How to Choose an Adult Family Home
Questions, information, and practical steps to help you compare Adult Family Homes.
Care Guides
Clear starting points, in plain language.
Short guides for families and care providers, plus the official Washington and federal sources we point people to. Requirements and listings change, so we link to the source rather than copying it here.
If this is a medical emergency, call 911. Uzoria is not an emergency service.
For families
Making a care decision, one step at a time.
These guides are being written now. Until each one is posted, you can call or email us with general questions about the same topics.
Adult Family Home vs. Assisted Living: What's the Difference?
A plain-language comparison of two common care settings and the questions to ask about each.
20 Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Care Home
A short list of questions that surface staffing, cost, daily routine, and how the home handles a change in needs.
How to Find Care After a Hospital Stay
A starting point for comparing options, gathering information, and asking what happens next.
What to Do If You Believe a Discharge Is Too Soon
Your options for raising a concern, who to contact, and how the appeal process generally works.
For Care Providers
Practical checklists that make a home easier to find and choose.
These tie directly to the work we do with partners. Ask us for a copy while the written versions are being finished.
Google Business Profile Checklist
A practical checklist for making your public business information easier to find and understand.
Provider Profile Checklist
The core details families and referral professionals need to understand your home.
What Families Need to Know Before Calling
The information that helps families decide whether to contact your home.
How to Keep Availability Information Current
Simple practices for reporting openings and confirming when information changed.
What Referral Partners Need From an Adult Family Home
The provider details that make referral conversations clearer and more efficient.
The Uzoria Presence & Access Review is an independent organizational-improvement service. It is not a state inspection, accreditation, certification, clinical audit, legal opinion, or guarantee of care quality or future performance.
Official Washington & federal resources
Go straight to the source.
These links open in a new tab. Verify details with the official source, as requirements change.
Care homes in Washington: your options
The state's plain-language overview of Adult Family Homes, assisted living, and nursing homes, including when Medicaid can help pay.
Look up any licensed Adult Family Home
The state's search tool for licensed Adult Family Homes, including homes not listed on Uzoria.
WAC chapter 388-76: Adult Family Home rules
The state rules every licensed Adult Family Home must follow.
Long-Term Care Ombudsman (Washington)
Free help for people who live in Adult Family Homes, assisted living, or nursing homes, and for their families. Ombuds help with concerns about rights, care, and being asked to move out.
Community Living Connections
Free statewide help finding local services, caregiver support, and options for paying for care. Phone: 1-855-567-0252.
Medicare Care Compare
Compare nursing homes, home health agencies, hospitals, and hospice providers. It does not cover Adult Family Homes.
Medicare discharge planning checklist
A printable checklist for patients and caregivers preparing to leave a hospital or other care setting.
Talk with a person
Not sure where to start? Ask us.
Tell us what you are facing and we will point you to the right resource, or walk through it with you.