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Adult family home representatives press for pilot expansion, workforce support and visibility
Summary
Courtney Williams (Adult Family Home Council) described adult family homes as a rapidly growing residential option that serves many Medicaid residents, urged continued pilot funding to expand specialty care beds and asked for better public awareness and municipal processes to enable new homes to open.
Courtney Williams, advocacy coordinator for the Adult Family Home Council, told the committee adult family homes are a residential option for 2–8 unrelated adults that can provide high levels of individualized care and are a growing part of Washington’s long‑term care system.
Williams said adult family homes provide specialized supports including dementia care, behavioral‑health supports and services for people with developmental disabilities; she noted that since 2021 the…
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