Resources below are gathered from a variety of service providers and posted below to help connect people with the information that they may need.
Annual Report
Advance Care Planning
Caregiver Support
- Family Caregiver Support Program
- Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (Skagit)
- Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (Whatcom)
- Q&A on the TSOA and MAC Programs
- Resources for Caregivers (Skagit)
- Resources for Caregivers (Whatcom)
- Respite Care Provider Facilities (Skagit)
- Respite Care Provider Facilities (Whatcom)
- Skagit Caregivers Support Groups
- TSOA Application
- TSOA Documents to Include
Dementia Support
Food & Meal Programs
General Resources
- Alzheimer's Disease: Warning Signs and Reducing Wandering
- Death Issues: Considerations Before & After (Skagit)
- Death Issues: Considerations Before & After (Whatcom)
- Disabled Person Parking Permit (Skagit)
- Disabled Person Parking Permit (Whatcom)
- Food Banks & Nutritional Resources (Skagit)
- Food and Meal Resources (Whatcom)
- Low-Cost Direct Cremations: Local and Otherwise (Skagit)
- Low-Cost Direct Cremations: Local and Otherwise (Whatcom)
- Maintaining Your Independence
- Notary Options for Skagit and Whatcom
- Planning for Winter Storms or Other Disasters (Skagit)
- Planning for Winter Storms or other Disasters (Whatcom)
- Resources for Emergency Needs (Skagit)
- Resources for Emergent Needs (Whatcom)
- Resources for Veterans
- Responses to Grief
- Senior Centers Locations & Hours (Skagit)
- Senior Centers Locations & Hours (Whatcom)
- Things to Consider When Working with a Funeral Home
- Transportation Options (Skagit)
- Transportation Options (Whatcom)
- Vital Statistics Helpful in Funeral Planning
Home & Property
- Miscellaneous Home and Property Discounts (Skagit)
- Property Tax Assistance for Widows or Widowers of Veterans
- Property Tax Deferral for Senior Citizens and People with Disabilities
- Property Tax Exemption and Deferral Income Threshold for Seniors and Disabled
- Property Tax Exemptions for Seniors and People with Disabilities
- Reverse Mortgages
- Where to go for Reverse Mortgages
Housing
- Elderly and Disabled Low Income Housing Options (Whatcom)
- Housing and Long-Term Care Terminology
- Housing Authority Information for Seniors (Whatcom)
- Mobile Home Parks (Skagit)
- Mobile Home Parks (Whatcom)
- Property Management Companies (Skagit)
- Property Management Companies (Whatcom)
- Senior and Disabled Low-Income Housing Options (Skagit)
In-Home Care
- COPES Application
- COPES or Medicaid Long-Term Care: How to Apply
- Estate Recovery
- Hiring In-Home Workers (Skagit)
- Hiring In-Home Workers (Whatcom)
- How to Hire In-Home Helpers (Booklet)
- In-Home Care Assessment, Funding and Providers (Skagit)
- In-Home Care Assessment, Funding and Providers (Whatcom)
- Key Medicare Standards
- Personal Emergency Response System (PERS)
- Private In-Home Providers List (Skagit)
- Private In-Home Providers List (Whatcom)
- Q&A on Community First Choice Program (CFC)
- Q&A on Community Options Program Entry System or (COPES)
- Q&A on The Tailored Support for Older Adults (TSOA) and Medicaid Alternative Care (MAC) Programs
- Senior Nutrition Program: Meals on Wheels (Skagit)
- Senior Nutrition Program: Meals on Wheels (Whatcom)
Interlocal Agreement
Legal
- Attorneys Specializing in Elder Law (Skagit)
- Attorneys Specializing in Elder Law (Whatcom)
- Attorneys Willing to do SSA and SSI Cases on Contingency
- Common Legal Documents
- Directive to My Family and Physician Concerning Life-Sustaining Procedures
- Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
- Durable Power of Attorney Documents NW Justice Project
- Items to Consider in Making Your Will
- Legal Options & Services
- Legal Records
- Q&A on Guardianship
- Q&A on Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST)
- Q&A on Wills
- Tort Claim Packet
- What is an Advance Directive or Living Will
Long-term Care
- Adult Family Home Checklist
- Assisted Living Facility Checklist
- Skilled Nursing Facility Checklist
- Choosing a Skilled Nursing Facility
- Choosing an Adult Family Home
- Choosing an Assisted Living Facility
- Independent and LTC Facilities (Skagit)
- Long Term Care Facilities at a Glance (Skagit)
- Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program / Mental Health Ombudsman Service
- Q&A on Application for Long-Term Care Services and Support
- Q&A on Medicaid for Nursing Home Residents
- Retirement and Assisted Living Facilities (Whatcom)
- Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (Skagit)
- Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (Whatcom)
- Ways to Spend Down Assets to be Medicaid Eligible
Medical & Dental
- 10 Standardized Medicare Supplement (Medigap) Plans
- Behavioral and Mental Health Services (Skagit)
- Behavioral Health and Mental Health Services (Whatcom)
- Behavioral Health Treatment Resources (Skagit)
- Dental Resources for Seniors & People with Disabilities (Skagit)
- Documents to Include with Your Medicaid Application for Benefits
- Don't Crush These Drugs
- Five-Minute Medicare
- Hearing Resources (Whatcom)
- Help with Medicare Costs and New Benefits
- Key Medicare Standards
- Medicare Part A&B Covered Services
- Potentially Inappropriate Medications Use in Older Adults
- Q&A on Medicaid Savings Programs and Medically Needy
- Questions To Ask Your Medical Provider
- Substance Use Services (Whatcom)
- Substance Use Disorder Services (Skagit)
- Vision Resources (Whatcom)
Senior Centers
Transportation
- 31 Day Bus Pass Request Form
- Documentation of Medical Need for Taxi or Cabulance
- Frequently asked Questions U.S. Bank ReliaCard
- Frequently asked questions U.S. Bank ReliaCard (Spanish)
- Hospital Discharge Request Form
- New Client Information Letter 2024
- New Client Information Letter 2024 (Spanish))
- Non-Emergency Medicaid Transportation Brokering
- Special Services / Lodging
- Transportation Gas Reimbursement Form 2024 (English)
- Transportation Gas Reimbursement Form 2024 (Spanish)
- Transportation Out of Area Services