Adult Foster Care
Program Description
Stearns County Human Services licenses approximately 190 adult foster care providers. Providers serve adults with physical limitations, developmental delays, mental illness, and the elderly.
Stearns County adult foster care providers serve approximately 530 clients. The level of care each client requires varies greatly. While some clients only require assistance with budgeting or transportation, others require assistance with daily routines, bathing, or taking their prescribed medications.
Some foster care homes are run only by the person who owns the home (family foster care), while others are staffed by shift staff (corporate home). The amount of payment that a foster care provider receives to care for client varies depending on the amount of care a client needs. The base rate starts out at $846 per month (2009 rate); however, most clients average $950 - $1350 per month for their cost of care.
Becoming a Provider
Becoming a licensed adult foster care provider involves several steps and filling out a number of forms. Initally, you must must attend a foster care orientation meeting within one year prior to your application for adult foster care. Once you are licensed, our licensing staff will try to match a client who needs placement to your home.
If you are interested in attending a foster care orienation, please register by following the below link.
Register online for an orientation meeting .
Licensing Laws
Adult foster care licensing rules are defined by the Minnesota Department of Human Services for the state of Minnesota. Retrieve the entire Human Services Licensing Act by visiting : https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=245A
For more information about the rules regarding adult foster care, see the Adult Foster Care Rule, Chapter 9502 of Minnesota Statutes, Session Laws and Rules at www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/arule/9555/
Current Provider Forms
Download current Provider forms
Other Helpful Information
Online Vulnerable Adult Training (Yearly Mandated Reporting Training on DHS website)
Foster Care newsletter
Sign up to receive Foster Care Newsletter email updates
Need More Info?
You can contact us in a variety of ways:
Drop-In:
Our offices are in downtown St. Cloud, in the Stearns County Administration Center .
E-mail:
Contact our staff at hslicensing@co.stearns.mn.us .
USPS mail:
Our address is 705 Courthouse Square, P.O. Box 1107, St. Cloud, MN 56302.
Telephone:
| Susan Welle | 320.656.6247 |
| Jackie Eiynck | 320.656.6187 |
| Ellen Kampa-Evans | 320.656.6118 |
| Kim Hunt | 320.656.6458 |
| Chris Schwinghammer | 320.656.6116 |