AFFORDABLE LONG-TERM CARE COVERAGE FOR WASHINGTON WORKERS.
How WA Cares Can Help
WA Cares Fund gives you flexibility to choose whatever combination of covered services and supports best meets your care needs. Most people will choose benefits that enable them to remain in their own home. Learn more about benefit coverage.
7 in 10 of us will need long-term care
Most of us will need help to live independently at some point in our lives. For some, this will be temporary after an accident or illness. For others, the need will strike late in life. In both cases, this is known as long-term care.
How the Fund Works
The WA Cares Fund is a public long-term care insurance program. All working Washingtonians contribute a small percentage of their income into the fund. Then when you need care, you can access your earned benefit of $36,500 (grows over time with inflation) to pay for services.
WA Cares Resources
Are you a Provider?
Beginning in late 2025, AACCW will begin contracting with providers for services provided under the WA Cares Fund. Services to be provided through this funding will include:
- Adult Day Services
- Community-Based Dementia Support
- Education and Consultation
- Environmental Modification
- Home Delivered Meals (HDM)
- Home Safety Evaluation
- In-Home Personal Care and Respite
- Professional Services
- Assistance for Caregivers
- Transportation
- Personal Emergency Response Systems
Learn more about becoming a WA Cares provider and covered services.
Please contact Tanya Hamel tanya.hamel@dshs.wa.gov for more information.