Foundational Community Supports (FCS)
The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have finalized an agreement for a five-year Medicaid transformation demonstration that has created the Foundational Community Supports (FCS) program.
What is FCS? Targeted Medicaid benefits that help eligible individuals with complex health needs obtain and maintain housing.
Supportive Housing Services: Share & Care House is currently a provider of Supportive Housing Community Support Services; or ongoing services and supports to help eligible individuals obtain and maintain housing.
FCS DOES NOT: provide subsidies or payments for housing, rent, or room and board costs; wages or wage enhancements; or any entitlements.
Housing Assessments
Functional Assessments Person-centered Support Plans Housing Stabilization Plans Goal Planning and Tracking
Link to Resources
Identifying and connecting those enrolled in the program with housing resources, community resources, and support services.
Critical Time Intervention (CTI)
CTI is a time limited social service approach that provides people in transition with assistance in getting the resources they need for long-term housing stability
FAQ
Supportive Housing Frequently Asked Questions
If you are currently Medicaid eligible and believe you may qualify, please call Amerigroup at 1-844-451-2828 for more information.
Eligible populations for Supportive Housing services include individuals who are 18 or older and meet needs-based criteria and at least one risk factor:
- Are chronically homeless as defined by the U.S. Housing and Urban Development
- History of frequent and/or lengthy stays in the settings defined in 24 CFR 578.3, or from a skilled nursing facility ad defined in WAC 388-97-0001:
- Frequent is defined as more than one contact in the past 12 months
- Lengthy is defined as 90 or more consecutive days within an institutional care facility
- History of frequent adult residential care stays:
- Frequent is defined as more than one contact in the past 12 months.
- Adult residential care, enhanced adult residential care, or assisted living facilities as defined in WAC 388-110-020
- Adult family homes as defined in WAC 388-76-10000
- History of frequent turnover of in-home caregivers, where within the last 12 months the individual utilized three or more different in-home caregiver provider agencies, and the current placement is not appropriate for the individual
Tenancy supports may include:
- Outreach and engagement
- Housing search assistance
- Collecting documents to apply for housing
- Completing housing applications
- Subsidy applications and recertifications
- Advocacy with landlords to rent units
- Master-lease negotiations
- Acquiring furnishings
- Purchasing cleaning supplies, dishes, linens, etc.
- Moving assistance if first or second housing situation does not work out
- Tenancy rights and responsibilities education
- Eviction preventions
- Landlord relationship maintenance
- Subsidy provider relationship maintenance
The following is a list of resources:
- Washington Connection – www.washingtonconnection.org offers a fast and easy way to apply for a variety of services such as Food, Cash, Child Care, Long-Term Care, and Medicare Savings Programs. Individuals that are age 65 or older, blind or disabled may also apply for medical assistance.
- Washington Healthplanfinder – www.wahealthplanfinder.org offers healthcare coverage for children, parents/caretakers with children, pregnant women, or adult’s age 18-64 years old.
- Associated Ministries – https://associatedministries.org Annual Community Resource & Referral Guide; On Server
- Northwest Justice Project – https://nwjustice.org Publicly funded legal aid program in Washington State