Housing and In-home Care

Information and Resources to Help You Find Housing and In-Home Care

Senior Information & Assistance (I & A)
www.adsa.dshs.wa.gov/resources
I & A is a free information and referral service for adults age 60 and older and family and friends caring for the older adult. Contact them any time you have a question or concern about getting help for an adult sixty or older if you need to: plan, find and get more care, services, or programs (e.g. transportation, meals, housekeeping, personal care); explore options for paying for long term care and review eligibility for benefits; figure out health care insurance and prescription drug options; get a listing of local adult housing and assisted living; or sort through legal issues (e.g. setting up advance directives, living wills) or for referrals for legal advice.

Although just a few telephone numbers and website addresses are listed below, you can easily access an I & A center for any Washington county by adding a forward slash to the above web address followed by the county you live in.

Senior Services of Seattle/King County
206-448-3110 ▪ E-Mail: info@seniorservices.org ▪ www.seniorservices.org
Senior Information and Assistance Snohomish County
425-355-1112 ▪ E-Mail: info@sssc.org ▪ www.sssc.org
Pierce County Human Services (formerly Senior Information and Assistance)
253-798-4600 or 1-800-562-0332 ▪ e-mail: pcseniors@co.pierce.wa.us ▪ www.PierceADRC.org
Senior Information and Assistance Kitsap County
360-337-5700 or 1-800-562-6418 ▪ www.adsa.dshs.wa.gov/resources/kitsap

A Place for Mom
www.aplaceformom.com
A high quality, free referral service helping families find nursing homes, assisted living, Alzheimer's care, retirement communities, and home care.

SNAP for Seniors
www.snapforseniors.com
An online housing referral service.

National Private Duty Association (NPDA)
www.privatedutyhomecare.org
National association of private duty (not state or federally funded) non-medical home care agencies. Includes a listing of members searchable by state.

Home Care Association of Washington
www.hcaw.org
State association of certified and private duty agencies.

Washington State Aging and Adult Services Administration - DSHS
1-800-422-3263 ▪ 1-800-562-6078 Reporting abuse in facilities ▪ 1-800-221-4909 Reporting abuse within private homes (King, Snohomish and Pierce Counties) ▪ www.aasa.dshs.wa.gov
Website with a wealth of information including those pertaining to in-home care, adult family homes, nursing and boarding homes, and reporting adult and suspected adult abuse.

Washington Association of Housing and Services for the Aging (WAHSA)
253-964-8870 ▪ E-mail: wahsa@wahsa.com ▪ www.wahsa.com
Washington Association of Housing and Services for the Aging (WAHSA) is the state association of not-for-profit organizations and other affiliated members dedicated to providing quality housing, health, community, and related services to the elderly. The WAHSA website can be of assistance in finding housing in a specific area of Washington State.

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA)
202-783-2242 ▪ E-mail: info@aahsa.org ▪ www.aahsa.org
The members of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging help millions of individuals and their families every day through mission-driven, not-for-profit organizations dedicated to providing the services that people need, when they need them, from where they call home.

US Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)
202-708-1112 Seattle Regional Office: 206-220-5101 ▪ E-Mail: WA_Webmanager@hud.gov ▪ www.hud.gov/groups/seniors.cfm
This site helps locate low income housing, disabled housing, assisted living facilities and subsidized housing options by State, City, and zip code.

Reverse Mortgage Information Available Through:

AARP Foundation
601 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20049 ▪ 1-800-209-8085 ▪ www.aarp.org/revmort/list
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
451 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410 ▪ 1-888-466-3487 ▪ www.hud.gov
Click on “Consumer Information” under Homes. Reverse mortgages are a special type of home loan that lets a homeowner convert home equity into cash. Beware of scam artists that charge thousands of dollars for information that is free from HUD.

Federal Trade Commission
Consumer Response Center, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20580 ▪ 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357) ▪ www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/revralrt.shtm
This site has information for you, whether you’re shopping for a mortgage or auto loan, checking the accuracy of your credit report, dealing with debt collectors, or looking for ways to protect your personal financial information.