• Adult Foster Care & Homes for the Aged Licensing
Licensing and regulation of family, small, large and congregate adult foster care homes, homes for the aged, and specialized programs for developmentally disabled and/or mentally ill individuals who reside in adult foster care homes.

• Differences Between an AFC and a HFA

• "Assisted Living"

• What Needs to be Licensed

• Who Needs Foster Care

• Placement of a Resident

• Resident Rights

• AFC Advisory Council

• Application Processing Time:
The length of time it takes to complete the application process is dependent upon workloads of local health authorities, the Bureau of Health Facilities Engineering Services, the Bureau of Fire Services and the Bureau of Child and Adult Licensing; and the applicant's compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements for licensure.

• Tutorial AFC for Application Inquiries

• Tutorial HFA for Application Inquiries

• Original License Application Packet

• Licensee/Applicant Rights

• Group Policy Content Worksheet 

• Fire Safety Inspections

• Onsite Inspection Worksheets

• AFC Group Home Technical Assistance Handbook 

• AFC Family Home Technical Assistance Handbook 

• AFC Family Home Fire Safety Technical Assistance 

• HFA Technical Assistance Handbook 

• Background Check Information

• Certification of Specialized Programs Application - BCAL-1609 
Must currently be licensed to be certified

• Appendix F Life Safety Code

• Medication Management Presentation 

• Centralized Intake for Abuse and Neglect 

• Veterans Affairs Medical Foster Home Program 

• AFC-HFA Fingerprints Submission Memo 

• Recent Legislative Amendments for AFC and HFA Facilities

• Smoking Ban 2009 Public Act 188 website

• Smoking Ban Effect on AFC/HFA Facilities 

• MI Choice Medicaid Services in Licensed Settings

• Food Recalls

• AFC Training Approval Submission Process

• AFC Self-Study Training

• On-Going Training

• Requested Training

• Scheduled Adult Foster Care Training

• Direct Care Staff Training for Certified Facilities

• Training Submission Outline for Direct Care Staff-Certified Facilities

• Focused Onsite Renewal Inspection Tutorial and Online Test

• Background Check Licensee Training 04-27-09 

• Notice of Finding Tutorial, 2-29-08 

• Admission of AFC Resident Powerpoint 

• Adult Foster Care/Homes for the Aged Facilities

• Michigan Counties Map

• Statewide Text File of Adult Foster Care Facilities

• Adult Foster Care Record Description

• Adult Foster Care and Homes for the Aged Facilities Closed or Suspended Due to Disciplinary Action

• Online Complaint Form

• Contact Information for the Bureau of Children and Adult Licensing

• AFC Office Area Coverage List 

• Complaints

• AFC/HFA Public Feedback
For general questions regarding adult foster care or home for the aged, use this form to share your thoughts or request information.

• Feedback/Comments Regarding a Specific AFC/HFA

• Focused Onsite Renewal Inspection Questionnaire
AFC/HFA Licensee Post-Inspection Questionnaire

• Freedom of Information Act Requests

• Online FOIA Submission Form

• Standard Onsite Renewal Inspection Questionnaire
AFC/HFA Licensee Post-Inspection Questionnaire

• Sign up for Email Updates - Adult Foster Care Family Homes

• Sign up for Email Updates - Adult Foster Care Group Homes

• Sign up for Email Updates - Homes for the Aged

• Bedbug Infestation

• AFC Home Emergency Preparedness 

• Fall Prevention & Information

• Health Care Checklist 
Home health care services pandemic influenza planning checklist

• Dementia Information

• Help with Alzheimer's Disease Related Behaviors

• Hyperthermia: Heat Related Illness

• MRSA Information

• Nutrition Information 

• Norovirus Help

• Safety Without Restraints

• Tornado Safety

• Links to Related Sites

• Adult Foster Care Facility Licensing Act 218 of 1979 BCAL PUB-39 

• Licensing Rules for Adult Foster Care Family Homes - BCAL PUB-332 

• Licensing Rules for Adult Foster Care Small Group Homes (12 or less) - BCAL PUB-333 

• Licensing Rules for Adult Foster Care Large Group Homes (13-20) - BCAL PUB-334 

• Licensing Rules for Adult Foster Care Congregate Facilities (21 or more) - BCAL PUB-335 

• Certification of Specialized Programs Offered in Adult Foster Care Home to Clients with Mental Illness or Developmental Disability - BCAL PUB-336 

• Licensing Rules for Homes for the Aged - BCAL PUB-337 

• Homes for the Aged Public Health Code (excerpt) Act 368 of 1978 - BCAL PUB-338 

• Resident Rights for AFC Family Homes

• Resident Rights for AFC Group Homes

• US Dept of Labor Federal Fair Labor Act Info.

• Good Moral Character - BCAL-PUB-673 

• Resident Forms

• AFC/HFA Sample Corrective Action Plan - BCAL-0414 

• AFC Forms Request 

• AFC Sample Starter Packet 

• Worksheet for Rating Residents 

• Worksheet for Calculating Evacuation Difficulty Score 

• Finding the Staff Shift Score 

• E-Score Sample Packet 

• Finding the Staff Shift Score 

• Finding the Total Resident Score 

• Finding the Home's Evacuation Difficulty Score 

• Resident Register - BCAL-0535 

• Adult Foster Care License Limited Liability Company Governmental Organization and Corporate Application - BCAL-569-C 

• Adult Foster Care License Individual Application - BCAL-569-I 

• AFC Licensing Record Clearance Request - BCAL-1326A 

• Homes for the Aged Application for Licensure - BCAL-1600 

• Homes for the Aged, Certificate of Appointment for Authorized Representative - BCAL-1603 

• HFA Administrator Appointment - BCAL-1606 

• Appointment of Home for the Aged Resident Authorized Representative - BCAL-1610 

• Certification of Specialized Programs Application - BCAL-1609 
Must currently be licensed to be certified

• Resident Funds Record Part 1(*) - BCAL-2318 

• Resident Funds Record Part II(*) - BCAL-2319 

• Assessment Plan for AFC Residents - BCAL-3265

• Resident Care Agreement(*) - BCAL-3266 

• AFC Resident Medication Record - BCAL-3267 

• Appointment of Designated Representative - BCAL-3268 

• What is a Designated Representative - BCAL-3268-I 

• Resident Information and Identification Record - BCAL-3483 

• Resident Weight Record - BCAL-3485 

• Medical Clearance Request - BCAL-3704 

• Resident Health Care Appraisal(*) - BCAL-3947 

• AFC Incident/Accident Report(*) - BCAL-4607 

• Adult Foster Care & Homes for the Aged Licensing Publications