• Adult Foster Care & Homes for the Aged Licensing

• Differences Between an AFC and a HFA

• What Needs to be Licensed

• Who Needs Foster Care

• Placement of a Resident

• Resident Rights

• AFC Advisory Council

• Application Processing Time:

• Tutorial AFC for Application Inquiries

• Tutorial HFA for Application Inquiries

• Original License Application Packet

• Licensee/Applicant Rights

• AFC Family Home Technical Assistance Handbook - BCAL-PUB-340 

• AFC Group Home Technical Assistance Handbook - BCAL-PUB-341 

• HFA Technical Assistance Handbook - BCAL-PUB-342 

• AFC Family Home Fire Safety Technical Assistance - BCAL-PUB-343 

• Group Policy Content Worksheet 

• Fire Safety Inspections

• On-site Inspection Worksheets

• Licensee Fingerprint Instructions 

• Background Check Information

• Certification of Specialized Programs Application - BCAL-1609 

• Appendix F Life Safety Code

• Medication Management Presentation 

• Food Recalls - MI Dept. of Agriculture & Rural Development

• 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 Effect on AFC/HFA Facilities 

• Smoking Ban 2009 Public Act 188 website

• 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

• Licensee Background Check Manual 

• Notice of Finding Tutorial, 2-29-08 

• Interview and Observation Renewal Inspection PowerPoint 

• Admission of AFC Resident Powerpoint 

• Search for Adult Foster Care and 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

• Complaints

• Online Complaint Form - Bureau of Children and Adult Licensing

• Contact Information for the Bureau of Children and Adult Licensing

• AFC Office Area Coverage List 

• AFC/HFA Public Feedback

• Feedback/Comments Regarding a Specific AFC/HFA

• Freedom of Information Act Requests

• Online FOIA Submission Form

• Interview & Observation Renewal 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

• AFC Home Emergency Preparedness 

• Bedbug Infestation

• Fall Prevention & Information

• Health Care Checklist 

• Dementia Information

• Help with Alzheimer's Disease Related Behaviors

• Hyperthermia: Heat Related Illness

• MRSA Information

• Nutrition Information 

• Norovirus Help

• Safety Without Restraints

• 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 Calculating Evacuation Difficulty Score 

• Worksheet for Rating Residents 

• E-Score Sample Packet 

• Finding the Staff Shift Score 

• Finding the Home's Evacuation Difficulty Score 

• Finding the Total Resident Score 

• Finding the Staff Shift Score 

• Resident Register - BCAL-0535 

• Request for Plan Review - BCAL-1605 

• 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 of 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 

• 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 

• Request for Modification of the Terms of the Registration/License - BCAL-5055 

• Adult Foster Care & Homes for the Aged Licensing Publications