Berkshire County Arc
General Info
Program Name
Adult Family Care (AFC) Program
Agency Office
395 South Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Phone
413-499-4241
Business Filing Type
Corporation
Organizational Type
Non-Profit
Contact
Sonja Haecker
Email
Services
Case Management, Family Support, Skills Training
Populations Served
All Disabilities, Developmental Disability, Intellectual Disabilities
Eligibility Requirements
DDS, MassHealth
Narrative
AFC enables the elderly and individuals with chronic illness or disabilities to continue living at home with their families, maintaining dignity and privacy.
AFC ensures that each participant receives the assistance they need with activities of daily living, such as personal care, meals, and supervision.
Our program provides training and support from a multi-disciplinary team including a registered nurse and a case manager.
Requirements for AFC Participation:
- AFC is available to individuals over the age of 16 who cannot live safely on their own due to medical, physical, cognitive or mental disability.
- Applicants must need supervision or assistance with at least a portion of their activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, eating, toileting and/or ambulation.
- Applicants must live in the same home as the caregiver.
- Applicants must be eligible for MassHealth Standard or MassHealth CommonHealth. Applicants cannot also receive Personal Care Attendant (PCA) services or Home Health Aide (HHA) services.
Licensure
Client Information
Staff to Client Ratios
1 clients to every 1 staff person
Age Range of Clients
22 years to 99 years
Towns Served
ADAMS, ALFORD, BECKET, CHESHIRE, CLARKSBURG, DALTON, EGREMONT, FLORIDA, GREAT BARRINGTON, HANCOCK, HINSDALE, LANESBOROUGH, LEE, LENOX, MONTEREY, MT. WASHINGTON, NEW ASHFORD, NEW MARLBOROUGH, NEW SALEM, NORTH ADAMS, OTIS, PERU, PITTSFIELD, RICHMOND, SANDISFIELD, SAVOY, SHEFFIELD, STOCKBRIDGE, TYRINGHAM, WASHINGTON, WEST STOCKBRIDGE, WILLIAMSTOWN, WINDSOR
Record last updated on 27/06/2023