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Program Description

  Adult Foster Care

This program provides subsidies and case management for low-income seniors who live in group homes for the frail elderly, and adult foster care homes for frail seniors and adults with disabilities.

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Program Contacts

Contact Patrice McGhee, DPA of the HHS - Aging and Disability Services at 240-773-1089 or Grace Pedersen of the Office of Management and Budget at 240-773-1088 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

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Program Performance Measures

Program Performance MeasuresActual FY23Actual FY24Estimated FY25Target FY26Target FY27
Number of ongoing clients in Adult Foster Care - unduplicated annual count 196105115121126
Assisted Living Services - Percent of clients remaining in community placement (i.e., not entering institutional setting) 296%96%96%96%96%
1  There was a 9% increase in new cases due to more placements through Adult Protective Services where clients had been at high risk of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or self-neglect. The program projects an increase in coming years based on this trend.
2  Adult Foster Care maintains the least restrictive alternative to institutionalization/nursing facility placement as a goal and has been successful in maintaining a very high percentage of clients remaining in the community, thereby reducing the higher cost of institutional care.
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Program Budget Changes

FY26 Recommended ChangesExpendituresFTEs
FY25 Approved24111138.00
Multi-program adjustments, including negotiated compensation changes, employee benefit changes, changes due to staff turnover, reorganizations, and other budget changes affecting multiple programs.2755310.00
FY26 Recommended26866448.00