Community Housing Support
A Move into Community. Support to Make It Home.
GOSH · COMMUNITY HOUSING
A Transition.
A Home.
A Life of Your Choosing.
Individualized housing support for eligible long-term care participants.
YOUR PATH THROUGH SUPPORT
Your DSHS Team
Discuss eligibility, your preferences and the referral.
You + DHR
Work on the housing search and practical transition.
Your Community
Continue tenancy support and connections after move-in.
WHAT WE ARE WORKING TOWARD
Community Living Shaped Around Your Choices.
Your goals shape the journey. Steps can overlap or change, and progress looks different for each person.
Housing Support
DHR helps with the search, transition and ongoing tenancy needs.
Rental Assistance
A separately administered subsidy may apply. The responsible program team confirms eligibility and authorization.
Build a Life in the Community
Moving out of an institutional or residential setting involves more than finding an address. DHR’s GOSH Case Managers work with eligible participants and their DSHS care teams on housing preferences, a practical transition and the support needed to maintain a home.
What DHR Helps With
Before the Move
Identify the kind of home and community you want, consider accessibility and other needs, explore housing options and work through applications. Your choices shape the search.
During the Transition
Coordinate with the care team, housing providers and community resources around the move. Support can include preparing for tenancy responsibilities and connecting the services that need to be in place.
After You Move In
Keep working on tenancy skills, communication with landlords and neighbors, and a plan for housing stability. When challenges arise, the team helps you address them and coordinate with other supports.
Who the Program Is For
GOSH has specific long-term care eligibility and authorization requirements. It supports qualifying hospital transitions and diversion, and certain other qualifying transition pathways. It is not a general housing waitlist. Your DSHS long-term care case manager and the program team determine whether the current criteria apply.
Housing Services and Rental Assistance
GOSH can pair supportive housing services with a separately administered rental subsidy for eligible participants. DHR’s role is housing support and coordination. The responsible program team confirms subsidy eligibility, amounts and authorization; a referral is not a promise of an apartment or payment.
The Referral Pathway
Start with your Home and Community Services (HCS) or Area Agency on Aging (AAA) long-term care case manager. They can discuss your preferences, review eligibility and coordinate the appropriate GOSH referral and authorization.
DHR provides GOSH in Grays Harbor, Lewis and Thurston counties. Colton provides GOSH case management in Grays Harbor under Felicia’s supervision; Jessica serves Lewis and Thurston under Steve’s supervision. Ask DHR about the referral route.
The Approach Behind the Program
GOSH uses individualized supportive housing, informed by Housing First, harm reduction and person-centered planning. Support is organized around community living and the participant’s preferences. This describes the service model, rather than promising a specific outcome.