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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.

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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.

Read from Washington Department of Social and Health Services's own pages. Sources

Front Door is an independent service. The program operator decides who qualifies.

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