The Adult Care Facilities are categorized by type of care provided: Adult Care Homes (assisted living – small and larger), Adult Day Care (8:00-5:00) and Skilled Nursing Facilities. View a complete list of the licensed care facilities for adults in Forsyth County.
Social Workers/Adult Home Specialists assist individuals and their family members with identifying appropriate placement in a licensed facility within the community. Social Work staff can also provide assistance to individuals that are in a facility but are choosing to move back into the community.
Article 1, Chapter 108A of the North Carolina General Statutes requires that County
Departments of Social Services foster a protective environment for frail and vulnerable
adults served by the adult care facilities’ industry. The Social Worker/Adult Home
Specialists assure that the various types of adult care facilities operate within
the applicable rules, regulations and laws through on-going planning and the licensure/monitoring
process.
Adult Care facilities that are monitored range in size from family care homes with
as little as two adults to larger homes with as many as one hundred adults. The
Adult Home Specialists also investigate facility complaints. Major areas monitored
are: Residents’ Rights, Staffing, Food Service, Drug Management and Health Care.
If you have a complaint about an adult care facility in Forsyth County, please call
(336) 703-3501.
Final ERAP Application Deadline is June 15, 2022