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What Is an Adult Family Home?
An Adult Family Home is a licensed house that provides room, board, and personal care for a small number of adults. Washington AFHs are commonly licensed for up to six residents under WAC 388-76.
What is an Adult Family Home? It is a licensed house — usually an ordinary neighborhood home — that provides room, board, and personal care for a small group of adults. What is an Adult Family Home in Washington State is more specific: DSHS licenses the home, and WAC 388-76 sets minimum requirements.
How many beds
Washington Adult Family Homes are commonly licensed for up to six residents. How many beds in an Adult Family Home is a license question, not a bedroom-count question.
What families usually get
A bedroom, meals, laundry, 24-hour supervision according to the home’s plan, and help with daily living. Specialty contracts (Medicaid, ECS, SBS) appear on some public listings. Confirm with the home.
Find an Adult Family Home near you
Use the Washington Adult Family Home directory for Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Vancouver, and statewide search. Verify the DSHS license on the official lookup. For names in other states, see what is a group home.
Frequently asked questions
What is an Adult Family Home?
A licensed residential home that provides room, board, supervision, and help with daily living for a small number of adults.
What is an Adult Family Home in Washington State?
A home licensed by DSHS Residential Care Services, commonly for up to six residents, under WAC 388-76.
How many beds in an Adult Family Home?
The license sets the count. Washington homes are commonly licensed for up to six. Do not assume extra bedrooms are extra licensed beds.
What is WAC 388-76?
The Washington Administrative Code chapter with Adult Family Home minimum licensing requirements. Read the current text on the official Washington site.