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Commissioners briefed on Area Agency on Aging pilot participation and new senior supports

5029163 · June 19, 2025
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Summary

Thurston County commissioners heard that the Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging was selected as one of two AAA sites in Washington for a Washington Cares Fund pilot and received grants/waivers totaling roughly $4.5 million to support seniors’ nonmedical services over the next two years.

A commissioner reported June 18 that the Lewis–Mason–Thurston Area Agency on Aging (AAA) will be one of two pilot sites in Washington state for implementation of the Washington Cares Fund long-term care benefits and that the AAA also received funding to pilot health-related social needs services.

The county was told the pilot will enroll about 400 people and provide long-term services…

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