Northwest Regional Council
Free600 Lakeway Drive, Bellingham 98225
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.
The Northwest Regional Council (NWRC) is the Area Agency on Aging serving Island, San Juan, Skagit, and Whatcom counties. NWRC programs include Aging & Disability Resources, behavioral health, care coordination, dementia support, family caregiver support, in-home care, non-emergency transport, tribal outreach, and the WA Cares Fund.
Programs offered
- Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs)Case management
- Apple Health Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS)Medicaid LTSS
- Area Agency on Aging (AAA)Case management
- COPES WaiverHCBS waiver
- Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP)Caregiver support
- Home Delivered MealsMeals
- Medicaid Alternative Care (MAC)Caregiver support
- NWRC Behavioral HealthBehavioral health
- NWRC Care CoordinationCase management
- NWRC Dementia SupportDementia support
- NWRC Non-Emergency TransportTransportation
- NWRC Tribal OutreachTribal outreach
- Respite CareRespite
- Senior Information & Assistance (I&A)Case management
- Senior Nutrition ProgramMeals
- Senior Transportation ServicesTransportation
- Tailored Supports for Older Adults (TSOA)Caregiver support
- TCARE Caregiver Assessment & PlanningCaregiver support
- Volunteer Chore ServicesIn-home care
- WA Cares FundLong-term care insurance
- Washington Health Home ProgramHealth home
Services offered
- In-Home CareIn-home care
Support with daily activities for people recovering or aging in place.
www.nwrcwa.org/ - Early-Stage Empowerment GroupSupport group
Group for people in the early stages of dementia.
Bellingham
www.nwrcwa.org/ - CDWA AppointmentsIn-home care
Consumer Direct Washington appointments for individual provider home care setup.
Bellingham and Oak Harbor
www.nwrcwa.org/ - WA Cares Fund Educational SessionsCaregiver education
Public educational sessions about the WA Cares long-term care program.
Ferndale
www.nwrcwa.org/
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