KELSO HOME AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
IN-HOME AND HCB WAIVER PROGRAMS
Manages state assistance programs that help participants pay for attendant care and non-care related assistance services designed to help older adults and people with disabilities remain independent.
Assistance may be provided in any of three settings:
-Participant's home
-Assisted living facility
- Adult family home

Community First Choice
-Provides attendant care and non-care related assistance services to older adults who would otherwise require nursing home placement
-Program participants can choose from whom they receive care services, including hiring family members as care providers

Community Options Program Entry System (COPES)
-Generally provided to clients who are also enrolled in Community First Choice

Medicaid Personal Care
-Provides personal care services for clients who do not require nursing-home-level care
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
-Offers all services through one provider
-PACE can be funded either through Medicaid, Medicare or private-pay

New Freedom
-Participants manage their own service plan and budget and take primary responsibility for obtaining services

Medicaid Transformation Demonstration Medicaid Alternative Care (MAC)
-Supports unpaid caregivers of Medicaid recipients over the age of 55 Targeted Supports for Older Adults (TSOA)
-Supports older adults over the age of 55 who do not receive Medicaid Participants enrolled in one of the in-home care programs may also qualify for other forms of support including assistive technology and personal emergency response systems
711 Vine Street
Kelso, WA 98626
Eligibility: -Eligibility for the different programs depends on both the care needs and the financial resources of the applicant
-Program standard for income and resources can be accessed by calling or checking most recent PDF listed at: www.hca.wa.gov/free-or-low-cost-health-care/i-help-others-apply-and-access-apple-health/program-standard-income-and-resources
-Clients whose resources exceed the resource limit may still be eligible if they expect to meet the limit within one month of applying for the subsidy
-Client must have an unmet need for assistance with two or more activities of daily living, or have a cognitive impairment and need assistance with one or more activity of daily living
Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
Phone/FAX Numbers
  • (360) 501-2540 Main phone
  • (800) 605-7322 Toll-free
  • Main phone (360) 501-2540
INTAKE PROCEDURE: Call for an application form, apply at a local Home and Community Services office or online
FEES: -Client may be required to contribute a participation fee to receive services
-Those receiving WA Apple Health (Medicaid) may receive services without a participation fee
DOCUMENTS: None
LANGUAGES: English, interpretation by arrangement
AREA SERVED: Cowlitz County
Services:
  • Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
  • Housekeeping Assistance
  • In Home Meal Preparation
  • Intermediate Care Facility/DD Transition Financing Programs
  • Medicaid Information/Counseling
  • Personal Alarm Systems
  • Personal Care
  • Respite Care Subsidies
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KELSO HOME AND COMMUNITY SERVICES