What you want to know

Running a successful Adult Foster Care Home isn’t just about compliance — it’s about building a system where your residents thrive. And that’s exactly what this month’s Table Talk episode delivers.

Whether you operate an Adult Foster Care Home, a group home, or provide foster care for adults with developmental disabilities, this conversation will reshape how you think. How you think about activities, staffing, and strategic partnerships — especially with Community Mental Health agencies (CMH).

In this engaging episode, Laurie Labie and Joe Wilcox — founders of one of Michigan’s most trusted adult foster care companies, Enriched Living — share how they design their group homes for developmentally disabled adults to foster independence, joy, and mutual respect.

🗣 “You don’t have to be a psychiatrist to serve this population. You just have to know how to read the cues.”

Key Lessons from the Table Talk:

• Activity Matching That Reduces Behaviors: Learn how to customize community engagement for each individual in your AFC home based on their cognitive needs and personal preferences.

• Smart Staffing for Lasting Impact: Discover how to align staff strengths with resident needs in a way that boosts retention and creates mentorship opportunities inside the home.

• Using CMH Partnerships Wisely: Hear how this licensed adult foster home provider turned initial resistance into collaboration — even influencing CMH contract language in their region.

Who Should Watch This Episode?

If you are:

• A licensed adult foster care provider in Michigan
• Providing foster care for adults with disabilities
• Seeking mentoring for adult foster care providers
• Or a residential care facilities management professional……

This episode is packed with strategies you can apply right now.

🎥 Want a sneak peek?
Watch a short preview of the episode here 👇