Dollars and Sense
Typical Supported Living vs. Adult Foster Care
As a case manager, it is important that you know the differences between typical supported living and Adult Foster Care. This way you can use lower costs make it easier to get your consumers approved for the services they need.
Typical Supported Living |
Adult Foster Care |
Consumers requiring 24-hour supervision can cost up to $380 a day. |
Level-three consumers requiring 24-hour supervision rarely cost more than $100 a day. |
Consumers requiring 24-hour supervision may cost up to $11, 400 a month.* |
Level-three consumers requiring 24-hour |
Typical supported living services often require compliance before individualization. |
AFC offers the best opportunity for the consumer to |
Consumer lives as one of a group with multiple staff and rarely permanent housemates or support staff members. |
Consumer lives in a private home within a community of family, friends and assistance. |
Support staff members have constantly changing schedules, a high turnover rate and inconsistent training. |
Consumer gets a family that grows to know everything about him or her throughout their relationship. |
Consumer’s personal interests and hobbies are not necessarily encouraged. |
Consumer enjoys his or her favorite hobbies and activities regularly at a preferred time and place. |
*A month = 30 days on average