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If you are helping care for a family member or friend, you are not alone! Get information on resources and people who can offer support.
Learn how to get started to become a paid caregiver, including steps for training, where caregivers can work, background checks, and certification.
Information for kinship caregivers, or people raising a child, under the age of 18, of another family member, or a family friend.
If you are helping care for a family member or friend, you are not alone! Get information on resources and people who can offer support.
Adult Protective Services investigates allegations of abuse, neglect, abandonment, financial exploitation and self-neglect of vulnerable adults in Washington state.
The page explains how you can report vulnerable‑adult abuse in Washington and what information you should provide when you make a report.
Navigating two systems of care for Dually Eligible people: Information and resources to help understand Medicare and Medicaid dual eligibility, including specialized Medicare…
A traumatic brain injury is an injury that affects how the brain works. Anyone can experience a TBI or find themselves in a position of caretaking for someone experiencing a TBI.…
Provides individual care coordination, offers expert medical consultation services, and ensures statewide and national partnership collaborations so that children in foster care…
Remote caregiving is personal care delivered through a virtual visit with a qualified caregiver, giving people more choice and flexibility in how they receive support.
Resources to help people who need Individual Providers find information, tools, and support that can make their care easier to understand and navigate.
PACE, or Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly, is a Medicare program providing comprehensive medical and social services for frail people age 55 and older. The services…
Helps people with significant long‑term care needs move from institutions back into homes and community settings. It offers person‑centered planning, one‑time moving supports, and…
Explore adult family homes, assisted living, nursing homes, and other long-term care housing choices.
General contact information for local services and resources that may be available to deliver support.
A division of DSHS, Home and Community Services provides long-term care services and supports to people with disabilities and older adults with low incomes.
Do you have a concern about your Home and Community-Based Services?
The Home and Community Living Administration coordinates transitions with acute care hospitals statewide as well as border hospitals, state hospitals and community psychiatric…
RCS is responsible for the licensing and oversight of adult family homes, assisted living facilities, nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities for people with intellectual…
Working with Tribal Nations and long‑term services and supports providers supports the goal of delivering comprehensive, culturally appropriate care.
Language Testing and Certification (LTC) Program administers proficiency testing for spoken and written languages to credential DSHS bilingual employees, licensed agency personnel…
On this page, you will find our DSHS Mission, Vision and Values, as well and links to our DSHS Strategic Goals.
DSHS partners with people to access support, care, and resources. These services can help.
Helps caregivers and social workers understand how the team provides care coordination, clinical consultation, medically fragile group home support, and connections to health and…
The DSHS Domestic Violence Program provides support for community-based shelters, emergency counseling and legal advocacy for children and families who have experienced domestic…
Brings together people with lived experience, caregivers, tribal partners, providers, and state agencies to strengthen support, awareness, and statewide planning for…
Education, training, and information are a key to preventing, and treating a Traumatic Brain Injury.
Living with a traumatic brain injury often means navigating challenges that affect every part of life – physical health, emotions, relationships, work and independence.
Service members and veterans are at risk of brain injury from explosions experienced during combat or training exercises.
Traumatic brain injury significantly impacts older adults. Falls are the primary cause of TBI for older adults.
Many people in prisons and jails are living with traumatic brain injury related challenges that complicate their management and treatment while incarcerated.
The management and recovery of a Traumatic Brain Injury can be a long and complicated journey.
Caregiving for someone with a Traumatic Brain Injury can be challenging. A TBI doesn’t just affect the injured person; it often causes a ripple that affects the entire support…
If you’re just starting your traumatic brain injury journey let’s start by answering the basics.
The Dementia Action Collaborative is a group of public and private partners committed to preparing Washington state for the growth of the population living with dementia.
Quick Medicare trainings that explain coverage, costs, enrollment, and programs that help people with limited income or dual eligibility.
The Community Relations team, within the Office of Communications and Government Affairs is dedicated to creating transparent, timely, and equitable access to services provided by…
At the Language Testing and Certification program (LTC), we provide bilingual certification for DSHS employees, as well as authorization and certification testing for those…
The Electronic DSHS Forms page is a centralized repository where the public can find and download official forms for Washington Department of Social and Health Services programs.
HCLA Administration office details, visitor check‑in, and mailing information.
DCS administers state and federal laws, and helps families by:
• Establishing child support obligations
• Collecting and processing child support payments
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• Establishing child support obligations
• Collecting and processing child support payments
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DVR offers services for students and youth as they prepare for adulthood. Services include counseling and guidance and programs designed to help young people develop interest in…
Resources for education professionals supporting students with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.
DDA's five waiver programs help people with developmental disabilities live at home and be active in their community.
Services to help children and youth with developmental disabilities live at home, access their community and get short-term out-of-home stabilization.