The Adult Foster Care is a MASS HEALTH State-funded program that transforms lives. This is a service provided at no cost to members of MassHealth. The services allow for seniors and persons with disabilities who need assistance with personal care tasks to remain in their home and in the community with a qualified and approved caregiver.

 

The Healthier You Adult Foster Care (HY- AFC) Program provides valuable caring assistance to adults 16 years and older who, because of illness, weakness, disability, or advanced age, cannot live safely at home alone. This program is designed for those who do not require constant 24-hour monitoring but do need a significant amount of daily assistance.

Adult Foster Care programs are steeped in the fundamental belief that people have a right to remain at home, in a community setting. This is paramount to the success of our program. Choice leads to independence and dignity for the participant, which helps foster a more meaningful and successful outcome.

As an AFC member, you will live with your trained Caregiver, who can be a family relative or an unrelated family friend. The Caregiver will provide assistance, prompting, or supervision with bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring, ambulating/walking, and eating. The Caregiver will also provide transportation for medical appointments and be a good companion as well.

Dedicated and supportive care in the home leads to better mental and physical health, greater participant satisfaction and dignity, as well as a reduction in falls and reduced hospitalizations, which in turn result in cost savings to the family and the state.

When we become involved in an individual's care, we ensure the safety of our participants through our multidisciplinary care teams, which include the participant, the caregiver, a registered nurse and a case manager, carefully develop a plan of care that meets the participants' medical, physical, emotional, social and other needs.

Our support of participants is invaluable; our registered nurses and case managers are often the only contact families and participants have. We reduce stress for caregivers and decrease burnout.

 
 

Member Benefits

Your Caregiver, who can be a family or non-family member, will:

  • Prepare meals and snacks
  • Assist you will personally care (bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring, ambulating, and eating)
  • Provide medication reminders and assistance
  • Do shopping, laundry, and housekeeping
  • Provide transportation to medical appointments and social visits
  • Maintain a clean and safe living space

    • Healthier You Adult Foster Care

    Full Line of In-Home Healthcare Services
    • Caesar Sanchez
      "I would definitely recommend home health care services from Healthier You Adult Foster Care to a friend or family member.”
      Caesar Sanchez
      Brockton, MA
    • Gary Elysee
      If they were in need of these services, I would absolutely recommend Healthier You Adult Foster Care to a friend and family member.
      Gary Elysee
      Brockton, MA
    • Sainte Soloman
      I would definitely recommend your services to a friend or family member.
      Sainte Soloman
      Brockton, MA
     

    Financial Assistance For Caregivers

    You will not have to pay for your Caregiver. At No Cost to you, your Caregiver will receive a stipend per day for personal care services they provide to you.

    For Members For Caregivers