Home Visits

The home visit s are an opportunity to further assess whether partnership parenting, resource parenting or adoption is right for your family. Prior to your first home visit, you must complete:

• Medical / physical exam

• Drug screens

• Submit to finger printing

• Prospective Parent Application

• Casey Assessment forms

The home consultation with the worker assigned to your family is also an opportunity to discuss any questions that come up as you complete your forms and paperwork. This is an important part of the self-assessment process and will give you an opportunity to ask and answer questions about your decision to become a partnership, resource or adoptive parent. It is essential that your paperwork and screenings are completed prior to the meeting so that the information can be discussed. 

Some people get a little anxious about what worker swill be looking for during the home visit. The home visit is not a "white glove" inspection.  

Home visits primarily serve to ensure your home meets licensing standards (e.g., working smoke alarms, safe storage of firearms, safe water, adequate space for each child, etc.). The agency will generally require the worker to see all areas of the house or apartment, including where the children will sleep, the basement, and the back yard. The worker will be looking for how you plan to accommodate a new family member (or members). Typically, workers are not inspecting your housekeeping standards. A certain level of order is necessary, but some family clutter is expected; a perfect home might suggest difficultly adjusting to the clutter a child brings to a household.