ADULT FAMILY HOMES “AFH”

AFH are homes licensed by the State Department (DSHS in Washington) to give individual – personalized care for up to 6 non-related residents.

Senior Care Adult Family Homes “AFH”

These are residential homes licensed to care for up to six non-related residents. The level of care each home provides will vary.

Adult Family Homes “AFH”

These are residential homes licensed to care for up to six non-related residents. The level of care each home provides will vary. Some senior care adult family home are operated by nurses, or hire nurses or other appropriately licensed staff to support a resident’s need. Others may specialize in the care of residents with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease and family respite care services Bellevue. All adult family homes are required to have a current assessment of the client and a plan of care reflecting not only the needs of the resident, but their preferences in how they would like to receive those services. All AFH owners and their staff undergo significant training before being able to work directly with clients. Further, they must keep up with training and best practices in adult family home care by completing a minimum of 12 hours of continuing education per year.

Standard Senior Care Adult Family Home Services Include:

Private and semi-private rooms
Nutritious meals and snacks
Personal care and hygiene
Companionship and conversation
Activity programs
Housekeeping and gardening
Beautician/barber and nail care

Specialty Care Services:

24-hour specialized care
Dementia/Alzheimer’s
Stroke and Diabetes care
Rehabilitation services
Home doctor visits
Palliative care and hospice
Assistance with/or administering medication
Respite Care

– In the Puget Sound alone there are more than 4500 adult family homes. – Generally, there are two kinds of AFH’s: Houses that were remodeled to meet the licensing criteria to become AFH’s. Houses that were built specifically to be AFH’s (adult family care home). Those tend to be bigger, larger hallways – dining area – rooms – shower rooms, most rooms have a private bathroom, social/activities rooms, etc. Overall more square footage.

A1 Senior Care Advisors are able to connect you and your family with the best and most appropriate best home care adult family home Services that will meet your particular needs. For a free assessment, call Now 425-324-5592 or email us at A1CareAdvisors@gmail.com.

NOTE – Some of the above care facilities are contracted with Medicaid, some are not. It is crucial to know what happens if a resident is running out of money. The facilities that are contracted with Medicaid, they set their own rules on how long someone needs to pay privately before they switch to Medicaid benefits. The range is between 6 months to 6 years. Some Medicaid contracted facilities accept new residents who are already on Medicaid.

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