Respite Care
WA DSHS HCLA
Respite care is a service where another trained person or staff at a facility provide planned, short-term care for the person you care for so you have time away from caregiving. It may be delivered in the home, through an adult day center, or at a residential care facility, and may be provided by home health care agencies, adult family homes, boarding homes, adult day health or adult day care programs, nursing facilities, or family, friends, and volunteers.
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Where to get this in Washington
22 organizations deliver this program. Coverage varies, so check the area each one serves.
Free public agency that helps older adults and people with disabilities in central Washington find in-home care, caregiver support, nutrition, transportation, and benefits help.
AAA for the Spokane region; one number connects callers to information, caregiver support, dementia help, Medicaid in-home care, Medicare counseling, and nutrition.
Council-of-governments AAA covering eight southeast Washington counties; one call connects callers to information & referral, case management, nutrition, caregiver support, and Medicaid in-home care.
Free public AAA for the Vancouver/Longview area covering five counties; one stop for caregiver assistance, dementia resources, in-home help, kinship care, Medicare counseling, and WA Cares Fund support.
Tribal AAA on the Colville Reservation; serves all seniors 55+ on the reservation with nutrition, family/kinship caregiver support, legal services, SHIBA, and case management.
Cowlitz Indian Tribe program for elders age 60 and up, with meals, homebound food delivery, transportation, and an Elder Care Advocate.
Seattle-based nonprofit operating adult day health centers, in-home caregiver respite, and elder companionship programs for older adults and people with chronic illness or disability in King and Snohomish counties.
Khmer Senior Village and Caregiver Respite for Cambodian elders 55 and older, with social outings, technology classes, and intergenerational programs.
Culturally specific continuum of care for Asian elders in King County. In-home care, assisted living, adult family home, short-term rehab/skilled nursing, and wellness classes with multilingual staff (Cantonese, Mandarin, Toishanese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Korean).
Kin On's licensed in-home care agency for King County Asian elders. Personal care assistants speak Cantonese, Mandarin, Toishanese, Vietnamese, and Tagalog and can shop and cook to cultural tastes.
Kitsap County Human Services division and AAA for Kitsap County. Coordinates information, case management, caregiver support, nutrition, kinship care, and Medicaid in-home services.
Three-county AAA for Lewis, Mason, and Thurston counties offering caregiver support, in-home services, nutrition, and the Senior Farmers Market produce benefit.
Lummi Nation senior program offering congregate and home-delivered meals, transportation, caregiver support, and case management for tribal elders.
Makah Tribe senior program in Neah Bay offering hot meals, day trips, and outreach for enrolled members of any tribe age 50 and over.
AAA for Whatcom, Skagit, Island, and San Juan counties. Helps older adults, adults with disabilities, and family caregivers navigate aging and disability services since 1971.
AAA covering the Olympic Peninsula and southwest Washington coast; offers information & assistance, caregiver support, nutrition, transportation, and Medicaid case management for seniors and adults with disabilities.
Pierce County's AAA and Aging & Disability Resource Center; coordinates long-term services and supports for older adults, adults with disabilities, and caregivers.
Senior center in La Push, Clallam County. Senior centers are the most-underrated stay-home resource. Most are free or donation-based, with classes, fitness, lunch, and social activity. Operated by Quileute Tribe.
Senior center in Taholah, Grays Harbor County. Senior centers are the most-underrated stay-home resource. Most are free or donation-based, with classes, fitness, lunch, and social activity. Operated by Quinault Indian Nation.
Seattle Human Services division that serves as the AAA for King County. Runs Community Living Connections for aging/disability help and administers caregiver support, healthy aging, and age-friendly programs.
Snohomish County's AAA. Partners with Homage to deliver caregiver support, nutrition, kinship care, transportation, and Medicaid in-home services.
Tribal AAA serving Yakama Nation elders and adults with disabilities; provides information & referral, kinship caregiver support, nutrition, and Aging & Disability Resource Center services.
Source www.dshs.wa.gov/altsa/home-and-community-services/respite-care