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Narrative

The Group Adult Foster Care (GAFC) Program is a MassHealth program that provides essential care and support to people who are elderly and/or disabled living in the state of Massachusetts. Program participants receive help in completing their Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). ADLs include bathing, personal hygiene, dressing/undressing, eating, mobility, and toiletry. Nursing oversight and assistance with homemaker tasks, such as laundry and light housecleaning is also provided. 

Through the Massachusetts’ Adult Foster Care (AFC) Program, program participants reside in a private home (an adult foster care home) with a caregiver who provides around-the-clock supervision, personal care assistance, and homemaker services. This program is meant for state residents who require assistance due to an inability to independently complete their Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). ADLs include bathing, grooming, dressing, eating, mobility, and toiletry. While a program participant can be as young as 16, this program is most relevant to seniors. They have physical limitations due to the natural process of aging, medical conditions, and cognitive issues. Those are commonly seen in persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, can be cause for needed assistance.

Service Types

• Adult Foster Care / Group Adult Foster Care (Adult Foster Care)
• Chore Services
• Home Care Corporation (Home Care)
• Homemaker Services

Program Type

• Adult Foster Care

Populations Served

• Alzheimer's Disease
• Developmental Disability
• Elderly Person with disabilities
• Intellectual Disabilities
• Physical Disabilities

Ages Served

• 23 – 59
• 60 +

Accessibility Features

• Services at Home

Additional Information

• Fees: MassHealth, Medicare, Private Insurance, Personal Funds