Elder Abuse and Neglect Law Blog - Providing a Voice for the Vulnerable on Elder Abuse & Neglect Issues

 I currently have several cases involving Adult Family Homes. In a recent meeting with a DSHS investigator in one of my cases, I learned of a startling fact. The licensing requirements don't apply to adult family homes where each caregiver cares for less than two people full time. Under the Washington Administrative Code, an adult family home only requires a license if it provides care and services to more than one person. However, home is defined in such a way that one entity can own several single unit homes, place a full time live-in caregiver on site for each, and... More