OLYMPIA— Each May, Washington state joins the nation in acknowledging the many people who make foster care possible – foster parents, relative caregivers and the child welfare workers who support them and the children and youth in their care. Along with commemorating National Foster Care Month and Kinship Caregiver Day, the Department of Social and Health Services’ Children’s Administration hosts ...read the full news release
2017 DSHS News Releases
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DSHS celebrates 10 years of We Are Family Day with the Seattle Mariners on May 20
May 15 2018
DSHS Office of Communications, Norah West, (360) 902-7833
DSHS enters into settlement agreements with CMS for two residential habilitation centers
May 14 2018
DSHS Office of Communications, Lisa Copeland, 360-902-7855
OLYMPIA – According to the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) signed an agreement with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) May 9, 2018, to resolve issues that resulted in decertifications at two Residential Habilitation Centers late last year.
In December 2017, CMS decertified Program Area Team (PAT) E at Rainier School in Buckley ...read the full news release
CMS re-survey underway at Western State Hospital
May 13 2018
DSHS Office of Communications, Kelly Stowe, 360-902-7739
OLYMPIA- Surveyors with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) arrived today, Monday, May 14 at Western State Hospital (WSH) to determine whether the facility has been able to make necessary improvements in order to keep $65 million in federal funding.
This re-survey is a follow up from the last official visit of CMS in early May 2017 and is a result of a Systems Improvement Agreement (SIA) between the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) and CMS that began in ...read the full news release
25th annual Family Caregiver Conference showcases work of unpaid family caregivers
May 08 2018
DSHS Office of Communications, Chris Wright,
The Giving Care, Taking Care conference for family caregivers will occur June 4, 2018 at the Tukwila Community Center. Hosted by the Department of Social and Health Services, Full Life Care and Pierce County Human Services, this annual conference supports and connects unpaid family caregivers in all stages of caregiving.
The all-day conference includes informative, interactive sessions on a range of topics, including dementia and brain health, legal considerations, ...read the full news release
New DSHS partnership creates ease in making child support payments
May 06 2018
DSHS Office of Communications, Kelly Stowe, 360.902.7739
OLYMPIA- A new partnership between the Department of Social and Health Services and PayNearMe® will make paying child support easier for parents in Washington and across the country.
This new relationship gives the option for people to make cash payments for child support at 7-Eleven®, Ace Cash Express or Casey’s General Store locations across the country.
With nearly 250 7-Eleven stores in Washington alone, ...read the full news release