Washington Department of Social and Health Services · Washington
Tailored Supports for Older Adults
Support for adults age 55 or older who need care and for their unpaid caregivers. DSHS is not currently accepting new TSOA clients.
ClosedChecked October 11, 2026
Respite care, home delivered meals, medical supplies, caregiver training and support, or some personal care when there is no family caregiver.
Apply for me
Applications are closed
Checked October 11, 2026. Ask Washington Department of Social and Health Services when it opens, or see other programs near you.
Who can apply
- TSOA requires age 55 or older and an agency eligibility decision.
Documents to gather
Earned income proof · if it applies
- Paystub or a statement from your employer.
Other income proof · if it applies
- Award letters, statements, or annuity documents.
Resource proof · if it applies
- Copies of bank statements, legal documents, or insurance policies.
The questions on the application (73)
1. First name · optional
Middle initial · optional
Last name · optional
2. Client ID (if you know it) · optional
3. Address where you live · optional
City · optional
State · optional
ZIP code · optional
4. Mailing address (if different) · optional · if it applies
City · optional · if it applies
State · optional · if it applies
ZIP code · optional · if it applies
5. Primary phone number · optional
6. Secondary phone number · optional
Home Cell Message · optional
Home · Cell · Message
Home Cell Message · optional
Home · Cell · Message
Check here if you do not have a caregiver · optional
Check here if you do not have a caregiver
7. Name of your caregiver · optional · if it applies
8. Phone number · optional · if it applies
9. Address of caregiver · optional · if it applies
City · optional · if it applies
State · optional · if it applies
ZIP code · optional · if it applies
10. Relationship to you · optional · if it applies
Home Cell Message · optional · if it applies
Home · Cell · Message
1. Do you have an authorized representative? · optional
Yes · No
2. Do you want your authorized representative to receive letters from us about your application? · optional · if it applies
Yes · No
3. Is your authorized representative also your legal guardian? · optional · if it applies
Yes · No
4. Is your authorized representative also your power of attorney? · optional · if it applies
Yes · No
5. Is your authorized representative also your caregiver? · optional · if it applies
Yes · No
If yes, who: · optional · if it applies
If yes, who: · optional · if it applies
6. Authorized representative name/organization · optional · if it applies
7. Phone number · optional · if it applies
8. Mailing address of authorized representative · optional · if it applies
IV. Marital Status · optional
Not married · Married living with spouse · Married living apart from spouse · In a registered domestic partnership
Name (First, middle, last) · optional
Date of birth · optional
Social Security number · optional
Sex: M or F · optional
M · F
Check if you want services for this person · optional
Check if you want services for this person
Check if U.S. Citizen · optional
Check if U.S. Citizen
Race (see below) · optional
Tribe name (for American Indians, Alaska Natives) · optional
1. My ethnic background is Hispanic or Latino: · optional
Yes · No
2. My spouse or I is a sponsored alien? · optional
Yes · No
If yes, who? · optional · if it applies
3. I need an interpreter. I speak: · optional
sign; · optional
sign;
translate my letters into: · optional
1. I have income from work? · optional
Yes · No
Employer’s name · optional · if it applies
Employer’s phone · optional · if it applies
Date I started this job · optional · if it applies
Is this job self-employment? · optional · if it applies
Yes · No
Gross amount received (dollar amount before deductions) · optional · if it applies
every: · optional · if it applies
Hour · Week · Two weeks · Twice a month · Monthly
Hours per week: · optional · if it applies
Pay dates (e.g., 1st and 15th , or every Friday): · optional · if it applies
2. My spouse has income from work? · optional
Yes · No
Spouse’s employer’s name · optional · if it applies
Spouse’s employer’s phone · optional · if it applies
Date spouse started this job · optional · if it applies
Is this job self-employment? · optional · if it applies
Yes · No
Gross amount received (dollar amount before deductions) · optional · if it applies
every: · optional · if it applies
Hour · Week · Two weeks · Twice a month · Monthly
Hours per week: · optional · if it applies
Pay dates (e.g., 1st and 15th , or every Friday): · optional · if it applies
Do you want to register to vote or update your voter registration? · optional
Yes · No
Do you want to be automatically registered to vote? · optional · if it applies
Yes · No
Signature of Applicant or Authorized Representative
Date
Printed Name of Applicant or Authorized Representative · optional
Spouse: answered for each person (Name (First, middle, last), Date of birth, Social Security number, Sex: M or F, Check if you want services for this person, Check if U.S. Citizen, Race (see below), Tribe name (for American Indians, Alaska Natives)).
VIII. All Other Income (You or your spouse): answered for each person (Unearned Income Type, Who Gets the Income, Gross Monthly Amount).
IX. Resources: answered for each person (Resource Type, Who Owns, Location, Value).
VEHICLES: List any vehicles owned by you and your spouse.: answered for each person (Year (e.g., 2010), Make (Toyota), Model (Camry), Check if Leased, Amount Owed).
What you agree to
I have read and understood the information in this application. I declare, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington, that the information I have given in this application, including the information concerning my citizenship and immigration status, is true, correct, and complete to the best of my knowledge.
After you apply
- Provide information or proof that the agency requests, report required changes within 30 days, and complete requested renewals.
- The printed form says a written decision is usually sent within 45 days. New TSOA enrollment is currently closed.
- If DSHS requests more information, you have 10 calendar days to provide it or ask for more time.
- You may ask for an administrative hearing if you disagree with a DSHS decision about TSOA eligibility.
- Read the approval letter to find which changes you must report.
Before you send it
- List only yourself and your spouse in the household table. Spouse Social Security number is optional if the spouse is not applying for TSOA.
- Race and ethnic background information is voluntary.
- American Indians and Alaska Natives do not have to report the income excluded in the earned income note.
- Required flags cover the printed signature requirement. Other fields are requested but the form does not clearly mark each field as mandatory. Ask HCS what is needed for your case.
- The form gives a 2020 revision and older contact routes. DSHS currently lists HCS intake at 877-429-7019.
- The relationship cells in the two household rows already say Myself and Spouse. They are fixed labels, not questions to answer.
What we could not check
- DSHS says TSOA is not currently accepting new clients. No reopening date is stated.
- Some details here could not be confirmed. Check with Washington Department of Social and Health Services before you apply.