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Every annual service planning meeting with your Developmental Disabilities Community Service (DDCS) Case Manager includes a conversation about your goals and the supports needed to reach those goals.

Every annual service planning meeting with your Developmental Disabilities Community Service (DDCS) Case Manager includes a conversation about your goals and the supports needed to reach those goals. Some supports will come from publicly-funded services, and some from free or low-cost community resources. Use this two page worksheet to help guide the conversation during your annual person-centered planning meeting.

DDCS Services to help with daily life: 

If you are a client of DDCS, you may be eligible to receive help at home and in the community. Below are some examples of how DDCS can help. Your Case Manager can talk to you about the specific services to assist with these and other needs and goals:

• Dressing, bathing, cooking, shopping, housekeeping and other activities of daily living
• Learning/improving daily living skills (such as: budgeting, bill paying, safety in the kitchen, shopping, etc.)
• Support to find and maintain employment
• A break for parent/family caregiver (respite)
• Support to live in my own home
• Things to do outside my home
• Making friends and connecting with others in the community
• Making home and/or vehicle more accessible
• Specialized medical equipment
• Skilled nursing services (in home)
• Speech, movement, hearing and language therapy
• Training for family or other caregivers to understand behaviors and provide support

Did You Know? 

You do not have to know which specific DDA services to request (although it’s perfectly okay if you already have services in mind).

All you need to do is express your needs and goals to live a safe, healthy and meaningful life(or your family member’s needs and goals, if they are the client whose service plan is being created).

Let your DDA Case Manager know your needs and goals(similar to examples on the left)and they can help you identify the best services to meet those goals based on eligibility and available funding. For information about specific DDCS services and programs to meet these and other needs and goals, visit: dshs.wa.gov/dda.

Not a client of DDA? We’ve got you covered with our General Support & Resources worksheet below.