Qualifications for Adult Foster Care Placement - Community Social Services

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Who Qualifies for Adult Foster Care

Qualifications for Adult Foster Care Residency

Adults age 18 or older, who agree to placement in an adult foster care home
Does not require hospitalization or care in another type of medical or psychiatric facility
Is recommended for placement by a social worker or public health nurse through an assessment process.
Does not display suicidal or homicidal tendencies, or exhibit violent or aggressive behavior that cannot be managed in a foster care setting
Has a source of payment for care

Adults who benefit most from foster care are those who need help with everyday personal care due to developmental delay, mental illness, physical disability or aging. However, those who qualify for foster care do not need institutional care, such as provided by a nursing home or hospital. They are capable of living in the community.

For more information about residents’ qualifications call Adult Foster Care at 763-422-7070.

Web site resources include:

Minnesota Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Mental Retardation (www.ombudmhmr.state.mn.us)
Minnesota Statutes - Vulnerable Adult Act (www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/626/557.html)

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