What are the required physical aspects of the home?
Updated on: July 7th, 2019
- The AFC home must be clean, in good repair, and provide for normal comforts in accordance with accepted community standards.
- The home must have at least one smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector on each floor and at least one approved fire extinguisher serviced annually.
- The AFC home will have at least one adequately supplied first aid kit.
- The home will pass an initial home safety screening; any outstanding issues will be corrected prior to participant moving in.
- Each participant will have his/her own bedroom. Bedrooms should have a source of natural light with a screened window that opens.
- Closet and dresser space must be provided within the bedroom for the participant’s personal possessions and for a reasonable degree of privacy