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Adult Family Homes

WA DSHS HCLA Residential Care Services

Adult Family Homes are regular neighborhood homes where staff assumes responsibility for the safety and well-being of the adult. The home provides a room, meals, laundry, supervision, and varying levels of assistance with care. Some provide occasional nursing care. Some offer specialized care for people with mental health issues, developmental disabilities, or dementia. Each home can have two to six residents and is licensed by Washington State. If state funds (Medicaid) will be used to pay for care, the home must be licensed and accept Medicaid payment.

Who qualifies

Adults needing residential care. Specific intake criteria vary by home; people using Medicaid funds must select a home that accepts Medicaid payment.

What it covers

Room, meals, laundry, supervision, and varying levels of personal care assistance. Some homes offer specialized dementia, mental health, or developmental disability care, and some provide occasional nursing care.

Cost

Costs vary by home and level of care. Medicaid pays for care in licensed homes that accept Medicaid; private-pay rates are set by the individual home.

How to apply

Use the state's Adult Family Home lookup to find licensed homes and review them; ask each home about services, specialties, and Medicaid acceptance. The DSHS brochure 'Choosing Care in an Adult Family Home or Assisted Living Facility' (Pub 22-707) suggests questions to ask.

Where to get this in Washington

50 organizations deliver this program. Coverage varies, so check the area each one serves.

Visit the website
fortress.wa.gov/dshs/adsaapps/lookup/AFHPubLookup.aspx

Source www.dshs.wa.gov/altsa/residential-care-services/long-term-care-residential-optio