DDS Family Support Centers

Connecting older caregivers with information and services for adults with IDD

DDS Family Support Centers

Connecting older caregivers with information and services for adults with IDD

Adult Foster Care (AFC)

Record last updated 2025/12/23 Comment on this info .Update this info

Contact Information

Massachusetts MENTOR
Contact: Lynn Leandro, Program Director Adult Host Home/IDD
Email Address: [email protected]
Phone: 508-824-1355 x3012
Alternate Phone: 508-406-8434
Fax: 508-824-3732

350 Miles Standish Boulevard Taunton, MA 02780-7387
Area Served: Southeast

Map Location Adult Foster Care (AFC)

Narrative

Adult Foster Care

Massachusetts MENTOR offers AFC (Adult Foster Care) to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). We help elders and people with IDD or complex medical conditions. They receive Mass Health Insurance, CommonHealth, or One Care MCO plans.  Our experienced team is available 24/7 to answer questions from the people we serve, their families, and their Mentors.

As with all our residential programs, adults in our AFC program are actively involved in planning their daily routine and the services they need to be successful. Our AFC program includes:

  • Life skills development

  • Opportunities to join in community activities and day programs

  • Advocacy services

  • Community integration

  • Family involvement and support

  • Medication management oversight

  • Quality assurance

 

FAMILY FIRST AFC

  • In Family First AFC, a relative-who may already be the caregiver-becomes the person's certified Mentor.  Whether the person is a sibling with a developmental disability or an elderly parent with a complex medical condition, our supports help the person stay with their loved ones in the family home.  

Our expert staff provides people and their caregivers with a range of personalized supports, including:

  • in-home nursing consultation
  • personalized service planning
  • 24/7 on-call support
  • case management
  • respite services as needed

It's All about Relationships

The Mentors who support our AFC programs come from all walks of life. They are committed to making a difference.  We call them Mentors because they are more than care providers. They are teachers, advocates, family and friends who help the people we serve lead full lives in the community.  Our team of human services professionals and clinicians provide Mentors with a range of supports, including:

  • Certification guidance

  • Support groups

  • Ongoing skill development

  • 24/7 on-call support

Able to serve clients in their wheelchair , Accessible Parking, Accessible Restrooms, Elevators, Wheelchair Ramps Massachusetts MENTOR 19 – 22, 23 – 59, 60 + Taunton Lynn Leandro [email protected] 508-824-3732 508-824-1355 508-406-8434 152 Adult Foster Care (AFC) Adult Foster Care, Aging, Housing 4) Southeast Adult Foster Care / Group Adult Foster Care (Adult Foster Care), Case Management, Skills Training, Socialization Activities 350 Miles Standish Boulevard Program Director Adult Host Home/IDD https://www.ma-mentor.com/adult-services/adult-foster-care/ 02780-7387 MassHealth, Private Insurance, Personal Funds All Disabilities, Developmental Disability, Intellectual Disabilities Local Area Program Director Adult Host Home/IDD Cape Verdean, French, Haitian-Creole, Portuguese, Spanish ABINGTON, ACTON, ACUSHNET, ADAMS, AGAWAM, ALFORD, AMESBURY, AMHERST, ANDOVER, AQUINNAH, ARLINGTON, ASHBURNHAM, ASHBY, ASHFIELD, ASHLAND, ASSONET, FREETOWN, ATHOL, ATTLEBORO, AUBURN, AVON, AYER, BALDWINSVILLE, TEMPLETON, BARNSTABLE, BARRE, BECKET, BEDFORD, BELCHERTOWN, BELLINGHAM, BELMONT, BERKLEY, BERLIN, BERNARDSTON, BEVERLY, BILLERICA, BLACKSTONE, BLANDFORD, BOLTON, BOSTON, BOURNE, BOXBOROUGH, BOXFORD, BOYLSTON, BRADFORD, HAVERHILL, BRAINTREE, BREWSTER, BRIDGEWATER, BRIMFIELD, BROCKTON, BROOKFIELD, BROOKLINE, BUCKLAND, BURLINGTON, BUZZARDS BAY, BOURNE, BYFIELD, CAMBRIDGE, CANTON, CARLISLE, CARVER, CHARLEMONT, CHARLTON, CHATHAM, CHELMSFORD, CHELSEA, CHESHIRE, CHESTER, CHESTERFIELD, CHICOPEE, CHILMARK, CLARKSBURG, CLINTON, COHASSET, COLRAIN, CONCORD, CONWAY, COTUIT, BARNSTABLE, CUMMINGTON, DALTON, DANVERS, DARTMOUTH, DEDHAM, DEERFIELD, DENNIS, DIGHTON, DOUGLAS, DOVER, DRACUT, DUDLEY, DUNSTABLE, DUXBURY, EAST BRIDGEWATER, EAST BROOKFIELD, EAST LONGMEADOW, EASTHAM, EASTHAMPTON, EASTON, EDGARTOWN, EGREMONT, ERVING, ESSEX, EVERETT, FAIRHAVEN, FALL RIVER, FALMOUTH, STURBRIDGE, FITCHBURG, FLORIDA, FOXBOROUGH, FRAMINGHAM, FRANKLIN, FREETOWN, GARDNER, MARTHA'S VINEYARD, GEORGETOWN, GILL, GLOUCESTER, GOSHEN , GOSNOLD, GRAFTON, GRANBY,, GRANVILLE, GREAT BARRINGTON, GREENFIELD, GROTON, GROVELAND, HADLEY, HALIFAX, HAMILTON, HAMPDEN, HANCOCK, HANOVER, HANSON, HARDWICK, HARVARD, HARWICH, HATFIELD HAVERHILL, HAWLEY, HEATH, HINGHAM, HINSDALE, HOLBROOK, HOLDEN, HOLLAND, HOLLISTON HOLYOKE, HOPEDALE, HOPKINTON, HUBBARDSTON, HUDSON, HULL, HUNTINGTON, IPSWICH, KINGSTON, LAKEVILLE, LANCASTER,, LANESBOROUGH, LAWRENCE, LEE, LEICESTER, LENOX, LEOMINSTER, LEVERETT, LEXINGTON, LEYDEN, LINCOLN, LITTLETON, LONGMEADOW, LOWELL, LUDLOW, LUNENBURG, LYNN, LYNNFIELD, MALDEN, MANCHESTER, MANSFIELD, MARBLEHEAD, MARION, MARLBOROUGH, MARSHFIELD, MARSTON MILLS, MASHPEE, MATTAPOISETT, MAYNARD, MEDFIELD, MEDFORD, MEDWAY, MELROSE, MENDON, MERRIMAC, METHUEN, MIDDLEBOROUGH, MIDDLEFIELD, MIDDLETON, MILFORD, MILLBURY, MILLIS, MILLVILLE, MILTON, MONROE, MONSON, MONTAGUE, MONTEREY, MONTGOMERY, MOUNT WASHINGTON, NAHANT, NANTUCKET, NATICK, NEEDHAM, NEW ASHFORD, NEW BEDFORD, NEW BRAINTREE, NEW MARLBOROUGH, NEW SALEM, NEWBURY, NEWBURYPORT, NEWTON, NORFOLK, NORTH ADAMS, NORTH ANDOVER, NORTH ATTLEBORO, NORTH BROOKFIELD, NORTH READING, NORTHAMPTON, NORTHBOROUGH, NORTHBRIDGE, NORTHFIELD, NORTON, NORWELL, NORWOOD, OAK BLUFFS, OAKHAM, ORANGE, ORLEANS, OSTERVILLE, OTIS, OXFORD, PALMER, PAXTON, PEABODY, PELHAM, PEMBROKE, PEPPERELL, PERU, PETERSHAM, PHILLIPSTON, PITTSFIELD, PLAINFIELD, PLAINVILLE, PLYMOUTH, PLYMPTON, PRINCETON, PROVINCETOWN, QUINCY, RANDOLPH, RAYNHAM, READING, REHOBOTH, REVERE, RICHMOND, ROCHESTER, ROCKLAND, ROCKPORT, ROWE, ROWLEY, ROYALSTON, RUSSELL, RUTLAND, SALEM, SALISBURY, SANDISFIELD, SANDWICH, SAUGUS, SAVOY, SCITUATE, SEEKONK, SHARON, SHEFFIELD, SHELBURNE, SHERBORN, SHIRLEY, SHREWSBURY, SHUTESBURY, SOMERSET, SOMERVILLE, SOUTH HADLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SOUTHBOROUGH, SOUTHBRIDGE, SOUTHWICK, SPENCER, SPRINGFIELD, STERLING, STOCKBRIDGE, STONEHAM, STOUGHTON, STOW, STURBRIDGE, SUDBURY, SUNDERLAND, SUTTON, SWAMPSCOTT, SWANSEA, TAUNTON, TEMPLETON, TEWKSBURY, TISBURY, TOLLAND, TOPSFIELD, TOWNSEND, TRURO, TYNGSBOROUGH, TYRINGHAM, UPTON, UXBRIDGE, VINEYARD HAVEN, WAKEFIELD, WALES, WALPOLE, WALTHAM, WARE, WAREHAM, WARREN, WARWICK, WASHINGTON, WATERTOWN, WAYLAND, WEBSTER, WELLESLEY, WELLFLEET, WENDELL, WENHAM, WEST BOYLSTON, WEST BRIDGEWATER, WEST BROOKFIELD, WEST NEWBURY, WEST SPRINGFIELD, WEST STOCKBRIDGE, WESTBOROUGH, WESTFIELD, WESTFORD, WESTHAMPTON, WESTMINSTER, WESTON, WESTPORT, WESTWOOD, WEYMOUTH, WHATELY, WHITINSVILLE, WHITMAN, WILBRAHAM, WILLIAMSBURG, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WINCHENDON, WINCHESTER, WINDSOR, WINTHROP, WOBURN, WOODS HOLE, WORCESTER, WORTHINGTON, WRENTHAM, YARMOUTH Call for insurance information

Service Types

  • Adult Foster Care / Group Adult Foster Care (Adult Foster Care)
  • Case Management
  • Skills Training
  • Socialization Activities

Program Type

  • Adult Foster Care
  • Aging
  • Housing

Populations Served

  • All Disabilities
  • Developmental Disability
  • Intellectual Disabilities

Ages Served

  • 19 - 22
  • 23 – 59
  • 60 +

Languages Spoken

  • Cape Verdean
  • French
  • Haitian-Creole
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish

Accessibility Features

  • Able to serve clients in their wheelchair
  • Accessible Parking
  • Accessible Restrooms
  • Elevators
  • Wheelchair Ramps

Additional Information

  • Accredited By: CARF
  • Fees: MassHealth, Private Insurance, Personal Funds
  • Licensed By: Department of Developmental Services
Adult Foster Care (AFC)
Scroll to top