Overview
Consider a New Career as a Mental Health Adult Foster Home Provider
There is a growing need for Adult Foster Homes across Oregon – an opportunity to open your home to help others. In some counties, there are few or no homes available to meet community needs. As a provider, you can:
- Create a dynamic living environment for yourself and your residents.
- Pursue your own interests and dreams.
- Help others develop healthy lifestyles.
Interested in applying?
Explore the benefits of becoming a provider, what the work involves, and the steps to get licensed––including training and ongoing support:
Need help or have questions? Contact
BHD.MH.Applications@oha.oregon.gov.
Becoming an Adult Foster Home provider
What are adult foster homes?
They are single-family homes that provide 24-hour care for to up to five adults. Care includes:
- Meals
- Help with personal care
- Monitoring health and behavior issues
- Medications
- Transportation
- Care coordination
For each resident, adult foster homes must:
- Provide the care they prefer and need.
- Support independence, choice, dignity, and decision making.
- Protect their rights and freedoms.
Some residents need little help. Others need regular monitoring and redirection.
Personal and financial benefits
Adult foster home providers can:
- Earn $2,000 to $5,000 per month for each resident's care based on needs.
- Run their own business from home.
- Enhance their skills and grow in their chosen field.
Adult foster home providers may also qualify for tax benefits by serving Medicaid residents. To do this, they must:
- Live in the adult foster home;
- Enroll as an Oregon Medicaid provider; and
- Complete a Provider Enrollment Agreement.
Minimum requirements
To qualify for an adult foster home license in Oregon, providers must:
- Be of good character;
- Pass a background check;
- Be at least 21 years of age;
- Have a safe, structurally sound home;
- Have the financial resources to operate the home for two months;
- Be literate in written and spoken English;
- Be physically and mentally able to provide care;
- Have at least one year of full-time experience or equivalent part-time experience providing direct care and services to adults with mental illness;
- Complete an adult foster home orientation; and
- Complete 12 hours of training each year.
Licensing and Admission Requirements
Resources
Long-Term Care Community Nursing (LTCCN) - Use the "LTCCN Provider List" on this page to find Registered Nurses (RNs) for RN delegation.
Forms
Other Resources
Contacts
If you are interested in placement at an AFH, please contact your local community mental health program. For more information on licensing, please contact an AFH compliance specialist: