do when savings run low
What to do when savings run low — a plain-language guide for families choosing a small, licensed adult family home for an older or disabled adult.
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