Community Residential Services Options
TYPE OF HOUSING?
(All are regular residences in
neighborhood communities)
WHO LIVES
THERE?
Client
Staff
WHO PAYS
FOR THE
SERVICES?
COST
PER
DAY?
WHO OWNS WHAT SERVICES
OR LEASES
DO CLIENTS
THE HOME? RECEIVE THERE?
HOMES SERVING MORE THAN ONE UNRELATED PERSON
Adult Family Home
Licensed by the state. May be run
by a family, single person, or
business partners who may also
hire other employees.
2-6
Yes
DDA plus
$58
client’s
personal
insurance or
funds
Group Home
Licensed as an assisted living
facility or an adult family home.
Group home providers operate the
home under contract with DDA.
2+
State Operated Living Alternatives
Home is operated by DDA,
licensed by the state and staffed
by state employees.
1-4
No
DDA
Own Home: Supported Living
DDA contracts with certified
private providers to provide a
program of instruction and
support available to clients living in
their own homes.
1-4
No
DDA
Provider
business
Bedroom, meals,
laundry,
supervision,
varying levels of
personal care
Provider
business
Bedroom, meals,
up to 24-hour
instruction and
support
$432
Clients
Support as needed,
from a few hours
a month to 24hour, one-to-one
instruction and
support
$253
Client or
spouse/
partner
Support as needed,
from a few hours
a month to 24hour, one-to-one
instruction and
support
Some- DDA plus
$207
times client’s
personal
insurance or
funds
HOMES SERVING ONE PERSON
Companion Home
Property is approved by DDA to
assure client well-being, but not
licensed through the state. Also
called Adult Foster Care.
1
Yes
DDA reim$183
burses the
provider for
services.
Provider or Bedroom, meals,
other own- 24-hr instruction,
er
supervision and
support
Own home
For clients living alone or with a
spouse/partner in a residence
they own or lease themselves.
Not licensed by the state.
1
No
DDA
Varies— Client or
rent or spouse/
lease
partner
Support and
supervision as
needed
Parent/Relative Home
Clients live with family members.
Parents and family members may
be licensed service providers.
1+
No
Varies, but
funding
presumes
family
participation
Varies— Family
rent
member
decided
by
parent
Support as needed
such as equipment,
counseling,
training and
Medicaid Personal
Care
Data from State Auditor’s Office Performance Report (Developmental Disabilities in Washington) - July 31, 2013
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Residential Service Options for Children
Region 1 North
Region 1 South
Region 2 North
Child
Child
Child
Child
Child
Child
TOTAL
Child Foster Home (CFH)
53
72
99
117
77
45
463
CFH/DCFS
40
22
51
49
95
58
315
CFH/Group Care
8
3
7
-
3
4
32
Child Group Care
2
8
-
5
-
6
21
27
6
14
12
8
10
77
1,511
1,746
3,361
6,092
2,938
1,842
27,433
66
86
74
71
76
81
1,576
State Operated Living
Alternative
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
Voluntary Placement
Services (VPS)
26
13
9
18
10
16
129
Residential Setting
Licensed Staff Residential
Parent’s Home
Relative’s Home
Region 2 South Region 3 North Region 3 South
Voluntary Placement Services (VPS)
VPS offers an array of services to a child residing in a licensed setting outside of the child’s family home. Based upon
the child’s disability, parents/legal guardians may make a request for out-of-home placement. Parents retain custody
of their child and work in partnership with a licensed provider to provide a shared parenting model which best
supports their child’s individual needs. There are currently 32 children on a wait list for placement in the VPS
program.
400
350
300
334
299
250
248
200
211
176
150
168
154
149
140
137
129
100
50
0
FY 2005
FY 2006
FY 2007
FY 2008
FY 2009
FY 2010
FY 2011
FY 2012
FY 2013
FY 2014
FY 2015
Children in Voluntary Placement Services
Community Crisis Stabilization Services (CCSS)
The CCSS program is a state-operated, short-term (180-day) out-of-home program that provides behavioral
health stabilization and supports to children who are enrolled and eligible for services with DDA and who are
in crisis and at risk of hospitalization or institutionalization. There is currently one location in Pierce County
that provides these services. The program provides services for up to three children at a time.
Setting
Region 1 North Region 1 South Region 2 North Region 2 South Region 3 North Region 3 South Total
2013
-
1
1
1
-
1
4
2014
-
2
-
4
-
1
7
2015
2
2
-
2
-
1
7
Data from the Developmental Disabilities Administration as of November 2015. Children are age birth through 17.
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Licensed Staffed Residential for Children
Region
1
North
1
South
2
North
2
South
Home
Location
Licensed Capacity
(Nov. 2015)
Current # of
Residents
Kaler House
Spokane
4
2
Grace Care Services
Spokane
4
0
SL Start -9th House
Spokane
4
3
Excel #2
Spokane
3
3
Breakthrough 45th
Spokane
5
3
YES #1
Spokane
5
2
YES #2
Spokane
4
3
YES #3
Spokane
4
2
YES #4
Spokane
3
3
Excel
Spokane
3
1
Breakthrough 35th
Spokane
3
2
Visions for a New Beginning
Spokane
3
3
Serenity Residential Care
Spokane
4
3
SL Start-Ralph home
Spokane
2
0
Elmview
Yakima
3
1
Breakthrough 4806
Kennewick
5
3
Breakthrough 4801
Kennewick
4
2
Service Alternatives - Harksell
Service Alternatives - Riverside
SL Start - Brierwood
Ferndale
Ferndale
Lynnwood
4
5
4
4
4
4
Mukilteo
4
3
Sunrise Services - Mountain View
Everett
5
3
Service Alternatives - Lake Sawyer
Kent
4
3
SL Start - Woodland House
Shoreline
4
4
SL Start - Ridgecrest
Shoreline
4
4
SL Start - Sherwood
Bellevue
4
3
Kent
4
3
Renton
3
3
Spanaway
6
5
Acres - Adapt
Port Orchard
5
4
Aacres - Adapt
Bonney Lake
4
3
Ambitions
Lakewood
4
3
Life Works - Reach Program
Longview
4
4
Life Works - Crisis Program
Kelso
4
4
CARR
Lacey
3
2
138
99
10
Staffed Residential Program
SL Start - Soundview
SL Start - Mountainview
SL Start - Skyview
Acres - Adapt
3
North
3
South
Totals:
TOTAL LSR AVAILABLE CAPACITY:
Data from the Developmental Disabilities Administration as of November 2015.
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