Individual and Family Services Program offered at DSHS Developmental Disabilities Administration's Everett Field Office
Supports families who are caring for a family member with a developmental disability in their home. Provides families supports necessary to keep eligible individuals at home. May include payment for respite care, equipment and supplies, some medical costs and recreational opportunities.
Provides current Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) clients with various supports.
Provides clients with a federal Individual and Family Services waiver (IFS). The waiver:
- Helps support clients living in the family home
- Provides clients with a choice of services
- Allows clients more control over resources allocated to them
Services can include:
- Assistive technology
- Behavioral health stabilization services
- Positive behavior support and consultation
- Community engagement
- Peer mentoring
- Environmental and vehicular adaptations
- Respite
- Specialized equipment and supplies
- Skilled nursing/nurse delegation
- Occupational, speech and physical therapies
- Specialized clothing
- Transportation to a waiver service
Medicaid state plan service must be exhausted before using waiver services.
Individual and Family Services Program offered at DSHS Developmental Disabilities Administration's Colfax Field Office
Supports families who are caring for a family member with a developmental disability in their home. Provides families supports necessary to keep eligible individuals at home. May include payment for respite care, equipment and supplies, some medical costs and recreational opportunities.
Provides current Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) clients with various supports.
Provides clients with a federal Individual and Family Services waiver (IFS). The waiver:
- Helps support clients living in the family home
- Provides clients with a choice of services
- Allows clients more control over resources allocated to them
Services can include:
- Assistive technology
- Behavioral health stabilization services
- Positive behavior support and consultation
- Community engagement
- Peer mentoring
- Environmental and vehicular adaptations
- Respite
- Specialized equipment and supplies
- Skilled nursing/nurse delegation
- Occupational, speech and physical therapies
- Specialized clothing
- Transportation to a waiver service
Medicaid state plan service must be exhausted before using waiver services.
In-Home Care Coverage offered at DSHS Aging and Long-Term Support Administration's Home and Community Services Office in Vancouver
Determines eligibility for state assistance programs that help participants pay for attendant care and non-care related assistance services designed to help older adults and adults with disabilities remain independent.
Manages state assistance programs that help participants pay for attendant care and non-care related assistance services designed to help older adults and people with disabilities remain independent.
Assistance may be provided in any of three settings:
- Participant's home
- Assisted living facility
- Adult family home
Community First Choice
- Provides attendant care and non-care related assistance services to older adults who would otherwise require nursing home placement
- Program participants can choose from whom they receive care services, including hiring family members as care providers
Community Options Program Entry System (COPES)
- Generally provided to clients who are also enrolled in Community First Choice
Medicaid Personal Care
- Provides personal care services for clients who do not require nursing-home-level care
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
- Offers all services through one provider.
- PACE can be funded either through Medicaid, Medicare or private-pay.
New Freedom
- Participants manage their own service plan and budget and take primary responsibility for obtaining services.
Medicaid Transformation Demonstration Medicaid Alternative Care (MAC)
- Supports unpaid caregivers of Medicaid recipients over the age of 55 Targeted Supports for Older Adults (TSOA)
- Supports older adults over the age of 55 who do not receive Medicaid Participants enrolled in one of the in-home care programs may also qualify for other forms of support including assistive technology and personal emergency response systems.
Provides a voucher program federally funded to meet planned (not crisis) respite needs for unserved and unpaid family caregivers. Offers a voucher for unpaid family caregivers in Washington State to receive short breaks with a registered respite provider agency.
Provides a voucher program that is federally funded to meet planned (not crisis) respite needs for unserved and unpaid family caregivers. Respite for caregivers is provided through respite provider agencies, versus individual providers.
Provides a voucher for unpaid family caregivers in Washington State to receive short breaks with a registered respite provider agency.
Individual and Family Services Program offered at DSHS Developmental Disabilities Administration's Bremerton Field Office
Supports families who are caring for a family member with a developmental disability in their home. Provides families supports necessary to keep eligible individuals at home. May include payment for respite care, equipment and supplies, some medical costs and recreational opportunities.
Provides current Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) clients with various supports.
Provides clients with a federal Individual and Family Services waiver (IFS). The waiver:
- Helps support clients living in the family home
- Provides clients with a choice of services
- Allows clients more control over resources allocated to them
Services can include:
- Assistive technology
- Behavioral health stabilization services
- Positive behavior support and consultation
- Community engagement
- Peer mentoring
- Environmental and vehicular adaptations
- Respite
- Specialized equipment and supplies
- Skilled nursing/nurse delegation
- Occupational, speech and physical therapies
- Specialized clothing
- Transportation to a waiver service
Medicaid state plan service must be exhausted before using waiver services.
Individual and Family Services Program offered at DSHS Developmental Disabilities Administration's Spokane Field Office
Supports families who are caring for a family member with a developmental disability in their home. Provides families supports necessary to keep eligible individuals at home. May include payment for respite care, equipment and supplies, some medical costs and recreational opportunities.
Provides current Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) clients with various supports.
Provides clients with a federal Individual and Family Services waiver (IFS). The waiver:
- Helps support clients living in the family home
- Provides clients with a choice of services
- Allows clients more control over resources allocated to them
Services can include:
- Assistive technology
- Behavioral health stabilization services
- Positive behavior support and consultation
- Community engagement
- Peer mentoring
- Environmental and vehicular adaptations
- Respite
- Specialized equipment and supplies
- Skilled nursing/nurse delegation
- Occupational, speech and physical therapies
- Specialized clothing
- Transportation to a waiver service
Medicaid state plan service must be exhausted before using waiver services.
Individual and Family Services Program offered at DSHS Developmental Disabilities Administration's Tacoma Field Office
Supports families who are caring for a family member with a developmental disability in their home. Provides families supports necessary to keep eligible individuals at home. May include payment for respite care, equipment and supplies, some medical costs and recreational opportunities.
Provides current Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) clients with various supports.
Provides clients with a federal Individual and Family Services waiver (IFS). The waiver:
- Helps support clients living in the family home
- Provides clients with a choice of services
- Allows clients more control over resources allocated to them
Services can include:
- Assistive technology
- Behavioral health stabilization services
- Positive behavior support and consultation
- Community engagement
- Peer mentoring
- Environmental and vehicular adaptations
- Respite
- Specialized equipment and supplies
- Skilled nursing/nurse delegation
- Occupational, speech and physical therapies
- Specialized clothing
- Transportation to a waiver service
Medicaid state plan service must be exhausted before using waiver services.
Individual and Family Services Program offered at DSHS Developmental Disabilities Administration's Seattle Field Office
Supports families who are caring for a family member with a developmental disability in their home. Provides families supports necessary to keep eligible individuals at home. May include payment for respite care, equipment and supplies, some medical costs and recreational opportunities.
Provides current Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) clients with various supports.
Provides clients with a federal Individual and Family Services waiver (IFS). The waiver:
- Helps support clients living in the family home
- Provides clients with a choice of services
- Allows clients more control over resources allocated to them
Services can include:
- Assistive technology
- Behavioral health stabilization services
- Positive behavior support and consultation
- Community engagement
- Peer mentoring
- Environmental and vehicular adaptations
- Respite
- Specialized equipment and supplies
- Skilled nursing/nurse delegation
- Occupational, speech and physical therapies
- Specialized clothing
- Transportation to a waiver service
Medicaid state plan service must be exhausted before using waiver services.
Individual and Family Services Program offered at DSHS Developmental Disabilities Administration's Kennewick Field Office
Supports families who are caring for a family member with a developmental disability in their home. Provides families supports necessary to keep eligible individuals at home. May include payment for respite care, equipment and supplies, some medical costs and recreational opportunities.
Provides current Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) clients with various supports.
Provides clients with a federal Individual and Family Services waiver (IFS). The waiver:
- Helps support clients living in the family home
- Provides clients with a choice of services
- Allows clients more control over resources allocated to them
Services can include:
- Assistive technology
- Behavioral health stabilization services
- Positive behavior support and consultation
- Community engagement
- Peer mentoring
- Environmental and vehicular adaptations
- Respite
- Specialized equipment and supplies
- Skilled nursing/nurse delegation
- Occupational, speech and physical therapies
- Specialized clothing
- Transportation to a waiver service
Medicaid state plan service must be exhausted before using waiver services.
In-Home Care Coverage offered at DSHS Aging and Long-Term Support Administration's Home and Community Services Office in South Bend
Determines eligibility for state assistance programs that help participants pay for attendant care and non-care related assistance services designed to help older adults and adults with disabilities remain independent.
Manages state assistance programs that help participants pay for attendant care and non-care related assistance services designed to help older adults and people with disabilities remain independent.
Assistance may be provided in any of three settings:
- Participant's home
- Assisted living facility
- Adult family home
Community First Choice
- Provides attendant care and non-care related assistance services to older adults who would otherwise require nursing home placement
- Program participants can choose from whom they receive care services, including hiring family members as care providers
Community Options Program Entry System (COPES)
- Generally provided to clients who are also enrolled in Community First Choice
Medicaid Personal Care
- Provides personal care services for clients who do not require nursing-home-level care
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
- Offers all services through one provider.
- PACE can be funded either through Medicaid, Medicare or private-pay.
New Freedom
- Participants manage their own service plan and budget and take primary responsibility for obtaining services.
Medicaid Transformation Demonstration Medicaid Alternative Care (MAC)
- Supports unpaid caregivers of Medicaid recipients over the age of 55 Targeted Supports for Older Adults (TSOA)
- Supports older adults over the age of 55 who do not receive Medicaid Participants enrolled in one of the in-home care programs may also qualify for other forms of support including assistive technology and personal emergency response systems.
Individual and Family Services Program offered at DSHS Developmental Disabilities Administration's South Bend Field Office
Supports families who are caring for a family member with a developmental disability in their home. Provides families supports necessary to keep eligible individuals at home. May include payment for respite care, equipment and supplies, some medical costs and recreational opportunities.
Provides current Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) clients with various supports.
Provides clients with a federal Individual and Family Services waiver (IFS). The waiver:
- Helps support clients living in the family home
- Provides clients with a choice of services
- Allows clients more control over resources allocated to them
Services can include:
- Assistive technology
- Behavioral health stabilization services
- Positive behavior support and consultation
- Community engagement
- Peer mentoring
- Environmental and vehicular adaptations
- Respite
- Specialized equipment and supplies
- Skilled nursing/nurse delegation
- Occupational, speech and physical therapies
- Specialized clothing
- Transportation to a waiver service
Medicaid state plan service must be exhausted before using waiver services.
Individual and Family Services Program offered at DSHS Developmental Disabilities Administration's Colville Field Office
Supports families who are caring for a family member with a developmental disability in their home. Provides families supports necessary to keep eligible individuals at home. May include payment for respite care, equipment and supplies, some medical costs and recreational opportunities.
Provides current Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) clients with various supports.
Provides clients with a federal Individual and Family Services waiver (IFS). The waiver:
- Helps support clients living in the family home
- Provides clients with a choice of services
- Allows clients more control over resources allocated to them
Services can include:
- Assistive technology
- Behavioral health stabilization services
- Positive behavior support and consultation
- Community engagement
- Peer mentoring
- Environmental and vehicular adaptations
- Respite
- Specialized equipment and supplies
- Skilled nursing/nurse delegation
- Occupational, speech and physical therapies
- Specialized clothing
- Transportation to a waiver service
Medicaid state plan service must be exhausted before using waiver services.
Individual and Family Services Program offered at DSHS Developmental Disabilities Administration's Clarkston Field Office
Supports families who are caring for a family member with a developmental disability in their home. Provides families supports necessary to keep eligible individuals at home. May include payment for respite care, equipment and supplies, some medical costs and recreational opportunities.
Provides current Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) clients with various supports.
Provides clients with a federal Individual and Family Services waiver (IFS). The waiver:
- Helps support clients living in the family home
- Provides clients with a choice of services
- Allows clients more control over resources allocated to them
Services can include:
- Assistive technology
- Behavioral health stabilization services
- Positive behavior support and consultation
- Community engagement
- Peer mentoring
- Environmental and vehicular adaptations
- Respite
- Specialized equipment and supplies
- Skilled nursing/nurse delegation
- Occupational, speech and physical therapies
- Specialized clothing
- Transportation to a waiver service
Medicaid state plan service must be exhausted before using waiver services.
Veterans Caregiver Support offered by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at Regional Office
Provides support services for caregivers caring for veterans, including a support line, peer support, and respite care. Offers additional services to primary family caregivers of eligible post-9/11 veterans.
Provides support services for caregivers caring for veterans, including a support line, peer support, and respite care.
Provides additional assistance to primary family caregivers of eligible post-9/11 veterans and servicemembers.
Services include:
- Monthly stipend
- Travel expenses (including lodging and per diem while accompanying Veterans undergoing care)
- Access to health care insurance (if the caregiver is not already entitled to care or services under a health care plan)
- Mental health services and counseling
- Comprehensive VA caregiver training provided by Easter Seals
In-Home Care Coverage offered at DSHS Aging and Long-Term Support Administration's Home and Community Services Office in Mount Vernon
Determines eligibility for state assistance programs that help participants pay for attendant care and non-care related assistance services designed to help older adults and adults with disabilities remain independent.
Manages state assistance programs that help participants pay for attendant care and non-care related assistance services designed to help older adults and people with disabilities remain independent.
Assistance may be provided in any of three settings:
- Participant's home
- Assisted living facility
- Adult family home
Community First Choice
- Provides attendant care and non-care related assistance services to older adults who would otherwise require nursing home placement
- Program participants can choose from whom they receive care services, including hiring family members as care providers
Community Options Program Entry System (COPES)
- Generally provided to clients who are also enrolled in Community First Choice
Medicaid Personal Care
- Provides personal care services for clients who do not require nursing-home-level care
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
- Offers all services through one provider.
- PACE can be funded either through Medicaid, Medicare or private-pay.
New Freedom
- Participants manage their own service plan and budget and take primary responsibility for obtaining services.
Medicaid Transformation Demonstration Medicaid Alternative Care (MAC)
- Supports unpaid caregivers of Medicaid recipients over the age of 55 Targeted Supports for Older Adults (TSOA)
- Supports older adults over the age of 55 who do not receive Medicaid Participants enrolled in one of the in-home care programs may also qualify for other forms of support including assistive technology and personal emergency response systems.
Individual and Family Services Program offered at DSHS Developmental Disabilities Administration's Shelton Field Office
Supports families who are caring for a family member with a developmental disability in their home. Provides families supports necessary to keep eligible individuals at home. May include payment for respite care, equipment and supplies, some medical costs and recreational opportunities.
Provides current Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) clients with various supports.
Provides clients with a federal Individual and Family Services waiver (IFS). The waiver:
- Helps support clients living in the family home
- Provides clients with a choice of services
- Allows clients more control over resources allocated to them
Services can include:
- Assistive technology
- Behavioral health stabilization services
- Positive behavior support and consultation
- Community engagement
- Peer mentoring
- Environmental and vehicular adaptations
- Respite
- Specialized equipment and supplies
- Skilled nursing/nurse delegation
- Occupational, speech and physical therapies
- Specialized clothing
- Transportation to a waiver service
Medicaid state plan service must be exhausted before using waiver services.
Individual and Family Services Program offered at DSHS Developmental Disabilities Administration's Toppenish Field Office
Supports families who are caring for a family member with a developmental disability in their home. Provides families supports necessary to keep eligible individuals at home. May include payment for respite care, equipment and supplies, some medical costs and recreational opportunities.
Provides current Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) clients with various supports.
Provides clients with a federal Individual and Family Services waiver (IFS). The waiver:
- Helps support clients living in the family home
- Provides clients with a choice of services
- Allows clients more control over resources allocated to them
Services can include:
- Assistive technology
- Behavioral health stabilization services
- Positive behavior support and consultation
- Community engagement
- Peer mentoring
- Environmental and vehicular adaptations
- Respite
- Specialized equipment and supplies
- Skilled nursing/nurse delegation
- Occupational, speech and physical therapies
- Specialized clothing
- Transportation to a waiver service
Medicaid state plan service must be exhausted before using waiver services.
Individual and Family Services Program offered at DSHS Developmental Disabilities Administration's Omak Field Office
Supports families who are caring for a family member with a developmental disability in their home. Provides families supports necessary to keep eligible individuals at home. May include payment for respite care, equipment and supplies, some medical costs and recreational opportunities.
Provides current Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) clients with various supports.
Provides clients with a federal Individual and Family Services waiver (IFS). The waiver:
- Helps support clients living in the family home
- Provides clients with a choice of services
- Allows clients more control over resources allocated to them
Services can include:
- Assistive technology
- Behavioral health stabilization services
- Positive behavior support and consultation
- Community engagement
- Peer mentoring
- Environmental and vehicular adaptations
- Respite
- Specialized equipment and supplies
- Skilled nursing/nurse delegation
- Occupational, speech and physical therapies
- Specialized clothing
- Transportation to a waiver service
Medicaid state plan service must be exhausted before using waiver services.
In-Home Care Coverage offered at DSHS Aging and Long-Term Support Administration's Home and Community Services Office in Tacoma
Determines eligibility for state assistance programs that help participants pay for attendant care and non-care related assistance services designed to help older adults and adults with disabilities remain independent.
Manages state assistance programs that help participants pay for attendant care and non-care related assistance services designed to help older adults and people with disabilities remain independent.
Assistance may be provided in any of three settings:
- Participant's home
- Assisted living facility
- Adult family home
Community First Choice
- Provides attendant care and non-care related assistance services to older adults who would otherwise require nursing home placement
- Program participants can choose from whom they receive care services, including hiring family members as care providers
Community Options Program Entry System (COPES)
- Generally provided to clients who are also enrolled in Community First Choice
Medicaid Personal Care
- Provides personal care services for clients who do not require nursing-home-level care
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
- Offers all services through one provider.
- PACE can be funded either through Medicaid, Medicare or private-pay.
New Freedom
- Participants manage their own service plan and budget and take primary responsibility for obtaining services.
Medicaid Transformation Demonstration Medicaid Alternative Care (MAC)
- Supports unpaid caregivers of Medicaid recipients over the age of 55 Targeted Supports for Older Adults (TSOA)
- Supports older adults over the age of 55 who do not receive Medicaid Participants enrolled in one of the in-home care programs may also qualify for other forms of support including assistive technology and personal emergency response systems.
In-Home Care Coverage offered at DSHS Aging and Long-Term Support Administration's Home and Community Services Office in Aberdeen
Determines eligibility for state assistance programs that help participants pay for attendant care and non-care related assistance services designed to help older adults and adults with disabilities remain independent.
Manages state assistance programs that help participants pay for attendant care and non-care related assistance services designed to help older adults and people with disabilities remain independent.
Assistance may be provided in any of three settings:
- Participant's home
- Assisted living facility
- Adult family home
Community First Choice
- Provides attendant care and non-care related assistance services to older adults who would otherwise require nursing home placement
- Program participants can choose from whom they receive care services, including hiring family members as care providers
Community Options Program Entry System (COPES)
- Generally provided to clients who are also enrolled in Community First Choice
Medicaid Personal Care
- Provides personal care services for clients who do not require nursing-home-level care
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
- Offers all services through one provider.
- PACE can be funded either through Medicaid, Medicare or private-pay.
New Freedom
- Participants manage their own service plan and budget and take primary responsibility for obtaining services.
Medicaid Transformation Demonstration Medicaid Alternative Care (MAC)
- Supports unpaid caregivers of Medicaid recipients over the age of 55 Targeted Supports for Older Adults (TSOA)
- Supports older adults over the age of 55 who do not receive Medicaid Participants enrolled in one of the in-home care programs may also qualify for other forms of support including assistive technology and personal emergency response systems.
Individual and Family Services Program offered at DSHS Developmental Disabilities Administration's Port Angeles Field Office
Supports families who are caring for a family member with a developmental disability in their home. Provides families supports necessary to keep eligible individuals at home. May include payment for respite care, equipment and supplies, some medical costs and recreational opportunities.
Provides current Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) clients with various supports.
Provides clients with a federal Individual and Family Services waiver (IFS). The waiver:
- Helps support clients living in the family home
- Provides clients with a choice of services
- Allows clients more control over resources allocated to them
Services can include:
- Assistive technology
- Behavioral health stabilization services
- Positive behavior support and consultation
- Community engagement
- Peer mentoring
- Environmental and vehicular adaptations
- Respite
- Specialized equipment and supplies
- Skilled nursing/nurse delegation
- Occupational, speech and physical therapies
- Specialized clothing
- Transportation to a waiver service
Medicaid state plan service must be exhausted before using waiver services.
In-Home Care Coverage offered at DSHS Aging and Long-Term Support Administration's Home and Community Services Office in Port Townsend
Determines eligibility for state assistance programs that help participants pay for attendant care and non-care related assistance services designed to help older adults and adults with disabilities remain independent.
Manages state assistance programs that help participants pay for attendant care and non-care related assistance services designed to help older adults and people with disabilities remain independent.
Assistance may be provided in any of three settings:
- Participant's home
- Assisted living facility
- Adult family home
Community First Choice
- Provides attendant care and non-care related assistance services to older adults who would otherwise require nursing home placement
- Program participants can choose from whom they receive care services, including hiring family members as care providers
Community Options Program Entry System (COPES)
- Generally provided to clients who are also enrolled in Community First Choice
Medicaid Personal Care
- Provides personal care services for clients who do not require nursing-home-level care
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
- Offers all services through one provider.
- PACE can be funded either through Medicaid, Medicare or private-pay.
New Freedom
- Participants manage their own service plan and budget and take primary responsibility for obtaining services.
Medicaid Transformation Demonstration Medicaid Alternative Care (MAC)
- Supports unpaid caregivers of Medicaid recipients over the age of 55 Targeted Supports for Older Adults (TSOA)
- Supports older adults over the age of 55 who do not receive Medicaid Participants enrolled in one of the in-home care programs may also qualify for other forms of support including assistive technology and personal emergency response systems.
Individual and Family Services Program offered at DSHS Developmental Disabilities Administration's East Wenatchee Field Office
Supports families who are caring for a family member with a developmental disability in their home. Provides families supports necessary to keep eligible individuals at home. May include payment for respite care, equipment and supplies, some medical costs and recreational opportunities.
Provides current Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) clients with various supports.
Provides clients with a federal Individual and Family Services waiver (IFS). The waiver:
- Helps support clients living in the family home
- Provides clients with a choice of services
- Allows clients more control over resources allocated to them
Services can include:
- Assistive technology
- Behavioral health stabilization services
- Positive behavior support and consultation
- Community engagement
- Peer mentoring
- Environmental and vehicular adaptations
- Respite
- Specialized equipment and supplies
- Skilled nursing/nurse delegation
- Occupational, speech and physical therapies
- Specialized clothing
- Transportation to a waiver service
Medicaid state plan service must be exhausted before using waiver services.
In-Home Care Coverage offered at DSHS Aging and Long-Term Support Administration's Home and Community Services Office in Colville
Determines eligibility for state assistance programs that help participants pay for attendant care and non-care related assistance services designed to help older adults and adults with disabilities remain independent.
Manages state assistance programs that help participants pay for attendant care and non-care related assistance services designed to help older adults and people with disabilities remain independent.
Assistance may be provided in any of three settings:
- Participant's home
- Assisted living facility
- Adult family home
Community First Choice
- Provides attendant care and non-care related assistance services to older adults who would otherwise require nursing home placement
- Program participants can choose from whom they receive care services, including hiring family members as care providers
Community Options Program Entry System (COPES)
- Generally provided to clients who are also enrolled in Community First Choice
Medicaid Personal Care
- Provides personal care services for clients who do not require nursing-home-level care
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
- Offers all services through one provider.
- PACE can be funded either through Medicaid, Medicare or private-pay.
New Freedom
- Participants manage their own service plan and budget and take primary responsibility for obtaining services.
Medicaid Transformation Demonstration Medicaid Alternative Care (MAC)
- Supports unpaid caregivers of Medicaid recipients over the age of 55 Targeted Supports for Older Adults (TSOA)
- Supports older adults over the age of 55 who do not receive Medicaid Participants enrolled in one of the in-home care programs may also qualify for other forms of support including assistive technology and personal emergency response systems.
Individual and Family Services Program offered at DSHS Developmental Disabilities Administration's Olympia Field Office
Supports families who are caring for a family member with a developmental disability in their home. Provides families supports necessary to keep eligible individuals at home. May include payment for respite care, equipment and supplies, some medical costs and recreational opportunities.
Provides current Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) clients with various supports.
Provides clients with a federal Individual and Family Services waiver (IFS). The waiver:
- Helps support clients living in the family home
- Provides clients with a choice of services
- Allows clients more control over resources allocated to them
Services can include:
- Assistive technology
- Behavioral health stabilization services
- Positive behavior support and consultation
- Community engagement
- Peer mentoring
- Environmental and vehicular adaptations
- Respite
- Specialized equipment and supplies
- Skilled nursing/nurse delegation
- Occupational, speech and physical therapies
- Specialized clothing
- Transportation to a waiver service
Medicaid state plan service must be exhausted before using waiver services.