adult foster care
Residential support arrangement
Adult foster care is a living arrangement where adults who cannot live independently—due to age, disability, or illness—reside in a private home with a licensed caregiver.
Unlike nursing homes, adult foster care provides supervision and assistance in a family-style setting, typically with fewer residents: After her stroke, we found her an adult foster care home nearby.
The caregiver handles meals, medication management, and daily activities.
- eldercareSupport for the aged
- residentialRelating to housing
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- assistedGave support to
- homeOne's personal residence
disability · elderly · support · loved ones · placement · guardian · respite · round the clock · dementia · Medicaid · licensed · supervision · meals · medication · activities of daily living · bathing · personal hygiene · companionship
adult foster careindependent living
Managing without assistance
living alone · home ownership · self-sufficiency · aging in place
adult foster carenursing home
Long-term eldercare residence
nursing facility · institutional care · hospital · assisted living facility · long-term care facility
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