In 2001, the Community Services Division (CSD) developed a new funding policy for Aging Services. The senior population in the unincorporated areas is projected to grow 16% by the year 2006. The intent of the new policy is to ensure continued access to key aging services for the residents of unincorporated King County. Stakeholders countywide favorably reviewed the draft policy, which was later adopted by the Regional Policy Committee. The 2002 and 2003 Executive budgets for Aging Services were developed using the 2001 Aging Services Funding Policy. CSD service delivery contracts for senior centers, adult day care and adult day health facilities, and other senior services require specific levels of services to unincorporated area residents.

Note: All the documents linked to below are in .pdf format. If you have trouble opening them please see this King County pdf help page. Or you may request a print copy from the contact person listed at the bottom of this page.

Aging Services Funding Policy

• Executive Summary (pdf)
• Proposed Aging Services: Revisions & Results (pdf)
• Development of Recommendations for Revised CX Aging Services Funding Policy (pdf)
• Introduction
• Process Of Developing Recommendations
• Assessment Against The Guidance of the Framework Policies
• Local Services
• Senior Centers
• Adult Day Health and Adult Day Care
• Other Services
• Assessment Against the Results of Countywide and Subregional Assessments of Needs and Strengths (pdf)
• Assessment Against Other Resources Available to Address Need
• Assessment Against Program Evaluation Results
• Involvement of Stakeholders In Development of Recommendations
• Recommendations for King County’s Role in the Aging Services System

Appendices:

• A: Definitions of Services (pdf)
• B: Human Services Recommendations Report 2001-2003 – Brief Review of Aging Services (pdf)
• C: King County Framework Policies for Human Services – September 1999 (excerpted) (pdf)
• D: 2001 – King County Current Expense (CX) Funded Aging Services (table) (pdf)
• E: 1989 Aging Program Funding Policy (Not available on-line.)
• F: Senior Services Adult Day Health Profile of County-Funded Private Pay Participants (pdf)
• G: Community and Stakeholder Input, Citizen Oversight (pdf)