King County Catholic Community Services and Catholic Housing Services of Western Washington

Table of Content

• Area Agency on Aging
• Senior Information & Assistance
• Aging and Disability Services
• WAC 182-503-0005 Washington apple health -- How to apply.
• Learn about Eviction Prevention and Rental Assistance
• Medicare Open Enrollment Begins October 15th!
• Aging and Disability Resource Center
• WAC 182-503-0080 Washington apple health -- Application denials and withdrawals.

If not already authorized, request authorization for AVS for the client and any applicable financially responsible people. Contact Adult Protective Services if you suspect a vulnerable adult living in his/her own home is being harmed or exploited. To address transportation gaps and identify new strategies to improve transportation services, Aging and Disability Services is a member of the King County Mobility Coalition and the Puget Sound Regional Council Transportation Policy Board. Includes congregate or community meals, home delivered meals, and outreach services.

Applications to be on the workgroup are due 1 p.m. Feel confident that your donation is going directly to the clients we serve. Understand our financial health and learn where our assets are invested.

Area Agency on Aging

KCICN also assists individuals transitioning from psychiatric or substance use disorder inpatient treatment programs find housing and obtain temporary housing subsidies through the Housing and Recovery through Peer Services program. The HARPS team can help participants find housing as well as connect with community supports, such as behavioral health treatment, primary care, and employment services. Housing subsidies are available for temporary rental assistance, overdue rent, security deposits, housing application fees, reasonable storage costs, reasonable moving costs and other housing related expenses.

Use the original eligibility review date to open institutional coverage. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services requires an annual review at least once a year for categorically needy Medicaid. Call to request an assessment for home and community services (in-home care in a residential facility, nursing facility coverage) through the HCS central intake lines.

Senior Information & Assistance

After returning to the US, he built upon the passion for empowering others in his work as a job coach for adults with disabilities at PROVAIL. It was at PROVAIL that he first became acquainted with Community Homes and their mission to provide exceptional housing to adults with disabilities. In addition to the housing described above, KCICN contracts for specialized housing services known as Residential Services. These residential environments are licensed boarding homes and residential treatment facilities. They are available for adults who are not yet ready to live on their own and need daily supervision. The facilities are staffed 24-hours-a-day seven days a week and provide room and board, housing stabilization services, and medication monitoring.

He has served on the board several different times over the past fifteen years. His sister Jenny has been in House 1 since the beginning of Community Homes. If you are facing eviction, the Housing Justice Project provides free legal assistance to renters facing eviction in King County. The JRC must have a quorum of five eligible voting representatives in order to conduct business that requires a vote. ASD also supports the Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy Advisory Board,Veterans Advisory Board andWomen’s Advisory Board. Visit our About DCHS page to learn more about our mission and vision, explore our policies and see the bodies of work that our department does.

Aging and Disability Services

Care coordinators monitor service plans during the year, following up regularly with clients and service providers to ensure that their situations have stabilized. Alyssa has over 20 years of experience in community-based care for adults with developmental disabilities. Prior to her current position, she was the licensed care provider for one of Community Homes’ houses, providing 24-hour residential care for five residents. She joined the Community Homes administrative team as a program coordinator in 2008 and was promoted to director in 2017. She holds a BA in Psychology and Business Management from Whitworth College and a certificate in management from Open University in Leeds, England. Community Homes was established in 1995 to provide affordable and supportive housing for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in King County.

Don’t open a case in ACES until you have everything needed to establish financial eligibility. A good cause code must be used when finalizing any medical historically beyond 45 days. Update a good cause code when changing a program from an SSI-related assistance unit to an LTSS AU to prevent the case from being incorrectly reported as a new application. Concise - Documentation is subject to public review. Stick to the facts relevant to determining eligibility or benefit level. A trail for reviewers to determine the accuracy of the benefits issued.

People recover much more quickly when they are in the comfort and familiarity of their own home. Providence Home Services helps patients who are recovering from, or living with, an acute or chronic illness to receive care at home. We work collaboratively with physicians and other health care providers to ensure continuity of care and to help patients transition from an inpatient environment back to their home.

Everyone should have a safe and affordable place to live. For individuals with mental illness, housing is an essentialcomponent of recovery. The City of Seattle receives its own federal funds separately. King County and the cities in King County cooperate in an urban county consortium to further the broad goals of the federal programs.

If the client isn't financially eligible, notify social services. Social services will state fund Fast Track services when the client isn't financially eligible during the fast track period. Authorize payment for NF care if the client is both functionally and financially eligible.

Since 2017, Sam has lived as rich and meaningful a life as you could want, working at Microsoft, excelling at Special Olympics sports, and living in a Community Homes-supported house with an amazing caregiver and two of his best friends. Tom joined the Community Homes board of directors in 2016 and has served as its president since 2018. Cindy, having been raised with a sibling with developmental disabilities, has a heart to touch as many lives as possible; giving them hope for a dignified, independent, bright future.

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman is a trusted resource in mediating complaints or concerns you may have about anyone living in an adult care facility (e.g. adult family home, Assisted Living Facility, nursing home). The Family Caregiver Support Program provides help and resources for those who provide unpaid care to a senior adult or and adult with a disability. For more information about caregiver support and kinship care services, visit Community Living Connections. Adult Day Health programs includes the core services mentioned above plus skilled nursing services, skilled therapy services (e.g., physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech therapy), and psychological or counseling services. Tom Bartholomew’s son Sam, 27, has an intellectual disability due to a congenital brain malformation. Luckily, Sam’s family was introduced to Community Homes when he was in high school.

The determination of Fast Track is ultimately up to social services. Authorize in ACES for in-home or residential HCB waiver if the client is both functionally and financially eligible. Screen all clients to determine potential for HCB services. For in-home service applicants, discuss the food assistance program and inquire if the household would like to apply for food benefits.