What is the difference between Assisted Living, Adult Foster Care, and Adult Day Care?
Assisted Living is a general term that refers to a wide variety of residential settings that provide 24-hour room and board and some supportive services to residents. Persons residing in assisted living settings may range from being quite independent with minimal need for assistance to those who require some onging assistance with personal care and activities of daily living. There are unlicensed assisted living residences in Michigan. Adult Foster Care is a licensed residential setting that provides 24-hour room and board, personal care, protection and supervision for adults, including the elderly who require supervision on an ongoing basis but do not require continuous nursing care. Some residences that are licensed as adult foster care homes may call themselves “assisted living.” Adult Day Care, also referred to as Adult Day Services, is daytime care of less than 24-hours for elderly persons with functional or cognitive impairments that are provided through a structured program of s
