Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2016	Mar. 09, 2017	Jul. 01, 2016
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	ALMOST FAMILY INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000799231
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 30, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-30
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 397,065,392
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		13,880,299
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY