Washington has 5 Medicaid funding programs on Capacity Track, and 4 of them can pay for care in a licensed residential setting. Below is what each program covers, who it serves, and where to find licensed providers — 6,745 locations statewide.
Waiver services in Washington are coordinated by a case manager, typically through DSHS Developmental Disabilities Administration. Every provider listed here comes from state licensing records — never pay-to-play.
Serves: Aged/disabled adults at NF level of care
COPES (1915(c)) can pay for services in licensed residential settings in Washington, so it is a funding path for residential placements.
Program Details & ProvidersServes: Medicaid-eligible needing institutional level of care
Community First Choice (1915(k) state plan) can pay for services in licensed residential settings in Washington, so it is a funding path for residential placements.
Program Details & ProvidersServes: Adults with behavioral challenges needing ESF/specialized AFH placement
Residential Support Waiver (1915(c)) can pay for services in licensed residential settings in Washington, so it is a funding path for residential placements.
Program Details & ProvidersServes: Aged/disabled in select counties, self-directed
New Freedom (1915(c)) covers in-home and community services only — it does not pay for residential placement in Washington.
Program Details & ProvidersServes: Adults with IDD
DDA waivers: Core, Basic Plus, Community Protection, Individual & Family Services (1915(c)) can pay for services in licensed residential settings in Washington, so it is a funding path for residential placements.
Program Details & ProvidersOnce a waiver is approved, the next step is finding a licensed provider with an opening. Browse Washington providers by care type — openings show live when providers update availability.