Specialty Adult Family Home Pilot

Adult Family Homes offer long-term residential supports for more than 1,600 people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities. In Spring 2022, we hosted stakeholder sessions to gather feedback and identify specialty services needed to create a specialized AFH model to better support people with I/DD.?

The 2023-25 biennium budget provided the Department of Social and Health Services with funding to support 100 clients through the Developmental Disabilities Administration?s Specialty AFH Pilot. This pilot is geared to provide specialized trainings and resources to AFH providers and staff to meet the diverse needs of residents with I/DD who are supported in their facilities. Facilities selected for the pilot will assist each of the participating residents to work on their individualized skills and goals in the following six categories:

Self-empowerment ? making daily choices and decisions.
Safety awareness and self-advocacy.
Social skills and positive relationships.
Coping skills with everyday challenges.
Managing daily tasks and home living.
Community living and integration.

In September 2023, we started the pilot with three AFHs and 16 clients statewide. We will continue to contract with specific AFHs. Our goal is to add 16 clients per month to the pilot until we reach the budgeted target of 100 clients. It is our goal to maintain 100 clients until the end of the 2023-25 biennium. We will collect data throughout the pilot and provide the Legislature with a detailed report of our findings. The report is due in December 2024.?

For more information check out the DDA Specialty AFH Pilot Fact Sheet?Fact Sheet.?

DDA Specialty AFH Pilot Team

Headquarters - Kelly Hampton, State Plan Residential Services Unit Manager.
Headquarters -?Paula Costa, Specialty State Plan Residential Services Program Manager.
Region 1 ? Scot Webb, DDA AFH Specialist.
Region 2 ? Rebecca Urga, DDA AFH Specialist.
Region 3 ? Dianna Hall, DDA AFH Specialist.

If you have any questions about this pilot project, please contact Paula Costa at [email protected] or 360-915-4126.