The vulnerable adults we care for live in an apartment complex that houses disabled as well as non-disabled individuals. They will receive staff assistance based on their individual needs. Some will need just a regular visit, others might receive around the clock staffing assistance and everything in between. There is a meeting with Washington’s Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) before the move-in date that establishes what the initial staffing level will be.

We will have periodic meetings with DDA to adjust that level of help when the needs of your loved one change.

Typically, they will have a roommate. They will have their own private bedroom and possibly their own private bathroom, based on availability.

Each new Supportive Living NW employee undergoes a background check and a drug test. Each staff member receives 75 hours of training before they ever set foot in a client’s apartment. Confidentiality is very important, and no information is released or shared without a release of information signed by the client or the guardian, or as otherwise permitted by law. The one exception is DDA employees have access to our files in the normal course of work.